The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Delayed Until May 2015 by CD Projekt Red

Written by Brandon Hofer on December 09, 2014

News: If you were anxiously awaiting your chance to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt then you are going to have to wait a few months later than you thought.

If you have been looking forward to playing Witcher 3 CD Projekt Red just revealed you are going to have to wait a few more months. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was set to be released in February, however, its new release is now set for May 19, 2015. CD Projekt Red released an open letter to their community which you can see below:

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“Dear Gamers,

Ever since we started working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we knew it would be an ambitious game. We wanted, and still aim, to give you an incredible experience, an epic adventure in a vast, completely open fantasy universe.

The sheer size and complexity of The Witcher, key features of the title, have had a decisive impact on production. Now, nearing the end of our work, we see many details that need to be corrected. When we release the most important game in our studio's history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly.

With this in mind, we took another look at current workloads and what they mean for the team. Even though everyone is working at full speed, we concluded that we need another 12 weeks, so we are shifting the release date of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to May 19th, 2015.

We owe you an apology. We set the release date too hastily. It's a hard lesson, one to take to heart for the future. We know what we want to do to make Wild Hunt one of the best RPGs you will ever play. And we continue to work hard to achieve just that. So, we apologize and ask for your trust.

Thank you for the all support you show us on a daily basis. We truly do appreciate it. It has fueled us in our passion since the start and will continue to do so."

The Board of CD PROJEKT SA

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It is always disappointing when a game you are looking forward to is delayed. With that said though we have had a few big profile games launch over the last couple of months that had significant issues and should have been delayed but weren’t. When you look at the delay of Witcher 3 in that context then I think we can all agree that CD Projekt Red should take all of the time they need to make sure they deliver a quality product. What do you think about this delay? Let us know in the comments section below.