The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt broke a few hearts recently when it was announced there would be a delay of quite a while before it lands in our libraries.
While CD Projekt Red's reasons for this were to ensure the game arrives as polished as possible, it didn't stop some from assuming it meant there was some trouble in the game's development, or that the studio hadn't got everything done in time.
Basically, that there's going to be something rushed about the Witcher 3. Not so.
In an email to Nerdacy, studio co-founder and CEO Marcin Iwinski wrote the following (emphasis added):
"We are removing the final bugs and still running optimization in various areas. What it will result in is a smoother and more engaging experience and, yes, the game looking better across all platforms. The content is locked, so no content changes are being made at this point. The scale of the open world in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is unprecedented, so fear not – there is enough gameplay to keep you playing for weeks."
In other words, the actual skeleton of the game is there, fully formed and not being changed - for all intents and purposes, the Witcher 3 is finished.
That does allay some fears, and actually makes me a bit happier CD Projekt Red is taking its time to make sure the game will be as bug-free as possible.
Which, frankly, would be a nice change from how other games seem to be doing things.