Having only recently entered pre-production means that the new Witcher game is likely still years away, explaining why CD Projekt Red only revealed it with a single teaser image.
The Witcher 4 (for lack of an official name) has officially concluded its research phase and entered pre-production.
Adding a little more detail in a developer update video, CD Projekt Red executive Piotr Nielubowicz said the game has now entered pre-production.
Confirmed in a CD Projekt Red blog post, the studio looked back on the first quarter of 2022 and revealed that, during this time, it completed its research for the new Witcher game.