Steam release canceled?
So awhile ago the question was asked in this thread if the game would be released on steam.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/99381-Coming-to-Steam?highlight=steam
The following reply was given by Rafal_Jaki : We will be on steam for the full release
Yesterday a few reports were published about CD project. In the following reddit post a few points were given.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4zyyoo/cd_projekt_posts_q2_results_company_now_worth/
So awhile ago the question was asked in this thread if the game would be released on steam.
http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/99381-Coming-to-Steam?highlight=steam
The following reply was given by Rafal_Jaki : We will be on steam for the full release
Yesterday a few reports were published about CD project. In the following reddit post a few points were given.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4zyyoo/cd_projekt_posts_q2_results_company_now_worth/
- GOG Galaxy is working for CDPR: they have sold more addons to the Witcher 3 than the main game itself last year.
- Galaxy will be used for online features in CDPR games going forward. Gwent will be powered by Galaxy (which has built in cross-play support).
- Most of the revenue generated by the Witcher 3 addons was included in Q1 report.
- Game development spending amounts to around $3.75 mil per quarter.
- CDPR wants to prepare Gwent for e-sports market.
- 100 developers work on Gwent, including the entire marketing team.
- No plans for mobile Gwent at this stage, although "CDPR like mobile"
- Final release expected few months after the start of the closed beta.
- CDPR is on a hiring spree - currently 104 job offers on their website.
These points seem to indicate that Gwent wont be coming to steam but instead will run only on GOG Galaxy.
While this may be good to get more profit from the game i fear it will put a dent in the potential playerbase that this game is going to need. So what do you think that this could mean for the game is staying away from Steam going to help or hurt the game in the long run.