The Witcher 4 gets its first gameplay, and as expected, it looks bonkers

Wow! CD Projekt Red just showcased one of the best-looking games we've seen so far in this gen with The Witcher 4. During the State of Unreal presentation, which is still running btw, the team revealed an entirely new region, crowdy coastal town, Ciri and her horse called Kelpi and a bunch of other details about the technology powering the game. 

The demo, which runs on a PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second, shows off in-engine capabilities set in the world of The Witcher 4, including the new Unreal Animation Framework, Nanite Foliage rendering, MetaHuman technology with Mass AI crowd scaling, and more.

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The tech demo takes place in the region of Kovir — which will make its very first appearance in the video game series in The Witcher 4. The presentation followed Ciri — along with her horse Kelpie — as she made her way through the rugged mountains and dense forests of Kovir to the bustling port town of Valdrest. Along the way, CD PROJEKT RED and Epic Games dove deep into how each feature is helping drive performance, visual fidelity, and shape The Witcher 4’s immersive open world.

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Just look at the size of that forest! And the draw distance! The Witcher 4 is certainly a sight to behold

The tools showcased are being developed, tested, and eventually released to all UE developers, starting with today’s Unreal Engine 5.6 release. This will help other studios create believable and immersive open-world environments that deliver performance at 60 FPS without compromising on quality — even at vast scales. While the presentation was running on a PlayStation console, the features and technology will be supported across all platforms the game will launch on. 

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The Witcher 4 - Ciri looks beautiful as always!

All in all, it was more than I hoped we'd get from CD Projekt Red who seem confident in their game, even though we're still probably years away from the release. The Witcher 4 doesn't have a release date just yet but we expect it sometime in 2027 at the earliest.

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