CD Projekt Red CEO says the studio's 'ambitious' plans for a new Witcher trilogy could mean no expansions for The Witcher 4 'It would be difficult,
to be very honest'

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Fri, 29 May 2026 16:26:58 +0000

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CD Projekt Red has suggested that the next Witcher trilogy, which starts with The Witcher 4, may not get any expansions.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter CD Projekt Red joint CEO Micha Nowakowski says the next Witcher trilogy may not get any expansions The studio's "ambitious" plan to release the sage within a six-year timeframe "would be difficult" This means The Witcher 4 could launch as a full product CD Projekt Red has suggested that the next Witcher trilogy, which starts with The Witcher 4 , may not get any expansions.

Speaking in the company's latest earnings call following the announcement of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 's third expansion, Songs of the Past , CD Projekt Red joint CEO Micha Nowakowski responded to questions surrounding the news,
as well as The Witcher 4 , which is currently in full production. At one point, the joint CEO was asked whether the company saw any room for potential expansions for the upcoming game "given the very ambitious project pipeline," referring to CDPR's plan to release a new trilogy of Witcher games within six years. Latest Videos From You may like 'We have no plans for additional DLCs or expansions' CD Projekt Red shuts down a 'secret' Cyberpunk 2077 content drop, but is remaining suspiciously quiet amid Witcher 3 expansion rumors CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past expansion was supposed to launch this year, but a delay to 2027 'was the best possible result' CD Projekt Red shares 'important development update' for its unknown third franchise called 'Hadar' 'Work on the project is progressing dynamically,
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Nowakowski doesn't seem to think this would be ideal, saying, "As you mentioned in the question, the plans are pretty ambitious.

"Specifically, it's to release three Witcher games within a six-year period. It would be difficult, to be very honest, for us to add an expansion to the upcoming trilogy. This is where we are here and now with this particular issue."

The Witcher 3 launched in 2015 and has so far received two major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine , within 10 years, with Songs of the Past slated to arrive next year.

Due to CDPR's admitted "ambitious" plan to kick off and complete a new
Witcher saga within six years, it sounds like each game will be around the same size as The Witcher 3 , so not only does it sound like a tremendous amount of work, but it also seems counterproductive to have the development team step away from the following sequels to add new content for previous games if they want to reach their target releases. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

That's even if the studio can stick to its timeline and release three games
in the time it takes to make just one massive role-playing game (RPG).

In the same earnings call, Nowakowski revealed that the team "had a moment where our plans for Songs of the Past would be released this year" but
decided with the development team that "the game will be launching in 2027 to achieve the best possible result from the consumer standpoint, which in the end, frankly speaking, is the only thing that really matters."

CDPR has also confirmed that the expansion will be at Gamescom 2026; however, there won't be a hands-on demo on the show floor, but rather a presentation
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