It's no secret that the third part of The Witcher turned out to be incredibly successful. The project received the title of “Games of the Year”, became one of the best role-playing games of our time, and it will definitely be a legend for a long period of time. The first two parts were also quite high-quality and represented excellent role-playing games, but it was the third episode that turned out to be a real breakthrough in the gaming industry. However, gamers now have a new question: will there be "The Witcher 4"? There are a wide variety of rumors about this, but they contradict each other, so they can confuse the gamer. If you are also interested in whether there will be “The Witcher 4,” then you should definitely read this article. The fact is that all reliable data related to this topic is collected here. Unfortunately, the exact answer does not exist today, but after reading this material you will have all the necessary information regarding what you can expect in the future.
Last game in the series
If we talk about whether there will be "The Witcher 4", it is worth recalling first what last project was born by developers from the company CD Project. We are talking, of course, about the third part of The Witcher, as well as two large-scale additions that were released after the main project. The company took a lot of time to work out a huge fantasy world, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that developers can wait a while with thoughts about starting work on the fourth part. Especially considering the fact that The Witcher was planned precisely as a trilogy. Moreover, the third part has an open world, which you can study absolutely freely, completing all side tasks, hunting monsters and living your own virtual life. The storyline campaign in the game takes more than forty hours, and if you add all the additional quests to it, then you only have to spend more than a hundred hours on tasks. In general, gamers calculated that you would need more than five hundred hours to complete everything that is possible in the whole game. Thus, it is unlikely that developers feel the need to hurry with the release of the fourth part, when the third episode was so huge and successful that it will shine brightly against the background of all other similar games for at least another five years. That is why the answer to the question of whether “The Witcher 4” is guaranteed to be impossible to give. But this is all reasoning and speculation. Most recently, the management of CD Project gave an interview in which representatives of the developer expressed a few words about the future of a successful fantasy series. And this information can be very interesting to you, especially if you liked the previous parts of the game.
Official statement
So, it's time to find out if there will be a sequel to The Witcher. The 4th part of the game may be born, however, there are absolutely no guarantees so far. These are not speculations, but conclusions from the words of the management of the company responsible for creating this wonderful series of role-playing games. Representatives of the company said in March this year that The Witcher was conceived as a trilogy, so it would be strange to release the fourth part of the game. But at the same time they reported that the creation of all three parts took more than fifteen years, and not only gamers, but also employees were saturated with deep feelings for the Witcher universe. That is why the question of whether this series will end in the third part was left open. Company executives said they would still think about whether to return to the Witcher for the fourth time. But when exactly does this happen? As it became clear from the words and deeds of the company representatives, this will happen rather soon. And the reasons are not only that the third Witcher has just appeared on the market. There are a few more things that are guaranteed to delay the potential release of the sequel.
Gwint
If you are thinking about whether there will be a game “The Witcher 4”, then at the moment you should postpone these thoughts, because even the leaders of the development company do not think about it. But if you are interested in games from this universe, then you definitely will like Gwint, which is now the focus of the company's workforce. In the third part of The Witcher, you could already play this card game, which many gamers liked. That is why, after the release of two additions for the third Witcher, the company released Gvint, that is, a full-scale project dedicated to this card game. Today, this game is constantly being improved, new content is being added to it, and the situation is such that the company will adhere to this direction and will develop this project in the near future, as it is very successful. So the question is “Will there be Witcher 4?” in 2017, it remains unanswered at least because of the fact that active work is underway on Gvint.
Cyberpunk 2077
However, Gvint is not the only game this company is working on in 2017. Will there be a sequel to The Witcher? Part 4 will not be discussed until Cyberpunk 2077, an entirely new project in a whole new world, is released. Here we will talk about the near future, and the game itself, in accordance with the name, will be designed in the style of cyberpunk. Unlike Gvint, which does not require particularly high costs for graphics, an engine, and so on, since it is a virtual card game, Cyberpunk is a full-scale project, therefore absolutely all efforts are devoted to its implementation.
Nameless project
Separately, it is also worth mentioning that company representatives also said that work will be carried out on yet another large-scale project, which is so far classified. Many gamers are already in a hurry to make assumptions, hoping that this secret project will turn out to be the fourth part of the witcher, but the likelihood of this is extremely small. The developers clearly defined the boundaries, saying that the game will take place in a completely different universe, which is not related to any of the previous projects. Thus, statements about work on this project should definitely not be interpreted as answers to the question of whether “The Witcher 4” will be released.
What speaks in favor of continuation?
If you think logically, then the continuation of the series about The Witcher should appear, albeit in a few years. The fact is that the company managed to achieve incredible success. By March 2017, more than 25 million copies of the game were already sold, and this number continues to grow. People really loved what CD Project could do, so they should not give up such great prospects. However, it is not known what the developers themselves think about this, because they do not particularly like to comment on the commercial success of their brainchild, especially if it comes to the continuation of the game.
Early references
When the third Witcher was just born, the company’s management had already been interviewed as to whether the fourth episode would follow. And then the developers replied that the lack of continuation of such a wonderful series would be a complete injustice in relation to numerous fans. But then they did not want to expand on this topic, so they reported that so far the Witcher series definitely takes a long break, and gamers can also take a break from swords and dragons, switching to the fantasy world of Cyberpunk, the release of which is planned in the near future .
conclusions
What conclusion can be drawn from all this? Will the sequel to become legendary? As mentioned above, it is impossible to give an exact answer to this question. However, it can be assumed that the commercial success of the third part, along with the high popularity of the game, can play a decisive role in the revival of the series. Perhaps she will slightly change her appearance. Perhaps the universe will remain the same, but you will need to play not for Geralt of Rivia, but for some other character. But still, the likelihood that the continuation of the series will be created is quite high.