The Witcher 3 PS5, Xbox Series X|S Versions Have Been Delayed Yet Again
got its much-needed current-gen upgrade in February 2022. ‘s PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (and technically PC) upgrades were slated to come out just after in Q2 2022 after both of which saw a delay. However, CD Projekt Red announced that it was pushing the beefed-up ports even further and taking things into its own hands.
We'll update you as soon as we can. Thank you for your understanding. 2/2
— The Witcher (@witchergame) <a href=«https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1514285276302135304?ref_src=» https: www.comingsoon.net>April 13, 2022
In a tweet on the game’s official Twitter account, the studio revealed that it is delaying the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of “until further notice” with no prospective release window. CD Projekt Red is also “evaluating the scope of work to be done” and moving the development to its own internal studios. Saber Interactive, the team behind the Nintendo Switch port, was previously contracted to do these versions and has seemingly been taken off the project. It’s unclear why Saber was presumably kicked off, but CD Projekt Red is not in a position for bad press or poorly optimized games, given the cataclysmic launch of .
The second tweet in the thread ended with a promise to update users as soon as the situation allows. However, given the indefinite delay, it may take some time to get more information out of CD Projekt Red. The developer has plenty of time, though, given that the recently announced probably won’t be out for years to come.
The enhanced editions of will still be free to anyone who owns the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions. It’ll have a suite of visual and technical upgrades like faster loading and ray tracing along with some items from the series on Netflix.
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