The Witcher 4 PS5 60FPS Gameplay Looks Good But There’s a Catch

During The State of Unreal 2025, CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showcased a tech demo for the highly anticipated The Witcher 4. The demo featured footage at 60 fps with ray tracing on a base PS5. While the footage shown is impressive, it may not be indicative of the actual game. The Witcher 4 […] The post The Witcher 4 PS5 60FPS Gameplay Looks Good But There’s a Catch appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.

Jun 3, 2025 - 22:10

The Witcher 4 PS5 60FPS Gameplay Looks Good But There’s a Catch

The Witcher 4 tech demo — (Credit: CD Projekt Red)

During The State of Unreal 2025, CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showcased a tech demo for the highly anticipated The Witcher 4. The demo featured footage at 60 fps with ray tracing on a base PS5. While the footage shown is impressive, it may not be indicative of the actual game.

The Witcher 4 gameplay is a tech demo, not the actual game

In a statement made to Video Games Chronicle (VGC), CD Projekt Red confirmed The Witcher 4 footage shown was not gameplay. Instead, it is a tech demo set in the game’s world.

“This is a tech demo, and a first look at the cutting-edge technology powering The Witcher 4 – but not The Witcher 4 itself,” the statement to VGC said. “It showcases the powerful foundation we’re building in close collaboration with Epic Games to push open-world design further than ever before and the core systems and features we’re developing using Unreal Engine 5.”

Just because this isn’t The Witcher 4 gameplay, it doesn’t mean all hope is lost. The tech demo does give some indication of the technical capabilities of the base PS5.

As seen in the video above, The Witcher 4 tech demo follows its main protagonist, Ciri, as they explore the region of Kovir as she tracks a monster. Along with a look at the protagonist and her horse Kelpie, we get a good view of the dense forests of the new region, as well as the port town of Valdrest.

“We started our partnership with Epic Games to push open-world game technology forward,” said CD Projekt Red Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski. “To show this early look at the work we’ve been doing using Unreal Engine running at 60 FPS on PlayStation 5, is a significant milestone — and a testament of the great cooperation between our teams. But we’re far from finished. I look forward to seeing more advancements and inspiring technology from this partnership as development of The Witcher 4 on Unreal Engine 5 continues.”

The Witcher 4 was originally unveiled during The Game Awards 2024. A release date is not yet known.

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