CD Projekt has warned fans of a The Witcher 4 beta test “scam” currently doing the rounds, saying it’s “been taking the necessary steps to take this fraudulent messaging down”.
The studio shared its warning in a statement posted to social media, writing, “Recently, we’ve been getting reports from some community members that they’ve been invited to a beta test of The Witcher 4 – this is a scam!”
“We’ve been taking the necessary steps to take this fraudulent messaging down,” it continued, adding, “That said, if you receive any invites to or stumble upon news of one, we kindly ask you to report the scam using the tools available to you in your email client or the social media platform you are using.”
Word that these Witcher 4 beta test invites are illegitimate shouldn’t be much of a surprise to most people, given the Ciri-fronted game was only formally unveiled last December and isn’t set to release until sometime after 2026. But as CD Projekt says, “Remember: professional monster slayers don’t fall for scams; they see right through them and slay them!”
Of course, that doesn’t mean beta initiatives are completely out of the question further down the lines, and the studio concludes by noting, “Should we ever organise any beta tests in the future, you will hear about it first, as always, via our official social media and websites.”
While The Witcher 4 is still some considerable way off, the studio did recently share a few updates on its other projects as part of its latest financial earnings report. Witcher spin-off Project Sirius remains in pre-production – although The Molasses Flood has now been folded into the main studio – while CD Projekt’s Witcher 1 remake, announced back in October 2022, is still at the concept phase.
Away from The Witcher, CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 sequel – currently known as Project Orion – was said to be entering pre-production “in the coming weeks”.
