CD Projekt Red Needs to Deliver on Cyberpunk 2077 Before Moving onto The Witcher

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CD Projekt Red has unveiled its next project to be a new game in The Witcher franchise. The next Witcher will be utilizing Unreal Engine 5, and will serve as the start of a brand-new saga for The Witcher universe. Little else is known about the game besides the fact that Epic Games will be helping with development, and fans are excited to see what CD Projekt Red has in store for Geralt of Rivia. While the studio looks ahead to its next project, it should make sure to also remember what it promised with Cyperpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 was once the most hyped game of 2020, but upon release all of that excitement vanished. CD Projekt Red delivered far less than it promised, and this angered much of its fanbase. The game was marred with bugs, crashes, and failed to live up to the expectation that CD Projekt built for it. It has been two years since release and Cyberpunk 2077 is still not the RPG that CD Projekt set out to create, so it should rectify that before moving onto The Witcher.

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CD Projekt Red spent eight years talking about Cyberpunk 2077, and when it released it failed to fulfill many of the promises made. It was made in CD Projekt's REDengine 4 by a team larger than the team that worked on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and was set to be the studio's biggest game yet. It partnered with many companies like Nvidia to aid in its development, and even hired Keanu Reeves for a starring role.

The game was first announced in May 2012, and trailers were released a year later. The game would not be seen again until E3 2018 and E3 2019. At E3 2019 its release date was revealed to be April 16, 2020, but this was delayed to September 17, then November 19, and finally December 10.