If we look at other major franchises, then that is a fair time for development: Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 were 8 years apart, The Last of Us 1 and 2 were 7 years apart, while Uncharted 3 and 4, and GTA 4 and 5 were 5 years apart. From then on, add another 2 years until the actual release, and the gap between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4 is 8 years. If we're expecting an announcement at the next Witchercon (which should take place in mid-2022), then we're talking 6 years between announcements. Well, The Witcher 3 was only released in 2015, so it's been 6 years. Shouldn't The Witcher 4 Be Released By Now? Lastly, after the Cyberpunk debacle, The Witcher is CDPR's saving grace, so they'll want to get back on their fans' good sides with The Witcher 4. After 6 years, the timing seems about right, especially considering that we're still awaiting an announcement, the actual release could well be in 2025 or beyond, creating a 10-year gap between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4. Meanwhile, The Witcher 3 was released in 2015, and fans are itching for a new release. Also, besides not even being a first-person game, Cyberpunk hasn't even released for the next-gen consoles yet ( in fact, its next-gen release was delayed), so the production of a new Cyberpunk game is still ways away. Since the only other game in CDPR's stable is Cyberpunk, we can be damn sure that this is about The Witcher 4.

Though it hasn't officially been confirmed by CDPR yet, a job listing gave us everything we needed to know: CDPR is officially looking for someone with 'experience in developing real-time third-person perspective cameras'. Besides all that, years ago, CDPR had already officially stated that The Witcher 4 would hit development as soon as Cyberpunk hit the shelves. Even The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6 seem like a certainty at this point. For most of the world, The Witcher 3 was the first time they experienced the franchise, so, if anything, The Witcher games are only really getting started. W ith The Witcher only really achieving mainstream popularity of the highest order with The Witcher 3, you can bet your house and your mother's life insurance that The Witcher 4 is coming. Hell, even God of War continued after its original trilogy, by essentially reinventing Kratos. Will there be a new GTA? A new Elder Scrolls? A new Dragon Age? Some franchises are just destined to go on and on, unless a final chapter has been set, as was the case with Uncharted, and even in the case of the latter: Who's to say we won't just a get a new game with a different protagonist.

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