CDPR aims to stay "focused" on RPGs like The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 – even if tempted by other genres: "We cannot do so many things we would love to do"

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As CD Projekt Red continues its work on behemoth RPGs like Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher 4, studio co-founder Marcin Iwiński and joint CEO Adam Badowski say the company's focus will stay on its "niche" – the very genres housing gems like The Witcher 3.

Celebrating the third Witcher entry's 10th birthday in a recent podcast, Iwiński explains that CD Projekt Red has learned over time that its focus should remain on the games that made it great – AAA, open-world RPGs.

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As Badowski puts it, these projects all fall into CD Projekt Red's "niche" – from The Witcher series to Cyberpunk 2077 – and developers are going to stick with said niche. "We're gonna develop AAA RPG, open-world narrative-driven games, and this is our – let's say – niche," the CEO concludes. "So the focus is there."

Marcin chimes in that, while "it sounds so simple" to stay in that niche, it's not all that easy to actually do.

"When you're growing," Marcin admits, "it's hard, because there are all these temptations and these people are doing this stuff online, and it's so cool, and we love to play it, and – you think, 'Okay, no let's take a deep breath and come back to what we're doing,' because if we spread ourselves too thin, we'll not deliver." If there's one thing I'd be willing to bet on as a longtime fan of CD Projekt Red's games, however, it's that they'll definitely deliver.

But if staying within the open-world RPG niche is how the studio does so, then all the power to its developers – after all, there are plenty of projects to look forward to thanks to their approach. From Cyberpunk 2 to The Witcher 4 and the mysterious codenamed Project Sirius, there are various upcoming CD Projekt Red games to anticipate – and I'll personally be waiting patiently for them all.

Need even more to look forward to? Here are other new games coming this year and beyond.

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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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