Thursday, November 27th 2025

CD Projekt Red Shoots Down Hopes of The Witcher 4 Update at TGA

It's not uncommon for game developers and publishers to announce games or show off fresh gameplay at the annual The Game Awards show, and that's exactly what CD Projekt Red did when it announced The Witcher 4 in 2024. There is already all sort of speculation flying around about what may be shown off at this year's Game Awards show, but CDPR has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will not be among the games featured during the opening night show, and neither will the hotly anticipated Cyberpunk 2, which just picked up a stack of developers and is looking to hire more, suggesting it has passed pre-production.

As explained by CDPR co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, on X, CDPR "won't be bringing any new content to TGA this year," despite the fact that The Witcher 4 has been nominated for the Most Anticipated Game of 2025. Currently, there have been no real leaks regarding anticipated game reveals at The Game Awards 2025, but there is speculation that we might see some gameplay from GTA VI or a hardware teaser for the next-gen Xbox console, which has already been confirmed to be in the works. The Game Awards 2025 will be hosted by Geoff Keighley on December 11, 2025, at 17:30 PST (01:30 UTC), and can be watched live on YouTube.
Source: Michał Nowakowski
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15 Comments on CD Projekt Red Shoots Down Hopes of The Witcher 4 Update at TGA

#1
Onasi
Of course not, it would be a PR suicide to go up against a Half-Life 3 announcement.




*snort* Ffffffuck yeah, that’s some good, Grade A copium. I need another line of that.
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lexluthermiester
OnasiOf course not, it would be a PR suicide to go up against a Half-Life 3 announcement.
Nah. Valve waited too long for anyone but the hard-core HL fans to care much. Even IF it turns out really good, they have an uphill battle.
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Vayra86
lexluthermiesterNah. Valve waited too long for anyone but the hard-core HL fans to care much. Even IF it's turns out really good, they have and uphill battle.
If they wait any longer the fanbase has deceased lol
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#4
CornyOC
I think CDPR has learned that false hype actually hurts them more than just being silent. 3x delay on Cyberpunk 2077 then a hot mess launch was really bad. I wasn't much there for Witcher 3, but I heard rumors it was a similar case.
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#5
TheDeeGee
Vayra86If they wait any longer the fanbase has deceased lol
I'm at a point in life where even Half-Life 3 won't be a day one buy.

I happily wait until it's going for 10 bucks years down the line.
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#6
Onasi
CornyOCI think CDPR has learned that false hype actually hurts them more than just being silent. 3x delay on Cyberpunk 2077 then a hot mess launch was really bad. I wasn't much there for Witcher 3, but I heard rumors it was a similar case.
I still remember the Bullets trailer, which had absolutely nothing to do with the final game, both in terms of concept and even tone. A shame, that, it was significantly more stylish than anything that ended up being in CP2077 that got released.
TheDeeGeeI'm at a point in life where even Half-Life 3 won't be a day one buy.
Ah, but that’s why it won’t be actually called HL3. You think you are playing chess, but Valve here is on some backgammon space roulette bullshit.
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CornyOC
OnasiI still remember the Bullets trailer, which had absolutely nothing to do with the final game, both in terms of concept and even tone. A shame, that, it was significantly more stylish than anything that ended up being in CP2077 that got released.
I was expecting Cyberpunk 2077 to be a single player sandbox RPG like Skyrim, but much more advanced and better looking. Then it ended up being an action movie game with some GTA features. Still, not as much of a disappointment as Starfield, and honestly a pretty good game when you don't expect it to be an RPG.
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#8
mate123
If they learnt anything about the Cyberpunk disaster then they know the less they show the better...
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#9
lexluthermiester
CornyOCI was expecting Cyberpunk 2077 to be a single player sandbox RPG like Skyrim, but much more advanced and better looking. Then it ended up being an action movie game with some GTA features. Still, not as much of a disappointment as Starfield, and honestly a pretty good game when you don't expect it to be an RPG.
And this says everything. Your expectations. You were disappointed because your expectations were well and truly not in line with anything CDPR had said and shown about the game. It is unwise to blame others for ones own unrealistic ideas.
mate123If they learnt anything about the Cyberpunk disaster then they know the less they show the better...
What disaster? CB2077 has been a monumental success! Quit blowing schmutz around..
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#10
Vayra86
lexluthermiesterAnd this says everything. Your expectations. You were disappointed because your expectations were well and truly not in line with anything CDPR had said and shown about the game. It is unwise to blame others for ones own unrealistic ideas.


What disaster? CB2077 has been a monumental success! Quit blowing schmutz around..
The launch most certainly wasnt successful and the game was a mess until at least v1.21; and it took them until Phantom Liberty to fix a bunch of broken systems. CDPR did a lot of post launch repair work.

Even if you had no expectations going in, rampant clipping and other buggy behaviour isnt a token of great code ;) T posing actors, up until this day NPCs can sink halfway into the floor, cars randomly crash or explode, the list is long. On top of that, the city is all scenery and zero interactivity. It shows us that even CDPR had other expectations of their own project.
mate123If they learnt anything about the Cyberpunk disaster then they know the less they show the better...
Yep. Lesson of the day: do not oversell because it means you underdeliver.
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#11
lexluthermiester
Vayra86The launch most certainly wasnt successful and the game was a mess until at least v1.21; and it took them until Phantom Liberty to fix a bunch of broken systems. CDPR did a lot of post launch repair work.
I'm not saying it was a smooth launch, we all know it wasn't. Calling it a disaster however is a HUGE stretch at best or deliberately dishonest at worst..
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#12
CornyOC
lexluthermiesterAnd this says everything. Your expectations. You were disappointed because your expectations were well and truly not in line with anything CDPR had said and shown about the game. It is unwise to blame others for ones own unrealistic ideas.
What? Who am I blaming? Back off cancel chudie.
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#13
lexluthermiester
CornyOCWhat? Who am I blaming? Back off cancel chudie.
That was such an amateur hour response. Go crawl back under your rock.
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#14
Vayra86
You could take the bitch fight to PM yknow :)
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#15
lexluthermiester
Vayra86You could take the bitch fight to PM yknow :)
Now see? THAT was a good come-back! But I digress...
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