In the description of the showcase on The Witcher’s official YouTube channel, the studio emphasized that although the footage might resemble gameplay, it isn’t. Instead, the material shown during the event was a tech demo intended to provide a deep dive into the technological foundation of the new Witcher saga, referring to Unreal Engine 5, which CDPR chose over REDengine, the engine previously used for The Witcher 2, The Witcher 3, and Cyberpunk 2077.
The team further reinforced the point that this was not actual gameplay in a statement shared with VGC, stressing that it was merely a demo set in The Witcher 4’s world
“This is a tech demo, and a first look at the cutting-edge technology powering The Witcher 4 – but not The Witcher 4 itself,” said a CD Projekt spokesman. “It showcases the powerful foundation we’re building in close collaboration with Epic Games to push open-world design further than ever before and the core systems and features we’re developing using Unreal Engine 5.”
