Release Date of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – An Open Letter

[Geralt_of_bsas]

Thanks for the announcement CDPRED, i hope you truly were able to release the game at the end of this year as you said, yet decided not to do so for further improvement, but im still hesitant on thinking if you had a last minute problem that required the delay, is the push back really just for more polish? no "big game breaking" while trying to put it all together? no promised features that had to be cut out unless you delay?

 

[octavian123]

A game with an open world that is both vast and complex, complete with great gameplay AND amazing story? I saw this coming from a mile but ultimately I'm glad that CDPR are giving it the time it needs.

It's a damn shame though, I wanted to see this compete with DA:I toe to toe, like a bloody battle between the gods. Oh well.

 

[Cipher-Six]

GAF delivers:

This is awesome, boy they whipped that up fast.

 

[Geralt_of_bsas]

Alright so where do we stand now? when will the marketing campaign start, when will be able to see new footage? when do pre-orders being?

 

[ezop]

I guess the positive thing about it is that we have the release date, finally.

 

[Helmstif]

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." - Shigeru Miyamoto

 

[Ondrex]

Noooo! That's fucked up, just couple of months before maturita exam. I believed it could be released in Q3 2014. But if it will be the best game ever(and it will), then I will wait gladly.

 

[Medy89]

well 2014 in terms of gaming just died for me ... but at least we know its february 2015 .... and we will get a more polished product ! still another year waiting ;( ... but its actually good so i can save more money for a witcher 3 pc ...

 

[wasjo009]

thank you Marcin.
At least now we have an actual release date rather than "2014".

 

[Pajkes]

Thanks for the info @Marcin Momot; (do I get anything for giving you your 500th redpoint?), it seems you informed us before the media and kudos for that. Slippage in a project like this is to be expected, we know you guys - due independence & location etc - don't have the easiest path to blaze and your fans will know its for the best and will cultivate patience. However, if I could suggest something, think about how you can help to keep us ticking over. While little info was tolerable when release seemed imminent, now with an extra 6 months tacked on we are going to need something.It's time for weekly / fortnightly screenshots, perhaps remove Geralt & interface from scene graph, make them obscure, give us something to speculate & discuss, or this forum is going to die.

This.So much bloody this.Just.....this.

 

[sidspyker]

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." - Shigeru Miyamoto

"Just make it quick, Geralt." - Vesemir.

I'm kidding.

 

[pulseangel666]

except for Duke Nukem Forever and Alien Colonial Marines or that is what most people seems to agree on,( altough I enjoyed Duke very much, Alien not so much.).

 

[sidspyker]

except for Duke Nukem Forever and Alien Colonial Marines or that is what most people seems to agree on,( altough I enjoyed Duke very much, Alien not so much.).

Unless TW3 got delayed for 11 years I don't think we should make it seem THAT bad.
:comeatmebro:

 

[Sirnaq]

If that means higher quality then that's great news and shows that you have your priorities in the right place.

 

[pulseangel666]

Indeed, was just jesting

Unless TW3 got delayed for 11 years I don't think we should make it seem THAT bad.
:comeatmebro:

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

RDR took 5 years to make, and we still play it 5 years later after it hit the store. I'm stoked you guys.. Great decision. I want the frame rate, graphics and gameplay to be the very best quality possible. Cause I am confident that the story is already amazing. Yay for NG+

 

[FoggyFishburne]

Just let me pre order the collectors edition already, god damnit!

It's cool. I can wait. Dark Souls 2 is gonna keep me busy anyway.

Actually I'm kinda glad they took a few more months to develop the game. From what I read, they had to patch The Witcher 2 several times to kinda iron out the creases. There was even an "definitive patch edition" (I forgot what it's called) that got everything up to scratch. I'd rather have the full, glorious experience from the start, than RED releasing a patch in 3 months after I've already cleared the game.

So yeah. Take your time. Can't wait to pre order!

 

[Cheylus]

Thank you, I needed some more time to buy a new rig.

But you should have said the TRUTH. Some of us will delay a lot of thing to play Dark Souls 2, but at least we're honest about it.

 

[tahirahmed]

Seriously guys after reading so many interviews about this game and searching news about it everyday, this is the most disappointing gaming news of 2014. I even upgraded my PC in anticipation for this and was ready to pre-order as soon as you open it

.....But as a huge Witcher fan I wish you guys best of luck. Hope everything goes well and we get a true masterpiece.

 

[TheMorbidAtheist]

At least we finally got a release date. But now I can go to first semester of law school this year without having to worry that this game would fuck up my grades, which I know it would. The best consolation at this point would be some gameplay footage. There is nothing to be ashamed of anymore.

But I am still not sure how I should take these news. Still in kinda shock that we have to wait another year. I will cry at night later on.