The Witcher 4 is leaving CD Projekt Red’s REDengine behind and moving to Unreal Engine 5. But according to co-CEO Michał Nowakowski, it wasn’t because of Cyberpunk 2077’s messy launch. When asked about the decision, he said: “The issue with Cyberpunk was not really REDengine itself.” He explained that CD Projekt Red’s goal was never to become a tech company: “The dream of the company was actually never to make technology.” The focus was always on creating ambitious games and telling stories in the most immersive way possible. The moment that changed everything was seeing The Matrix Awakens demo running on Unreal Engine 5. That convinced CD Projekt Red to partner with Epic instead of continuing to build REDengine.