Scope of Ambitions: The Witcher 4 is currently the biggest project of CD Projekt Red

Scale of Ambitions: The Witcher 4 is Now CD Projekt Red's Largest Project

Work on the fourth entry in The Witcher series now lists 513 people on the payroll, according to CD Projekt Red’s latest financial report. That number is roughly double the peak team for The Witcher 3 and similar to the manpower that went into polishing Cyberpunk 2077 — so yes, it's big, and not by a little.

Ciri is again front and center as the project’s narrative anchor. The studio is hiring — devs are still being added even while many other companies are trimming staff — which suggests a deliberate build-up rather than a quick sprint. I can’t say it looks risk-free; it just looks like they’re throwing resources at it.

There’s also a tie-in DLC in the cards: "Songs of the Past," meant to bridge the stories of parts three and four. Industry watchers, looking at hiring pace and current milestones, peg a possible premiere around 2027 (e.g., some analysts see that as the earliest realistic window).

After previous launch turbulence, CDPR appears to be emphasizing more QA, extended playtesting, and larger teams to absorb complexity — not a promise of perfection, just an attempt to avoid repeating obvious mistakes. Whether that will translate into a smoother opening weekend remains to be seen.