Witcher 3 - questions about game release, editions, languages etc.

[dragonbird]

I've been bothering Bandai Spain and they told me that the key in the boxed game won't work on gog.com, they have no bussiness related to gog.com. Then I asked what was the key for, and they told me that 'of course' it was to activate the game LIKE witcher 2 did.... So... boxed witcher 3 is gonna use securom or any other method to protect the activation before the 19th? It looks so, and now, what will happen with those gog keys being sold online?

Is GOG version the one and only DRM free version?

Proof for those who can read spanish:
http://i.imgur.com/gVEabja.png

It's proof that they said it to you, but not proof that it's true. Unfortunately, people who answer queries at stores aren't necessarily well trained in the details of each of the many games they sell.

CDPR CEO:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/31/cdp-spells-it-out-no-drm-for-the-witcher-3/

“Hey, following our recent announcement of the distribution deals of The Witcher 3 in North America and Europe, there have been some concerns regarding DRM and previous legal issues with The Witcher 2. We’ve seen a lot of comments in various places around the web and we would like to join in on the conversation.

“I’d like to say it loud and clear: The PC version of The Witcher 3 will have absolutely no DRM from day 0. Zero. Zip. Nada. It doesn’t matter if you choose to buy it on GOG.com and support us directly or buy the game in box format, you’ll still get the 100% DRM-free experience. And this goes for the whole world.

“We’ve fiddled with DRM in the past (Oh boy! How young and naïve we were) and that’s enough. Lesson learned.”

 

[Arkray_gog]

You are right, that is an option too. But then, what is the key for? Because if there was no key the online sites that sell keys wouldn't be selling W3...

 

[BigDRim]

You are right, that is an option too. But then, what is the key for? Because if there was no key the online sites that sell keys wouldn't be selling W3...

Online key sellers sell "pre-order" keys not knowing whether they'll get the keys nor the platform they'll work on. That's what happened with GTA V (using Rockstar custom DRM), those sites had sold thousands of key at ~35 euros not knowing that the keys will be far more restrictive than cheap steam keys you can find in eastern Europe countries. So they had to stop preorders until they really get the keys, which end up being more expensive than legal, official sellers.

So perhaps they are now selling keys they'll never get.

 

[dragonbird]

Retail versions still have a key Just In Case. They stopped for a while with TW2 and it turned out to be a total PITA when they decided to give out the GOG backups and there were some retail buyers who didn't have keys. So it's still just a unique proof of purchase, it should still be kept, but it probably has no immediate usage.

 

[Adry9]

Will the Polish retail version of the game come with a key for Steam or GOG? Also, will the Polish retail version include english language?

 

[GamaH]

Why is the Expansion Pass on the X1 "Bundle Only"?

So I purchased the CE for both the X1 and the PC, and I intend to give the extra copy away to a friend so he doesn't have to buy it too, but I just noticed that he can't purchase the Expansion Pass on Xbox One without purchasing the full game along with it.

https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Dlc/The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Expansion-Pass/8daa5ade-acfa-417f-958f-80dfcc87c5d8

Doesn't this mean that anyone who purchased the physical version of the Witcher 3 on X1 effectively can't get the Expansion Pass?

 

[Hitman87]

Hello, i am a big russian fan of witcher and i live now in Europe. I would like to know if the retail PS4 version (the disc) of witcher 3 , bought from England, will include Russian VO and russian subtitles. Thank you

 

[nordelaire]

So I purchased the CE for both the X1 and the PC, and I intend to give the extra copy away to a friend so he doesn't have to buy it too, but I just noticed that he can't purchase the Expansion Pass on Xbox One without purchasing the full game along with it.

https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Dlc/The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Expansion-Pass/8daa5ade-acfa-417f-958f-80dfcc87c5d8

Doesn't this mean that anyone who purchased the physical version of the Witcher 3 on X1 effectively can't get the Expansion Pass?

that's the case for most games before launch, the pass will be avilable separately later this year.

 

[dohter]

Maybe someone will answer, when we will see the detailed FAQ regarding this topic? Or just a part of it with questions which are already listed. I still worry about VO languages of Wild hunt for PS4? WIll be Russian there, If I ordered on British Amazon? And if not, will be any way to download Russian voice form USA PSN.

Thank you

 

[Lieste]

UK will have Russian voice. US I think won't. Maybe. This isn't yet clear enough for me to fully understand who gets what in which edition... definitely scope for more complete information here @CDPR

 

[PCMaster]

It is expected to be delivered to amazon.it Collector's Edition?

 

[Zhyphix]

@Hitman87 @dohter

If you bought it from the UK, as @Lieste said, don't worry: Russian text and voice-over are included. They aren't in the US version, though.
We already know what languages will be included in a few regional versions, so if nothing changes until release they'll be as follows:

US
Voice-over: English, Polish, French, Brazilian Portuguese
Text only: English, Polish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish

UK
Voice-over: English, Polish, Russian
Text only: English, Polish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian

Germany
Voice-over: English, Polish, German, French
Text only: English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish


I don't know if the REDs have already mentioned some others, but I already asked if they could provide the remaining too. It looks like it would be useful to quite a lot of people.

 

[Dariuxcks]

Hi, I´am from Ecuador (a little country in Latin America), I will buy The Witcher 3 for PS4 in United States, then ¿I need to know the languages of the game for the version physical of PS4 in United States? and, ¿If one of the languages is Latin American Spanish?, please is very important. Thanks.

 

[SandmanPS4]

Hey guys!

I'm a hungarian living in Katowice,Poland.
I'm planning to buy the game on release here in POLAND (I heard some of you CD Projekt Red guys will be here, in Katowice ) but I would like to know if it will feature ENGLISH dubbing. I had a bad experience with another PS4 game I bought here and it only had Polish and Russian dubbing.

So for TL; DR guys : Does the PS4 Polish version have English language? (sound and text)

Thank you!
Regards,
Attila

 

[Kinley]

The FAQ is up:

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/35369-The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Retail-PC-Version-FAQ

 

[Zhyphix]

The FAQ is up:

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/35369-The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Retail-PC-Version-FAQ

Just the first part of it, I reckon?

 

[dragonbird]

Just the first part of it, I reckon?

Yup, looks that way.

 

[Cathulhu81]

Hi, I´am from Ecuador (a little country in Latin America), I will buy The Witcher 3 for PS4 in United States, then ¿I need to know the languages of the game for the version physical of PS4 in United States? and, ¿If one of the languages is Latin American Spanish?, please is very important. Thanks.

Hey and hello! Funny thing - learning geography in Poland is really... strict. "Gimme all the countries in S America" "ummm ok..." "now gimme their capital cities!" "ummmmm OK!" "now..... gimme 5 things that they are most known of - export/import goods/festivals/music or art, go, 3/5 You pass and You have 30 seconds." Geography lessons in Poland are hardcore.

 

[KnightOfTruth]

Just curious if anyone could give some details regarding the size/weight/measurements of the Xbox1 Collector's Edition version? I happened to have an extra pre-order (got 2 just in case one fell through) and a friend overseas would like it, so just want to know what cost + shipping will actually cost them and have no frame of reference for the size of this thing?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Kurnek]

Where can I get a PC collectors edition, and how much are they? I'm seeing people posting about them being out of stock, has that happened already?

also I stupidly pre-ordered on steam to ensure I could play on day one (well, 12am on night one really XD), I'm assuming there's no way to simply upgrade that to a collectors edition, but will the collectors edition disk be activate-able on steam (IE could I give the CE disk to my sister and simply play the steam version?)

is the world of the witcher (video game compendium) any different to the one in the CE? or the exclusive witcher grimoire in the collectors edition prima strategy guide?

are these three separate lore compendiums? do they all contain unique material or if I get the video game compendium (it looks the largest) will I have it all in there?

sorry for the question overload but it is very confusing :/