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The Witcher 3 has been delayed to May 19, 2015.

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chadskin

Member
PR:

Dear Gamers,

Ever since we started working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we knew it would be an ambitious game. We wanted, and still aim, to give you an incredible experience, an epic adventure in a vast, completely open fantasy universe.

The sheer size and complexity of The Witcher, key features of the title, have had a decisive impact on production. Now, nearing the end of our work, we see many details that need to be corrected. When we release the most important game in our studio’s history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly.

With this in mind, we took another look at current workloads and what they mean for the team. Even though everyone is working at full speed, we concluded that we need another 12 weeks, so we are shifting the release date of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to May 19th, 2015.

We owe you an apology. We set the release date too hastily. It’s a hard lesson, one to take to heart for the future. We know what we want to do to make Wild Hunt one of the best RPGs you will ever play. And we continue to work hard to achieve just that. So, we apologize and ask for your trust.

Thank you for the all support you show us on a daily basis. We truly do appreciate it. It has fueled us in our passion since the start and will continue to do so.
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Dawg

Member
https://twitter.com/VG_Dave/status/541987994673377281

Dear Gamers,

Ever since we started working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we knew it would be an ambitious game. We wanted, and still aim, to give you an incredible experience, an epic adventure in a vast, completely open fantasy universe.

The sheer size and complexity of The Witcher, key features of the title, have had a decisive impact on production. Now, nearing the end of our work, we see many details that need to be corrected. When we release the most important game in our studio’s history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly.

With this in mind, we took another look at current workloads and what they mean for the team. Even though everyone is working at full speed, we concluded that we need another 12 weeks, so we are shifting the release date of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to May 19th, 2015.

We owe you an apology. We set the release date too hastily. It’s a hard lesson, one to take to heart for the future. We know what we want to do to make Wild Hunt one of the best RPGs you will ever play. And we continue to work hard to achieve just that. So, we apologize and ask for your trust.

Thank you for the all support you show us on a daily basis. We truly do appreciate it. It has fueled us in our passion since the start and will continue to do so.
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S

sestrugen

Member
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R

Raxus

Member
That sucks but February was getting kind of packed anyway I suppose. Still, I hope this is the only delay.
 
L

LurkerPrime

Member
Add all the polish you can, CDProjekt. I know you want to.

I still expect an Enhanced Edition. I'm entitled.


The good news is that Witcher games have traditionally blown the socks off of comparative Bioware releases, which pretty much means that the Witcher 3 will be the best thing ever.
 
J

jacobeid

Banned
That's actually fine with me. Take your time, CDPR.

I wouldn't have been able to finish both TW3 and The Order before Bloodborne comes out. Now I have two months with Bloodborne before this drops. Then Arkham Knight the month after. Niiiice.

Edit: This is a total dick move, but the thread should be renamed to just say "The Witcher 3 Delayed to May 19, 2015." Passive voice kills me.
 
suikodan

suikodan

Member
Can't say I'm angry about that.

More time to spend on Dragon Age and other good games we got in November.
 
N

Nirolak

Mrgrgr
Given the implications of development issues in that one thread, I'm surprised it was only that much of a delay.

Maybe they intend to delay it a little bit at a time or it was less bad than it sounded.
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
This...gives more credit to that user (vetted by bish) who talked about important development problems, possibly?

EDIT: Nirolak, pls.
 
B

brau

Member
This is good news tho no? Devs are not compromising the quality of the game, and are taking the extra time to fix bugs and what not. Good choice imo, instead of releasing on time with a game that is not what they promised.
 
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