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CD Projekt Red Cofounder Says Witcher 3’s Releases Date is Firm

CD Projekt Red Cofounder Says Witcher 3’s Releases Date is Firm

While delays and game development go together like peas and carrots (as Forrest would say), Witcher fans can expect their next title to be released in February of 2015 as planned. Period.

Marcin Iwinski (who is cofounder of CD Projekt Red) touted in a recent interview that when they considered the new release date after the first delay, they knew what they were doing. “This is not our first game; we are not newbies. It’s not like ‘hey we are delaying and we’ll keep on delaying’. If we would think we need more time we would say ‘hey we’ll release it not in February but, I don’t know, June’. We made the decision at the moment we were able to judge how much time we needed, and we planned it well and it works well for us. So, no more delays.” He states.

While most delays are met with a mixed reaction, Iwinski says that the news went over fairly well with fans of the series (probably because they have experience with i>Witcher games in the past needing a few extra months of polish). “We were really positively surprised with the response. It was ‘hey guys, great that you have the balls to say that you take your time and you spend money on it’. Because it’s not happening for free. That’s a really important thing to mention…You can always take more time on a game, especially with huge games. You’re never able to plan perfectly, and then the closer you get to shipping, the more you see ‘oh I could use these extra] two-three months…” Iwinski said.

The Witcher 3 will be available for all next-gen consoles, including the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

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