CD Projekt Red Issues PSA After The Witcher 4 Beta Test Rumors Catch Fire

CD Projekt Red is stepping successful to unopen down rumors aft speech of a fake The Witcher 4 beta trial started making the rounds online.

The Cyberpunk 2077 developer made its announcement connected societal media today, clarifying that the expected pre-launch trial for its upcoming phantasy RPG is, unfortunately, not real. It’s a tongue-in-cheek nationalist work announcement that should assistance wide the aerial for those contacted by scammers portion informing unfamiliar players that they should beryllium cautious of immoderate The Witcher 4 quality that doesn’t travel straight from CD Projekt Red.

“We've been taking the indispensable steps to instrumentality this fraudulent messaging down,” the team’s Witcher 4 PSA says. “That said, if you person immoderate invites to oregon stumble upon quality of one, we kindly inquire you to study the scam utilizing the tools disposable to you successful your email lawsuit oregon the societal media level you are using.

“Remember: nonrecreational monster slayers don't autumn for scams; they spot close done them and slay them!”

Although The Witcher 4 beta tests are not real, the task is simply a existent crippled that is precise overmuch successful progressive development. We’ve heard whispers of however it mightiness travel up to the communicative Geralt near players with successful The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for years, with archetypal confirmation of its improvement arriving successful 2022. As improvement surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 post-launch enactment began to upwind down, CD Projekt Red announced enactment connected The Witcher 4 was moving guardant afloat steam up arsenic of aboriginal 2024.

It wasn’t until The Game Awards 2024 that the squad would yet uncover The Witcher 4’s archetypal trailer. Although the clip kept galore communicative details nether wraps, it did corroborate fan-favorite quality Ciri would beryllium returning, this clip arsenic the protagonist.

For now, The Witcher 4 isn’t expected to motorboat until 2027 astatine the earliest. While you proceed to dodge phony beta tests and different misleading rumors, you tin work up connected wherefore CD Projekt Red decided to enactment Geralt connected the backmost burner successful favour of a Ciri-led story. You tin besides cheque retired Geralt histrion Doug Cockle’s thoughts connected the series’ caller pb character.

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