In its latest investors report, CD Projekt Red has reiterated that the recently announced remake of The Witcher will be an open world game. It's also being described as a "modern reimagining" of the 2007 title, which comes as no real surprise when you consider how janky Geralt's inaugural adventure is by today's standards.
The original The Witcher does feature some fairly open environments, but it's certainly not what you'd call 'open world'. Given the success of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CDPR's first open world game — this move makes sense, although it's worth repeating that the remake isn't being handled by CDPR. It's been passed off to fellow Polish studio Fool's Theory, which houses developers who previously worked on The Witcher. It's all come full circle!
It'll be a long time until we actually get to see this remake in any kind of action, though. CDPR has all but confirmed that the project is in very early stages of development, and that it's likely several years — at least — away from release. It's being made with Unreal Engine 5, by the way, and will make use of technology that's also being used for CDPR's entirely new The Witcher saga.
Still, does this sound good to you? What else would you want from a remake of The Witcher? Hunt some monsters in the comments section below.
[source cdprojekt.com, via eurogamer.net]
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So near the end of the ps5s life then, played it on my pc not so long ago ,and it certainly isn't how I remember it ,its dreadful
Devil may cry came in 2001 and the gameplay is way better then witcher which came out in 2007😳.let that sink in.yeah this game definitely needs a remake.word up son
@tallythwack Yes the original is almost unplayable now by todays standards even with loads of QoL, and overhaul mods.
A shame as there is a great world and story hidden in there. Looking forward to playing this again when it comes out, and for many console only players they will have access for the first time.
@Mauzuri When things are announced this early it's usually for the sake of investors more than fans. If a company has a clear outline of what it has in the works, investors are more likely to keep the money coming in.
CDPR has always been a very public company, too — they rarely keep secrets on what's being developed.
Woot! 2028 GOTY right there! Hopefully there's a PS5 version...
A game like this is perfect for a reboot, the tech at the time of the original is obsolete by today’s standard and it will get new players into the series , i find it hard to find a fault remaking a game like this, however remaking Horizon zero dawn seems pointless and i am not sure of Sony’s intentions with it. I suppose they think it will get new players into the series, but that game on the Pro and PS5 looks and plays outstanding. I just played it on the PS5 before starting HFW and it plays outstanding. Happy to see the Witcher being made tho and the update to Part 3 is looking really good, happy for it to drop soon.
They announce things way too early.
I hope Doug Cockle can still do his gruff Geralt voice by then.
I don't really get this project. It's been on multiple platforms already, and millions have played it already. Surely putting that time into a new Witcher would be a lot more welcomed. If it was coming out next month, maybe, but years later??
@Uncharted2007 I'm holding out for 2028 Yar's Revenge Retrograde Remake as GOTY.
@tselliot Legit.... nods slowly
Glad to hear they're updating it to be more modern and open world like Witcher 3.
@tselliot it’s not been on multiple platforms only pc and even though I Played it I welcome this coming to consoles because the story is great and probably the best out of the games or at least tied with 2.
@dark_knightmare2 My bad. I thought they were remaking 3. Makes a whole lot more sense now.
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