Why The Witcher 3's next-gen delay is more to do with 'new vision' rather than 'development hell'
The Witcher 3 is one of the many games that's yet to receive a next-gen upgrade to make it ready for modern-day consoles. With Cyberpunk 2077 recently getting a next-gen upgrade, fans' hopes were quite high.
It's one of the main reasons some of them have been disappointed with the recent news of CD Projekt Red delaying its release. However, there has been more light on the issue over the possible reason for the delay.
The Witcher 3 has been one of the best games ever made. Aside from great gameplay, the game has stunning graphics. The target for CD Projekt is to enhance the game and make it update with the times. While many felt that there may have been significant problems, it has now turned out that the exact case is different.
A week back, CD Projekt Red announced a delay for the next-gen upgrade of The Witcher 3. Not much was said except that there will be updates in the future. Quite naturally, there have been speculations of major delays on social media.
In response to such speculations, the studio's senior vice president of business development Michał Nowakowski has informed investors of the potential reason.
As reported by PC Gamer, it now appears that there might not be a major delay. The possible reason seems to be a change in vision as CD Projekt Red now wants to complete the work in-house.
Nowakowski's statement points to the fact that there are no issues related to the scale of development of the next-gen upgrade. The decision seems to be based on a vision change.
Earlier, the next-gen port was being made externally, from which CD Projekt Red has decided to shift. The exact reason for the decision is unknown, but it seems that the delay won't be a major one. If anything, it will allow the developers to reassess
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