CD Projekt Red Explains Why The New Witcher 3 Expansion Was Delayed To 2027, Talks Size And Whether It’s A Prologue – WGB

CD Projekt Purple has shared a wave of latest particulars about Songs of the Past, the upcoming expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, together with why the mission was internally delayed from 2026 to 2027.

Talking throughout in the present day’s earnings name, the corporate confirmed that earlier plans had focused a a lot sooner launch window earlier than the choice was made to push the enlargement again.

“Our early plans assumed that Songs of the Previous might be launched this 12 months. Nevertheless, we determined that it is going to be launching in 2027,” administration defined in the course of the Q&A session.

The corporate later elaborated additional, saying the delay was made alongside the event crew so as to obtain “the absolute best consequence from the patron standpoint.”

That additional growth time seems to be tied to the dimensions of the mission as effectively, as a result of CD Projekt made it very clear that Songs of the Previous is being handled as a full enlargement moderately than a smaller DLC launch.

“Initially, it’s not a DLC. It’s an enlargement,” administration said. “DLCs are the smaller ones which we sometimes give at no cost. Expansions are the larger and juicy ones.”

Method to put me on the spot for utilizing DLC in my article protecting the announcement, guys. Yeesh.

When requested whether or not the brand new content material is nearer in measurement to Hearts of Stone or Blood and Wine, the studio mentioned it leans “a bit of bit nearer to Blood and Wine,” whereas additionally describing it as a “correct massive enlargement.”

Based on CD Projekt, the mission is already in a sophisticated stage of growth, with round 190 builders at the moment engaged on it. A lot of the growth is being dealt with by Idiot’s Principle, whereas CD Projekt Purple supplies artistic oversight to make sure the enlargement feels authentically Witcher.

And apparently the studio is proud of what it has seen to date. When immediately requested whether or not administration was happy with the standard of the enlargement, the response was quick and assured: “Sure, we’re.”

CD Projekt additionally confirmed that Songs of the Previous will launch completely for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S and PC, with no PlayStation 4 or Xbox One variations deliberate. That is additionally why in addition they introduced that the minimal system necessities for The Witcher 3 have been elevated.

As for after we’ll subsequent see the enlargement, the studio says it’ll seem throughout Gamescom, though followers most likely shouldn’t anticipate a public hands-on demo.

As an alternative, CD Projekt steered it’ll doubtless observe the identical format beforehand used for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, which means a guided gameplay presentation is much extra doubtless than open playable classes.

Maybe essentially the most fascinating feedback from the earnings name concerned how Songs of the Previous matches into the broader way forward for the franchise.

When requested whether or not the enlargement acts as a prologue to The Witcher 4, CD Projekt gave an apparently obscure reply, saying it’s “in a means” a prologue, whereas additionally stressing that its essential objective is solely delivering one other nice journey for current followers.

“It’s in a means a prologue, though it’s not a prologue in a verbatim means,” administration defined. “And sure, you may take a look at it as a option to keep sure chatter on The Witcher 3.”

Talking of The Witcher 3, it’s now sitting at greater than 65 million copies offered worldwide. If even a small portion of these 65 million purchase the enlargement, CD Projekt Purple can be a really profitable enlargement.

Loopy to assume it’s going to be round 12 years because it first got here out that The Witcher 3 goes to get a 3rd enlargement.

How fucking previous am I!?