Nachdem das polnische Entwicklerstudio CD Project RED zuletzt bekannt gegeben hat, dass The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt nicht mehr in diesem Jahr veröffentlicht wird, fragen sich die wartenden Fans natürlich, wie es derzeit um den Titel steht. Während einer aktuellen Investorenkonferenz gab das Entwicklerstudio aktuell Einblick auf den derzeitigen Entwicklungsstand des kommenden NextGen-RPGs. Eine Liste mit allen wichtigen Details gibt’s im nachfolgenden Beitrag.
Things Completed In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt:
• Dialogue lines are closed & implemented.
• They are currently recording voice overs for each language version of the game.
• The world of the game is completed – locations are finished, all important gameplay mechanics are already implemented.
• Graphic assets and animations are nearing completion.
• The game can already be played in full.
• REDengine 3 supports all 3 platforms.
• The physical elements of the collector’s edition are in production.
Things Development Still Working On For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt:
• Implementation of the remaining side quests.
• Importing voice overs and testing their quality/changing them.
• Gameplay testing and balancing.
• Continuous work on improving the quality of graphic assets, animations, effects and sounds – this will last until just before going gold.
• REDEngine3 optimization.
Actual Reason Behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Release Delay From 2014 To 2015:
• Less competition.
• Improved effectiveness of marketing campaign targeted at aware gamers and not random gift-buyers.
• Better polished game: the last 20% of time stands for 80% of the game’s attractiveness.
• More new-gen consoles on the market = more potential customers.
Future Plans of CD Projekt RED:
• Witcher comics – digital and paper.
• Continuous intensive marketing action for The Witcher 3.
• Witcher 3 preorders.
• Release of The Witcher Adventure Game (board game) – Q3 2014.
• 2 mobile titles: The Witcher Adventure Game and a new multiplatform project.
• Together with an external development studio they are working on a multiplatform mobile game, which uses advanced features of tablets and smartphones
• They are entering a completely new territory, both in terms of gameplay and business model
• Work on the project began over a year ago, independently from TW3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
• The game will be announced together with beta sign-ups.
• Commercial release this year.