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[Update] The Witcher 4 Demo Gives Us More Ciri - And A New Roach

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rhiannon Bevan

Published Jun 3, 2025

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UPDATE: 2025/06/03 17:42 EST BY RHIANNON BEVAN

CD Projekt Red clarifies that this is a tech demo

While we did see a dev controlling Ciri with a PS5 controller, CDPR has now clarified that this is not actual gameplay from The Witcher 4, but rath🔯er a tech demo, showcasing some of the tech going into the game. In a statement to , a spokesperson says that what we see is a "powerful foundatio💧n" for the actual release. Our original report follows.

Summary

A technical showcase of The Witcher 4 shows a player controlling Ciri for the first time.
We get a look at Ciri riding her own horse, as she goes to a nearby town to turn in a quest.
The world is incredibly reactive, with NPCs interacting with Ciri as she walks past.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Witcher 4 was just showcased at the State of Unreal, giving us a look at the tech going into the game. In the demo, we see Ciri return🐻 from a quest, travelling on her own horse, Kelpie.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:CD Projekt Red drew attention to how reactive the game is in this demo, and certainly, what the devs had to show off was impressiv𝔉e. Here, we see Ciri bump into an NPC carrying food, causing it to fall to the ground. Then, we see a child rush in to steal the food. We're told that such interactions will be found throughout The Witcher 4, as the devs are eager to make settlements feel more alive.

The Witcher 4's Technical Demo Shows Ciri Turning In A Quest

The showcase starts with another cinematic, much like we saw when T☂he Witcher 4 was revealed late last yea༒r. However, this time, we actually get to seeಌ the player move Ciri around, as she mounts Kelpie and makes her way to a nearby town.

Here, we see the new tech in action. NPCs react to Ciri's presence, with one even spitting at her. Of course, there's no way to tell if the game will truly be this reactive at launch, but the devs were eager for player💙s to notice these interactions, so it's something that the team is focusing on.

Ciri from The Witcher 4 on an orange background

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Aside from that, we get plenty more shots of Ciri, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:our new protagonist. Here, she's dripped out like a Witcher (or "Witcheress", as an NP🎶C calls her), rocking the same braid we saw in the reveal.

While everything looks quite far along here, we have to remember that this is a technical showcase, so this doesn't mean that CDPR has a whole 50+ hour adventure ready to go, running exactly as we saw here. No, we're in for a bit of a wait, as CDPR doesn't anticipate that it will be 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:ready until 2027 at the earliest.