'It Would Be Difficult' CD Projekt Red Sets Expectations for Future Witcher Expansions

'It Would Be Difficult' CD Projekt Red Sets Expectations for Future Witcher Expansions

From GameRant (Written by Sarah Fields) on | OpenCritic

A new statement from CD Projekt Red's joint CEO indicates that expansions likely won't be on the table for the upcoming trilogy of The Witcher games. This may be disappointing to fans of The Witcher franchise, but the nature of the games' development makes the reveal understandable.

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During the latest CD Projekt Red earnings call, the joint CEO, Michal Nowakowski, talked about the possibility of The Witcher 4 and beyond receiving expansions, as The Witcher 3 has. Specifically, the question pointed to the "ambitious project pipeline" planned for the franchise, and whether the company saw room for developing expansions for the new trilogy. The CEO responded that the team's plans are indeed ambitious, and that it will already be quite difficult to release all three Witcher games within a six-year span, as CD Projekt Red intends. While he didn't offer a concrete "no" to the question, the CEO noted "it would be difficult" to do so, so fans shouldn't hold their breath for significant DLC to The Witcher 4, 5, and 6....