The Witcher 4 Dev Says It Will Be A Good Jumping On Point For Newcomers

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CD Projekt Red is ramping up development on The Witcher 4 (AKA Polaris) now that Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is out. The hotly sought-after sequel is still a few years away from launching, but director Sebastian Kalemba has shed some light on what we can expect.

"We have to try to appease a new public," Kalemba said in an interview with Lega Nerd (as reported by Wccftech). "The Witcher 4 won't be out for some years, and it'll [have been] a long time since the previous one, so we cannot just target the audience already fond of the saga. We must also build a new community."

I believe I can say it'll be an excellent entry point for many players, without forgetting the long-time fans who still wish to follow Geralt's adventures.

The Witcher 3 is eight years old, so the wait between it and Polaris will be at least a decade. We still don't know much about the sequel or how it will build on the several possible endings, but such a big gap after the conclusion of a trilogy befits a fresh start.

Polaris is being called the "first game" in a saga, kicking off a new trilogy, so we know that the narrative will unfold over three games at least. It's unlikely Geralt will be the focus, evident by the fact that the teaser image is an emblem from the School of the Lynx, not Wolf. Perhaps Ciri will take center stage or CDPR will bring in new characters. We'll have to wait and see.

While technically it is The Witcher 4, devs have stressed that it will not be dubbed as such because it cannot be considered the fourth part. That leaves things completely open. So, naturally, CDPR has big ambitions.

"Our priority is always trying to break boundaries," Kalemba said. "We want to go beyond them. We want to try and do something new compared to