Unreal Engine 5 Switch For The Witcher 4 Wasn’t About Engine Limitations, But A Bigger Studio Identity Shift

CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the switch from in-house REDengine to Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4 was not due to technology limitations. The reason was the studio's desire to be a storyteller, not a technology company; the decision was made after an early demo of Epic Games' The Matrix.

• The Witcher 4 will release on Unreal Engine 5 in 2028
• CD Projekt is the only studio outside Epic working with internal UE5 code
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