CD Projekt RED yesterday announced its return to the furry shop and announced the new game The Witcher, which will launch a new series. The most important thing that stood out in this announcement was the announcement that CDPR would stop using its own engine, REDengine;

REDengine The witcher 2, The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. However, especially in Cyberpunk 2077, there were numerous engine failures, and the CDPR probably thought that REDengine could no longer meet its needs, announcing that they were going to use Unreal Engine 5, announcing that they were going to a “multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games”.

Of course, when the “Epic Games deal” part was included, the players who saw this news thought that the new The Witcher game (let’s call it The Witcher 4 for now) might be exclusive to the Epic Games store. CdPR has been clear about this, Witcher 4 will not be exclusive to any store.

Until now, CDPR games have been released in their own stores, GoG; and Steam. That’s not going to change. The new game will most likely be available on GoG, Steam and epic games store for PC, and will be able to buy and play the game from anywhere.

The collaboration agreement with Epic Games not only covers the license, but also the technical development of Unreal Engine 5. Together with epic games developers, they also aim to make the engine suitable for open world experiences, says CDPR.

What innovations the CDPR – Epic Games collaboration will bring to the gaming world in the coming years, we’ll see over time.