Witcher Game Project Sirius Now Has A "New Framework," But Dev Doesn't Say What That Means
CD Projekt has confirmed that the work it did on a new Witcher game to give it a «new framework» has now been completed. In a regulatory filing, CD Projekt said this work on Project Sirius--the codename for the new game--has now been completed. The game is being developed by The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based developer owned by CD Projekt.
We still don't know anything about what the «new framework» is or why it needed to be undertaken. Game development is a highly iterative process, so it's not surprising that the game underwent some changes. What is more notable is that CD Projekt made these changes public by way of a legal filing due to the financial impact of the situation.
CD Projekt Red originally said the value of expenses incurred from implementing the «new framework» came to 33.4 million PLN ($7.6 million USD) for 2022 and 9.5 million PLN ($2.2 million USD) for January and February 2023. This comes out to 42.9 million PLN, or $9.7 million USD.
In its newest filing dated May 11, CD Projekt said it was making partial changes to that accounting in the amount of 21.5 million PLN ($5.2 million USD) for expenses incurred in 2022, down from the 33.4 million PLN ($7.6 million USS) it originally reported. Additionally, a part of the development expenditures for Project Sirius in the first quarter of 2023 will be written off--the amount is 2.7 million PLN ($650,000 USD).
The wording of CD Projekt's original announcement suggested a «complete scrapping» of the existing version of Project Sirius, but the developer never confirmed (or denied) this.
A spokesperson for CD Projekt told GameSpot back when the major changes were first announced: «Our current focus is ensuring that Project Sirius is aligned with the strategy of
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