Microsoft would most likely raise a howl over the matter as there are reports that Polish game developer CD Projekt RED will be releasing a new patch to its open-world role-playing game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” very soon that will bring substantial changes including performance improvements to the PlayStation 4 version of the game.
The American tech and gaming company would surely want that the new patch also brings performance improvement to its current-generation gaming console – the Xbox One – but it seems that CD Projekt RED focused more on Sony’s PS4 version of the game, notes Bidness ETC.
The patch will actually come out before the planned release of the game’s expansion officially known as “The Hearts of Stone.”
It was actually Marcin Momot, community manager of CD Projekt RED, who confirmed that the upcoming patch to “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” is going to go live before the release of “The Hearts of Stone.”
He also added that the changes that the patch of the video game will bring are going to be massive. It shall also fix the stuttering issues related to the camera during horse animations.
The new patch shall also fix the recent glitch that has been discovered by the community, which allows players to freeze any enemy with the Yrden sign.
“The Heart of Stone” expansion pack of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” is to be released on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC on October 13, which means that the patch will be rolled out before that date. The new patch will actually prepare the game for the launch of the expansion pack.
Debunking the rumors
Meanwhile, there have been rumors going around that CD Projekt Red is planning to sell itself to gaming industry giant Electronic Arts (EA).
The rumors were actually surprising especially at the heels of the successful launching of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” which sold over six million copies already,
The cardinal rule in gaming is that nobody should comment or dignify rumors in order to kill the wrong story via natural death.
But CD Projekt Red felt compelled to make a comment and it vehemently denied that it was selling to EA. The speculations about the possible sale of CD Projekt Red started on the inside from an employee leak to Dark Side of Gaming, details the Express of UK.
According to the employee, he was just sharing the bad news because he apparently saw several EA people wandering about their offices for meetings. Since the Polish developer does not have any new games coming out in the next two years, EA people could not be there for a publishing deal with CD Projekt Red.
That leads to the assumption that EA people were there because they are interested in acquiring CD Projekt Red and its game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,” which is quite absurd considering that EA already has in its roster “Dragon Age: Inquisition,” which is a similar role-playing game as “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.”
With the denial of CD Projekt Red, it becomes clear that the fiercely independent Polish game developer will continue to remain as one and will have its firm hold on “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.”
Taking risks
Back in May, the Polish game developer explained that they wanted to continue taking risks and coming up with the most creative ideas possible, while avoiding becoming a dominating force in the gaming industry.
However, there are still reports saying that CD Projekt RED could in fact ready to sell and join force with EA.
Momot explained that CD Projekt RED is not selling despite the strange set of events when a studio riding so high on their latest success, has to deviate off course when the sense of its very identity has been put in question by another report.
The Polish game developer always comes up with a game that is a visual feast for gamers. It was very evident with the PC version of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” because the locales in the game were simply astounding.