CD Projekt Red’s Upcoming Witcher Game, Tentative Title Sirius Project seems to have hit a roadblock.
In a regulatory statement published on March 20, the developer behind one of the greatest RPGs of all time said: redemption funds (opens in new tab) assigned to the project. project cyrus is in development at The Molasses Flood studios, which was acquired by CD Projekt Red in October 2021.
The decision to write off 33.4 million Polish Zlotys (approximately £6.25 million at the time of writing) was the result of an “assessment of the scope and commercial potential of the original concept”. Sirius Project ”. In a regulatory announcement, CD Projekt Red clarified that the “formula” required “work in progress”.[te] New framework for this project. ” In short, this statement strongly suggests: Sirius Project I experienced something like a reboot.
Set in the Witcher world, Sirius Project was originally supposed to be different from CD Projekt Red’s other titles by offering multiplayer gameplay and a single-player campaign experience. The Molasses Flood is a small studio with experience in producing multiplayer titles. Drake Hollow was to embark on this ambitious project . Sirius Project is still in development, but as far as we know, CD Projekt Red may take the project in a new direction in the coming months.
Those who are planning to release witcher 4 But don’t worry, it’s a codenamed sequel. polaris plan This announcement does not appear to have any impact.
pet project (Image credit: CD Projekt Red)
Sirius Project is one of five titles currently in development by CD Projekt Red or acquired studios.In addition to Sirius and polaris plan the long-awaited sequel witcher 3 ,project Orion , Canis Major and Hadar All in development.
CD Projekt Red now has to keep spinning a lot of plates.
Orion will be a follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 Although set in the Cyberpunk franchise, Canis Major It is planned to be a “full-fledged witcher game” that is separate from the new witcher saga starting from . Polaris “(Via IGN (opens in new tab) ). project hudder is the most mysterious of the five, promising a game set to “a completely different IP, created from the ground up within CDPR.”
No matter how you slice it, CD Projekt Red has to keep rolling a lot of plates currently in this ambitious portfolio. Overseeing the development of five games at the same time is quite a challenge, so it’s no surprise that there are occasional problems.
This may be disappointing news for fans of witcher , it’s important to remember that game development is a long and delicate process. Rather than committing to a project that won’t be acceptable in the long term, it’s far better to be careless to make sure your game has a solid foundation. But this kind of methodical and deliberate thinking from CD Projekt Red could lead to better games in the future.
