CD Projekt CEO explains switch to Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4

CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the decision to drop its in-house REDengine for Unreal Engine 5 was made in late 2021 after Epic's The Matrix Awakens demo. He said the switch was not a response to Cyberpunk 2077's troubled launch and is meant to enable more frequent releases in The Witcher saga.

• Engine switch decided in late 2021 after The Matrix Awakens demo
• Nowakowski: Cyberpunk 2077 issues were not engine-related
• REDengine had been used since The Witcher 2 in 2011
• CD Projekt has a strategic partnership with Epic for deeper UE5 access