Out of all the studios making games right now, I have a soft spot in my heart for the chaps at CD Projekt RED. They’ve proven that smaller teams and budgets can make great games, and they’re also just so damn nice in real life. That team has been expanded though, for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. And they’re tinkering with some next-gen ideas.
Speaking to Polygon, CDP Business Development Manager Rafal Jaki explained that 210 staffers were currently working on the two games. Red Team, the larger of the two had a hundred guys toiling away on The Witcher 3, while Black Team worked on Cyberpunk 2077.
And between them, the smallest mystery team was working on the nuts and bolts of those games, the graphical engine that powers the duo. According to Jaks, progress is going “really, really well” so far.
“I don’t want to brag or anything, but really the stuff they’ve come up with is mind-blowing,” said Jaki, explaining that while Cyberpunk would arrive on PC, it “most probably will” also come to next-gen consoles.
But we can’t confirm or deny because it’s too early for that.
Don’t expect Cyberpunk 2077 to arrive before 2015 at the earliest, as CDP is taking their time with that game. As for The Witcher 3, I can easily say that it may be the most beautiful game that CDP has ever made after I saw it in action at E3, and I’m going to dig an opportunity to play that on a next-gen console.
But seeing how big a Deus Ex fan I am, as well its supporting genre lore and all that? I’d sell my right arm for an Xbox One/Playstation 4 version.
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 14, 2013 at 13:40
If it’s even half as good as the currently released Witcher games, I’m there like a bear.
Hope it comes to the Bone & PS4 too – you deserve some good RPGs.
Fair usage John
October 14, 2013 at 13:52
Ah, the good-guy pc players while the console guys are saying we deserve to not get GTA V on pc.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 14, 2013 at 14:14
Exactly. We’re the benevolentest. And humblest.
Sajjna232
October 14, 2013 at 23:49
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JHN
October 14, 2013 at 13:43
These guys put so much work into their games, witcher 2 looks and plays great but the lore of the first 2 games is amazing, learning about the world and its inhabitants, im a massive fan.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 14, 2013 at 13:45
Have you read the books it’s based on?
JHN
October 14, 2013 at 13:48
Ive started reading them now, unfortunately time she is cruel mistress.
Seraphim
October 14, 2013 at 13:51
Books?
What books?
JHN
October 14, 2013 at 13:54
the books the series is based around:
1. Blood of Elves
2. Time of Contempt
3. Baptism of Fire
4. Tower of Swallows
5. Lady of the Lake
I think thats the order
Seraphim
October 14, 2013 at 13:56
From what I can find it looks like not all of the books are in english.
JHN
October 14, 2013 at 13:58
Im not sure the only ones i have managed to get my hands on are : Blood of elves and Time of contempt both of them are in English the rest im not sure about, thought id work my way through the first 2 then target the rest.
Acornbread
October 14, 2013 at 18:58
Baptism of Fire is scheduled for Feb 2014, can’t wait!
Admiral Chief Ninja
October 14, 2013 at 13:44
Out of all the time I spent jamming Witcher 2, I spent about a fifth of that time just reading up on the ingame lore.
Only other game that had me immersed like that was the Mass Effect series
Fair usage John
October 14, 2013 at 13:56
All this talk of The Witcher is driving me mad. On a related note, Telkom just msg’d met to say they will come ‘install’ on Thursday. Apparently they couldn’t call me because there was no answer. No missed call though…
Admiral Chief Ninja
October 14, 2013 at 13:57
They tried to phone you on the land line
XDXDXD
Fair usage John
October 14, 2013 at 14:01
I wouldn’t be surprised it they did actually. Sadly.
Admiral Chief Ninja
October 14, 2013 at 13:58
I got W1 and Syndicate Wars today off GOG for R23
RapturedMossel
October 14, 2013 at 14:06
Nice!! Think I might do that as well!
RapturedMossel
October 14, 2013 at 14:15
Give me the link? The one I see says $9.99…
Admiral Chief Ninja
October 14, 2013 at 14:18
http://www.gog.com/game/syndicate_wars
RapturedMossel
October 14, 2013 at 14:31
Done. Will be downloading tonight!
Brady miaau
October 14, 2013 at 15:20
Dragon Age Origins? That, for me at least, was almost as good.
Hendrik
October 14, 2013 at 13:53
Bit off topic, but I think the next FFD must be “Jodie vs Ellie, which one did you like best?” Um, sorry for the Xbox guys.
Kromas
October 14, 2013 at 15:00
Stop showing us more gaming porn and release Witcher3!!!
Corporal Stick
January 22, 2014 at 18:03
I don’t care what comes out of her arms, thats hottttt!