CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski admits in a recent interview, that the only way the Witcher 3 was possible was because of console sales, and that the game couldn't have been released without a downgrade in visuals regardless.
Alexander Morton, the Scottish actor probably best known for starring in British comedy drama Monarch of the Glen - but known to me for being the hilariously foul-mouthed dwarf Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3 - has died aged 81.
The latest revenue report from CD Projekt Group shows Xbox only made up 10% of sales for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 in 2025.
3x less sales than Playstation.
3x less consoles sold than Playstation.
Per captita, it averages out that the same number of users are buying CDP games regardless of platform, no?
The exact same or possibly more because a series S, initial investment and effort to Port to Xbox consoles for a third of the return.
Simply not worth it
A third is a pretty big number to be honest. Like would you rather make 15 million or 20 million? That's the difference that a third makes.
Hey it’s ok. They are really impressed with XBOx’s new CEO so exclusivity is on the way. 😂
Ok but I mean be logical ... modern PC, Switch, PS4 PS5 then you have XBOX, of all of those XBOX is probably only 10 percent... I mean, what do you expect? 10 percent increase in sales is still nothing to sneeze at, remember - this is CD projekt red and they sell a lot of software. 10 percent of their sales is probably what most studios DREAM of selling .... just playing devils advocate..... its easy to say LOL haha XBOX.... but.. I mean we know what it is at this point. I havent bought on since my xbox one X and before that I only used other peoples xboxes since the OG XBOX and stick with PC and Playstation and switch OLED, but .. I mean.... theres nothing WRONG with an xbox considering its just not the best - but they work fine. make no mistake.
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According to Polish podcasters Rock and Boris, CD Projekt RED is reportedly planning a third DLC for The Witcher 3, set to release in 2026.
Sign me up. I haven’t played it since it released on PS4 so I could go for another run with a new DLC.
I wonder why would there be a need to downgrade the PC version because of the consoles? Just have separate builds of the game where the PC version isn't downgraded.
Do we really have to have this discussion EVER again. These guys just told you the hardcore facts about the economics of modern triple A game development.
Lets move on and be happy you got such a great gift this year.
I'm telling you consoles are the only thing keeping the triple a gaming industry alive even though mobile and indie have hurt it a lot.
If consoles do eventually kick the bucket I just don't see these big games with high tech graphics still being made as much. The droves of casuals are needed to fund these games and if they don't have consoles I see more of them going to mobile exclusively instead of PC.
But of course I don't think consoles will ever die at least I hope they don't. The first console manufacturer that sets a cloud platform as their main console will be the first to die out.
Does it matter when the game is as good as it is?
Well then, thank you consoles.. TW3 is a great game. =)