"We're not quite at the pre-production stage yet"

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CD Projekt Red has described its mysterious new game, which is currently known by its codename Hadar, as its "biggest project to date", revealing it's taken "several good years" to reach its current state, and it's still not even in pre-production.

That's according to CDPR joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski, who told Polish outlet PAP Biznes (translation by DeepL), "At this point we can say that we have a coherent vision of [Hadar's] world and its key elements. The team has started working on the game, although we're not quite at the pre-production stage yet. We're currently developing small prototypes, and we're also testing gameplay elements."

The Witcher 4 tech demo from a year ago. The game is due 2028. Watch on YouTube

In the four years since its announcement , CDPR has said little about Hadar.…