The Witcher 4 Unveiled with Stunning Graphics

CD Projekt Red has showcased a technology demonstration for The Witcher 4, highlighting the game's impressive graphical fidelity and open-world design powered by Unreal Engine 5, with a demo featuring protagonist Ciri exploring the new region of Kovir on a standard PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second.

The tech demo, presented at Unreal Fest 2025, utilized advanced Unreal Engine technologies such as Nanite foliage, chaos physics, and Fast Geometry Streaming, enabling realistic environments and interactions. The collaboration between CD Projekt Red and Epic Games aims to push open-world game technology forward, with CD Projekt Red's Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski emphasizing the importance of this partnership.

The demo's performance on a standard PlayStation 5, with ray tracing enabled, showcases the efficiency of Unreal Engine 5 for open-world titles. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney praised CD Projekt Red as a leading studio in open-world development, highlighting their expertise in creating immersive gaming experiences. The Witcher 4 is set to launch on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, promising a visually breathtaking experience.

Unreal Fest Orlando 2025 concluded with The State of Unreal, featuring key announcements such as a technical demo with CD PROJEKT RED and Unreal Engine 5.6 updates, focusing on major performance upgrades for large-scale open worlds on current-gen hardware. These updates will enable developers to create more complex and engaging open-world games, further enhancing the gaming experience.

With The Witcher 4's release on the horizon, gamers can expect a new level of graphical fidelity and immersive gameplay, thanks to the powerful combination of CD Projekt Red's development expertise and Unreal Engine 5's cutting-edge technology.