Epic Games showcased a technical demo for The Witcher IV, that includes a panoramic trailer and spectacular gameplay throughout the 2025 State of Unreal.
An spectacular new trailer for The Witcher IV was showcased at Epic Games’ 2025 State of Unreal(Epic Games)
Epic Games teases spectacular The Witcher IV gameplay, unveils beautiful trailer at State of Unreal 2025 | Watch
Epic Games teamed up with CD Projekt for the technical demo, which runs on base PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second with raytracing. “When we launched Unreal Engine 5 three years ago, CD Projekt Red announced they would collaborate with us to bring large open-world support to the engine,” Epic Games mentioned. “Together at the State of Unreal, we revealed what we’ve been working on.”
The demo additionally showcases a quicker approach of loading open worlds through the Fast Geometry Streaming Plugin. The official description of The Witcher IV demo from Epic Games reads: “As Ciri explores the bustling market of Valdrest, we see how 5.6 handles busy scenes full of high-fidelity characters and visual effects like ML Deformer. The tech demo also showcases Nanite Foliage — which provides a fast and memory efficient way to achieve gorgeous foliage density and fidelity, slated for release in UE 5.7,” per IGN.
CD Projekt confirmed that Kovir, the place Ciri is seen wandering round together with her horse Kelpie, shall be a playable area in The Witcher IV. The demo proves to be a testomony to the countless prospects of Unreal Engine 5.6’s new open-world options. At one level, CD Projekt elevated the NPC depend to 300 individually animated characters. The presentation additionally gave a primary take a look at Lan Exeter, a serious port metropolis in Kovir and the upcoming area’s winter capital.
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