The Witcher 3 Cursed with Another Delay

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The Witcher 3 is proving too big and complex to ship on time

All good things come to those who wait, right? If so, The Witcher 3 is going to be really, really good when it finally ships. Developer CD Projekt announced another delay for The Witcher 3, pushing back the release three months and setting a new launch date of May 19, 2015. According to an open letter published by The Board of CD PROJEKT SA, the delay essentially relates to the growing size of the game.
"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 letter reads. "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."
CD Projekt considers this to be the "most important game" in the studio's history, and therefore wants to make sure it rids as many bugs from the initial launch as it can. With that in mind, the thinking heads came to the conclusion that an additional 12 weeks would suffice.
It stinks for those who have been eagerly awaiting the game's release, but at the same time, you don't get the sense that CD Projekt is taking gamers' patience for granted. Plus, it's hard to argue with a studio wanting to put out a polished product rather than rushing out a buggy mess.
"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," CD Projekt said.
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