Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red introduced final week that its new-gen replace for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, initially set to launch in Q2 of 2022, was delayed “until further notice.”
As for why, the studio mentioned it was transferring the improve’s growth in-house and evaluating the scope of the replace. However, many took “until further notice” as a not-so-great signal that the replace was in hassle, particularly in mild of CDPR revealing that it’s not utilizing an outdoor studio to deal with the replace and as an alternative doing it in-house. Some experiences referred to the delay as an “indefinite delay,” which regularly comes with the implication of “development hell.”
In a brand new traders name, although, CDPR senior vice chairman of enterprise growth Michał Nowakowski defined that the delay just isn’t in growth hell.
“I’ve been looking at the headlines that popped up here and there over the internet, and I’ve seen one that really drew my attention, which is, ‘Wicher 3 next-gen delayed indefinitely,’ which sounds like the game is in some sort of development hell,” Nowalski mentioned, as reported by PC Gamer. “I need to state this isn’t the very fact. There’s been plenty of insinuations that we’re going to launch, like, June subsequent 12 months or one thing like that. That’s utterly not the case.
“Everything we’re saying is, we have taken the development of the game in-house. That game is going to be finished in-house. We’re evaluating our time, that requies a bit of investigation. That’s all we’re saying. Nobody’s saying the game is delayed [with] some monumental time gap ahead of us. That’s as much as I can say about Witcher next-gen, but I really want to emphasize that fact.”
PC Gamer experiences that later within the traders name, Kowakowski informed traders that “not many” builders are engaged on the new-gen replace, estimating round 15 with extra exterior help workers, seemingly indicating that the replace is nearer to being performed that not.
“Taking over this project will not affect the development of our next game,” he mentioned.
For extra, learn in regards to the Witcher 3 new-gen replace delay after which try this story about how The Witcher 3 has offered greater than 40 million copies. Read about CDPR’s announcement of a brand new Witcher sport that’s going to be made in Unreal Engine 5 after that.
[Source: PC Gamer]
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