The Witcher 4: CD Projekt Explains Why It Switched to Unreal Engine 5

CD Projekt Red has offered some insight as to why it has decided to use Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming new Witcher saga game, rather than its in-house REDengine 4.

CD Projekt Red’s Art Director, Jakub Knapik, noted that thanks to Epic’s collaboration with many other studios there are already many desirable features in Unreal Engine 5.

Talking as part of the recent The State of Unreal stream, CDPR’s CTO Paweł Zawodny said “It was the shift towards open world support that brought Unreal Engine 5 to our attention.”