CD Projekt RED has delayed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for a second time, with the hotly anticipated RPG now launching on May 19th.
In a statement, the developer's board wrote:
"The sheer size and complexity of The Witcher, key features of the title, have had a decisive impact on production. Now, nearing the end of our work, we see many details that need to be corrected. When we release the most important game in our studio’s history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly.
"With this in mind, we took another look at current workloads and what they mean for the team. Even though everyone is working at full speed, we concluded that we need another 12 weeks, so we are shifting the release date of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to May 19th, 2015."
The Witcher 3 was originally due for release this year, before being pushed back to February. In May of this year, CD Projekt RED co-founder Marcin Iwinski promised that the game would suffer no more delays, it seems they've had a change of heart.
"We owe you an apology," the statement continues, "We set the release date too hastily. It’s a hard lesson, one to take to heart for the future. We know what we want to do to make Wild Hunt one of the best RPGs you will ever play. And we continue to work hard to achieve just that. So, we apologize and ask for your trust."
While news of the second delay will come as a blow to fans of the series, it's probably a good thing in light of the number of recent games released while effectively broken. Hopefully CD Projekt RED now has the time it needs to make a truly polished experience.
