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Adam Kiciński was a special guest at the recent investors conference WallStreet 23, where he did answers some questions related to CD Projekt and Cyberpunk. Here are the most interesting tidbits:
- when asked about Cyberpunk release date, his only response was "It's getting closer everyday"
- again he reiterated how important this year's E3 will be for the company, but refused to speak about any details
- when it comes to publishing the games made by the other companies or investing into other developers, while they don't exclude the possibility of something like that happening much further down the line, right now they don't have plans for anything of that sort, instead they will be focusing on developing and publishing their own games
- it's possible, but unlikely that they might acquire more teams like Strange New Things (which became CD Projekt Red Wrocław), because team like that would have to become a part of CDPR and also share their culture/principles, which was the case with SNT. Their main focus right now however is expanding their Cracow and Wrocław divisions (which currently consist of respectively around 90 and around 30 developers)
- Adam stated again that they don't have a desire to become a company that releases a new big game every year, if it means compromising their quality. The most important thing for them is to make games that in certain aspects will be truly exceptional. Thanks to that, their games are always selling for a long periods of time (even their older games, like The Witcher 1 and 2 are still bringing additional revenue). Of course, they do have a plan to expand enough to be able to develop two games of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk level at the same time, but before that happens, they need to create a second team, which will be as big as their current Cyberpunk team. He also added that they might release some online content to make the wait between major releases shorter in the future
- again he confirmed that they are planning to release another bigger production before 2021
- when asked about making other games outside of RPG genre, he said that you need to be smart about it, whenever you choose to develop into other direction. He also added that Cyberpunk 2077 is a game, which in many aspects is reaching beyond an RPG genre, and they already made Gwent, which was a card game, however RPG games will remain their main focus. Their ultimate goal is to become a top development studio among all the other game producers, not just the ones making an RPG games.
- their desire is to make both their franchises, Cyberpunk and The Witcher, eternal, like some american franchises, which function through generations, never get old and become an integral part of popculture
- he commented about their recent decision to pay dividend to the investors, explaining the reason behind it as a very clear plan for the marketing and development of Cyberpunk 2077 with all the costs accounted for, which left them very confident about upcoming cash flow. That includes already signed contracts with all the other publishers
- he was asked about Cyberpunk multiplayer. To that he responded that some online component for that game will be definitely added someday, but right now they are concentrating on releasing the game as a single player experience only
- Adam strongly suggested that they might have plans to release a game for Nintendo Switch. When in the interview he discussed a mobile gaming, he was talking about a limitations of the mobile phones, including small screens, and that they are planning to release their big games on "bigger screens" only. Then he added "At least of that size", while making a rectangle with his fingers, roughly the size of Nintendo Switch screen. On top of that, one of the investors asked him directly about when we can expect The Witcher 3 for Nintendo Switch. Hearing that, Kicinski clearly hesitated, then started talking about how big Switch market became recently, before stating that he can't talk about something that wasn't announced yet and if they indeed were working on some project for Nintendo Switch, they wouldn't be able to talk about it until it's official reveal. It's very different from way before, when he was being asked about Cyberpunk for Switch, which he straight up denied. With all the rumors about The Witcher 3 port for Nintendo Switch, I find those statements really interesting and something that definitely turns those rumours into a very real possibility.
