New The Witcher, Cyberpunk Orion, The Witcher remake, Project Hadar, and CD Projekt’s takeaways after the CP2077 release

Adam Kiciński will step down as CEO of CD Projekt after the new year and has shared insights into the studio’s operations.

• He is moving to the Supervisory Board and wants to remain associated with CD Projekt without participating in other new projects;
• CD Projekt is satisfied with Cyberpunk 2077 – after 3 years of struggle, the developers succeeded in delivering the highest-quality game possible;
• The Witcher Polaris has become CD Projekt’s main project, with The Witcher 4 marking the start of a new trilogy;
• 330 people are currently working on the new “The Witcher”, and by the middle of next year the team will expand to 400 developers;
• CD Projekt already knows what Cyberpunk Orion, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, will look like. The conceptual phase has recently wrapped up, and the team to build the game is now being assembled;
• In 2024, CD Projekt will be developing four games – in addition to those mentioned above, these include The Witcher Sirius (developed by The Molasses Flood) and a remake of the first “The Witcher”;
• Following the confusion surrounding the release date of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt does not want to announce an early release date for the new “The Witcher”;
• CD Projekt is not looking to acquire new teams right now nor is it selling out to an industry giant, aiming instead to remain independent;
• The company is confident that its available funds will allow it to carry out its corporate strategy (that is, release four major games) without turning to additional financing sources;
• The company already has a partner lined up to produce a live-action project in the Cyberpunk universe;
• CD Projekt is developing its own IP, Project Hadar, though it remains in the concept stage. World descriptions, concept art, and other materials already exist. The game is envisioned as an exciting pop-culture concept that complements The Witcher and Cyberpunk without directly competing with these franchises.
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