CD Projekt Red is one of the biggest video game developers of our time. Known for outstanding single-player role-playing games, the Polish studio made a name for itself with the The Witcher series quickly a name.
At the same time, the developers are positioning themselves in times of loot boxes clearly against microtransactions. And even more than three years after its first publication Cyberpunk 2077 still makes headlinesCDPR has already made it clear that the sequel, which is being developed under the code name Orion, will be even more political. But what other projects is the ambitious studio working on?
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What games is CD Projekt Red planning?
Of course, the studio is currently working on The Witcher 4. Currently, there are mainly rumors surrounding the role-playing game. What is certain is that it is the beginning of a new trilogy, the makers want to switch to the Unreal Engine 5 and a release before 2025 is considered more than unlikely.
A title that could be released this year is Witcher SiriusThe spin-off is being developed by The Molasses Flood and promises a “new experience”. CDPR wants to try something new with a mix of single-player campaign and multiplayer elements.
Also confirmed is the Remake of The Witcher 1Under the project name Canis Majoris, the studio has announced that it wants to develop the title from scratch. However, it will probably be quite a while before we receive any new information.
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In addition, the video game company works with Project Hadar on a completely new universe that has nothing to do with their previous games. However, the title is currently still in a very early concept phase. Again, we won't be getting any updates for a long time.
However, things are a little different with Successor to Cyberpunk 2077 After the botched launch of Cyberpunk 2077 (buy now 94,87 € ) With numerous bugs and massive performance problems, nobody seriously believed in a comeback of the role-playing game.
But at least since the grandiose DLC Phantom Liberty It is clear that the developers have put a lot of time and energy into the role-playing game since its release to improve it and make it the hit it is today.
These successes should Project Orion In a new podcast, the developers make it clear that they want the sequel to be even darker and more political.
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Successor to Cyberpunk 2077 is set to be much more political
In the latest episode of the AnswerRed Podcast, the associate game director Pawel Sasko about how Cyberpunk 2077 was not extreme enough on many social issues:
“For example, I see that we didn't go far enough in some areas,” Sasko said. “Let's say the homelessness crisis. When I look at that, I think, 'We didn't go far enough in 'Cyberpunk 2077.' We thought we were dystopian, but we only touched the surface.'”
This is exactly what is supposed to change in the future. The executive producer of Project Orion agrees with Sasko and sees parallels to reality, especially in the exploitation of people and the megacorporations from Cyberpunk 2077. The 90-minute video podcast is available on the CD Projekt Red YouTube channel available.
Source: IGN