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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now as much as an unbelievable 60 million copies offered, CD Projekt has introduced as a part of its newest monetary report.
The 60 million determine contains gross sales of the base sport and the GOTY model, however excludes expansions offered individually.
It’s near overtaking the newest gross sales determine we’ve got for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In a June 2023 interview with IGN, Bethesda growth chief Todd Howard mentioned Skyrim had offered over 60 million copies. So, we now have a possible tie for the best-selling role-playing sport of all time.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launched in Could 2015, and lately celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Right here’s Adam Badowski, joint CEO of CD Projekt, on The Witcher 3 gross sales milestone:
Certainly, the third a part of Geralt’s adventures marks a pivotal level in our historical past. The sport earned a whole bunch of awards and solidified our studio’s standing, however extra importantly, it introduced untold hours of adventures and feelings to tens of millions of video games the world over. I’m proud to announce that since its launch The Witcher 3 has offered over 60 million copies, securing a spot amongst the bestselling video video games in all historical past, and motivating us to hold on with intensive work on the subsequent trilogy set on this universe.
That’s a reference to The Witcher 4, which is at the moment in full manufacturing. 422 out of 730 builders at CD Projekt are engaged on the sequel, which received’t be out till 2027 at the earliest.
Final week, Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt, hit again at criticism of The Witcher 4 specializing in Ciri — and informed so-called followers of the franchise to “learn the rattling books.”
“That is simply silly,” Cockle mentioned of the backlash in opposition to The Witcher 4, sparked as a consequence of it that includes Ciri as its protagonist for the first time as a substitute.
“It is not woke,” Cockle continued, talking throughout a video printed by Fall Damage. “There’s nothing woke about it. [Ciri]’s a cool character from The Witcher, they usually’re gonna give attention to that character, and that is superior.”
Talking completely to IGN forward of The Witcher 4 reveal, government producer Małgorzata Mitręga mentioned Ciri was “the very natural, logical alternative.”
“It was at all times about her, ranging from Saga once you learn it in the books. She’s an incredible, layered character. And naturally, as a protagonist we mentioned goodbye to Geralt beforehand. So it is a continuation. I assume for all of us it’s like she was meant to be. That was at all times her.”
And in February, the director of The Witcher 4 clarified {that a} new video featured the similar in-game mannequin of Ciri after some had thought her face regarded completely different.
We’ve received a lot extra unique content material on The Witcher 4, together with a trailer breakdown and an interview with CD Projekt the place the developer explains why The Witcher 4 will keep away from a Cyberpunk 2077-style launch catastrophe.
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