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[Draugoth]

• Next game (Witcher 4) will be bigger and better than TW3 and Cyberpunk 2077
• Witcher 4 will likely release 1-2 years after full reveal Lessons learned from Cyberpunk
• "There's no magic. There's only hard work and making sure you stay on the right course."
• Better studio organization to avoid another buggy launch, including better review processes and more time for pre
• ProductionCyberpunk's launch wasn't the reason for the switch to UE5
• They wanted to share tech between multiple projects simultaneouslyPC-first release not in the cards ATM (will launch on console at the same time)

 

[Kupfer]

 

[TintoConCasera]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

 

[StereoVsn]

It’s going to be technically competent and amazing game for Modern Audiences!

Also, about the no delay part…

 

[nowhat]

Dear Santa,

I've been a good boy. Or moderately good. Well, not completely terrible at least.

What I want for Xmas is for CDPR not to concentrate on having no delays, but the released product having no bugs. Or at least just a tolerable amount of bugs. Thank you in advance.

 

[SweetTooth]

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Loomy]

• Better studio organization to avoid another buggy launch, including better review processes and more time for pre

Show, don't tell. We'll see.

 

[Gaiff]

No delays.

Yeah, CDPR overpromising again.

 

[Represent.]

No delays.

Yeah, CDPR overpromising again.

Its pretty easy to do. Just dont announce a release date until its Gold. Same will happen with GTA6

 

[TintoConCasera]

Its pretty easy to do. Just dont announce a release date until its Gold. Same will happen with GTA6

Would the investors be fine with that?

 

[Luipadre]

Just make sure to skip this gen and launch exlusively on the next gen of consoles. This shit wont come out before 2029 anyway

 

[HL3.exe]

So, they're talking to their shareholders, not consumers. God I hate big studios going public.

Maybe focus on the writing and mechanics instead of stability.

A fantastic/ambitious but buggy game can get patched, a boring game will stay boring

 

[lh032]

DEI, female witcher confirmed.

To all witcher fans, please manage your expectations.

 

[M.W.]

Gonna be balls at release like all their games.

 

[TheRedRiders]

I know I sound like a naïve idiot, but my hunch is they'll deliver on this big time - the Cyberpunk launch would be enough to traumatise any studio in getting their shit together.

Witcher 3 is in my top 3 all time so I'm really looking forward to this.

 

[Embearded]

I believe they learned their lesson and will deliver a much better game this time.

 

[iamvin22]

Would the investors be fine with that?

Nope. But they switched their stance on launching on console day 1. This is very important because inorder for their game to launch they'd need 3rd party certification. They won't get a first pass but both ms and Sony will allow certain v2's and maybe v1's to skert by depending on case end.

I can promise you this game will get a minor delay because of the certification process.

 

[Hyet]

They better optimize the shit out of UE5 too.

 

[elmos-acc]

"Biggest" game, no delays and well optimized?

If the strategy is to delay the "full reveal" until certain conditions are met, then I can see that as a strategy. But saying that "this time, we're going to avoid mistakes and work better" is not really anything. Good luck to them though.

 

[Gonzito]

All I hope is that they vastly improve the combat, and character animation when controlling it

The way Geralt jogs its embarassing in W3. Thank god we have mods to fix it

 

[Dr. Suchong]

This isn't going to age well, is it?

 

[Saber]

I have high hopes for Witcher 4. Just don't let modern wackos write the story and do a better combat.

 

[hemo memo]

 

[rodrigolfp]

Thanks for the info, captain obvious.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Can't wait, but please better combat.

 

[Skifi28]

Show, don't tell.

 

[FeastYoEyes]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

No kidding. The movement also drove me crazy in Witcher 3.

 

[Xtib81]

Can't fucking wait. Cd projekt are among gthe very best.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

This isn't going to age well, is it?

Nope.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

DEI, female witcher confirmed.

To all witcher fans, please manage your expectations.

People are starting to become obsessed with this lol. There’s been plenty of great games in gaming with a female lead. It’s all about how it’s done (deep character with great writing without talking down to the audience).

 

[Mister Apoc]

so is Ciri going to be the lead?

 

[LordOfChaos]

"For us, it's unacceptable to launch (like Cyberpunk). We don't want to go back."

I will allow myself one excite. At the end of The Witcher 3 I always thought planet-hopping Ciri on a next gen engine would make for an amazing game. Her powered up portion of the game was so hype.

DEI, female witcher confirmed.

To all witcher fans, please manage your expectations.

If this isn't sarcasm with Poe's law in full swing, it was pretty clear Ciri would be taking a bigger role after 3, and a woman or a person of colour simply existing doesn't automatically mean DEI or woke

 

[Magic Carpet]

Hope they have ranged combat, I'm getting to where I don't like mele sword, hack and slash dodge parry stuff anymore. Just let me point and shoot.

 

[PeteBull]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

Chances are, it will likely be that raging feminist lesbian from ghost of yotei(or similar crazy one or guy who pretends to be a woman and tells sane ppl to aknowledge his mental illness.
Gone are the days of making stuff like tihs

 

[mayham2199]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

This is what I was going to post. I don’t know if I can do another Witcher with bad combat.

 

[Dazraell]

so is Ciri going to be the lead?

The most popular theory based on an artwork revealed by CDPR is that you'll play as a brand new Witcher from Lynx school

 

[Salty Pickle]

DEI, female witcher confirmed.

To all witcher fans, please manage your expectations.

Mmm scissor action.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I love CDPR, but I expect this to age like milk.

I'm willing to wait and to have delays, I don't care, I just don't want Witcher 4 to feel like it has anything "forced". No woke stuff. Have a compelling story. Don't make this game feel like it's only being released because Witcher 3 was a massive success.

 

[MagiusNecros]

DEI, female witcher confirmed.

To all witcher fans, please manage your expectations.

They wouldn't retcon their own lore would they?

 

[lh032]

They wouldn't retcon their own lore would they?

Sadly, assuming if they really want to do it, they will find a way to do it.

 

[RJMacready73]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

Hahah fuck me I thought my username tag was amusing, those Mods sure as shit are a shower of bastards, funny bastards mind

R.e. Witcher, ain't noway in hell are CDPR gonna fuck up the release of Witcher3 after the absolute debacle that was Cyberpunk, I mean it was that bad Sony delisted it and give refunds FFS, it don't get worse than that, yeah this game is releasing in tip top condition and id bet the house on it, I'm just sorry to see them switch to UE5, I thought the Red engine was grand

 

[Mayar]

• Better studio organization to avoid another buggy launch, including better review processes and more time for pre
• ProductionCyberpunk's launch wasn't the reason for the switch to UE5

 

[Pharaoh 117]

Here's hoping they hire a combat director for this one.

Yeah, they need people that know what they are doing because combat was already a problem in TW2 and they barely improved it in 3. And they need to improve gameplay outside of combat as well, because controlling your character is not good either. TW3 is fucking awesome but the playing part of the game could improve a LOT.

 

[samoilaaa]

before you get excited read this from a post on the subreddit

 

[EviLore]

• Better studio organization to avoid another buggy launch, including better review processes and more time for pre-production

It's unclear to me that a long pre-production period is the solution for any of CDPR's development problems.

 

[V1LÆM]

i'll get it on PC where it'll be fine. just don't buy it on console until the next gen version lol.

 

[nowhat]

R.e. Witcher, ain't noway in hell are CDPR gonna fuck up the release of Witcher3 after the absolute debacle that was Cyberpunk, I mean it was that bad Sony delisted it and give refunds FFS

For the umpteenth time. Let's stop with the revisionist history. The reason Sony delisted the game was because CDPR said everyone can get a refund. Sony doesn't do refunds. So their response was "ok, I guess we'll give refunds then, also, fuck you and your game".

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Delay as much as you want if it means avoiding another Cyberpunk situation, make it as close to flawless as can be, beyond reproach.

 

[DeafTourette]

No bugs is all I ask for.