The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Release Date Postponed Again

The gaming community will be frustrated to hear that developers CD Projekt Red have delayed the re-release of the smash hit game The Witcher 3 for next-gen consoles

The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is unarguably one of the best RPG games in the recent past and has really set the bar high for other games past it. The game is a sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and was released on older consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Despite being more than half a decade old at this point, the Witcher 3 game hasn’t died among audiences and is still played and enjoyed by many. 

Excitement for this release is high, but a recent announcement from the developers has informed players that they are postponing the release of The Witcher 3 update for next-gen consoles. 

Game development delays and pushing back of release dates are becoming increasingly common in the video gaming industry, partly due to the Covid pandemic and work-from-home scenario. 

It seems like the next-gen version of The Witcher 3 has met the same fate as CD Projekt Red has decided to: “Postpone Q2 release until further notice.”

As seen from the tweet, the Cyberpunk 2077 developers will be taking over the remaining portion of work on the next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 

Earlier, the game’s development on the next-gen versions was being done by Saber Interactive, who also managed to port the game to the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

This isn’t the first time The Witcher 3 update for next-gen consoles has been delayed. Initially, CDPR was targeting a late-2021 release date for the free next-gen upgrade for the game but it was later pushed to Q2 2022, and now, it’s unclear when we will get to play the game.

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