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Developers, Take Note, the Witcher 3 Standard Edition Actually Gives Back to Fans

Here, we rave about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's standard edition that features a thank you letter from the developers and more free goodies we could ask for.

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ArchangelMike3673d ago

I was really surprised by the 'Thank you' note. It broght back memories of pouring over game manuals back in the day, and looking through the game artwork. Why don't we get that anymore anyway?

FarEastOrient3673d ago

Bonus points for including a OS on disc and the Thank You note.

RocketScienceLvlStuf3673d ago

The thank you note was awesome. First time I have seen something like that

Mariusmssj3673d ago

It's awesome but that said Witcher 2 did have a better standard edition :) https://img217.imageshack.u...

FullmetalRoyale3673d ago

Yeah, that's a classy move. They are showing a lot of respect for their audience. I for one am grateful that I was able to finally give them some money, as they've had my respect for a while.

solid_snake36563673d ago

i love what kojima does with mgs manuals, theirs usually a comic inside.

solid_snake36563673d ago

Now i kinda wish i didnt buy the digital version

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Xer0_SiN3673d ago

i agree. the standard edition, the one which i purchased was chocked full of goodies. kinda reminded me when i bought final fantasy for the nes all those years ago lol.

Gwiz3673d ago

Because it's all about maximizing profits in a declining industry,well software wise that is.

SharnOfTheDEAD3673d ago

These days when you buy a AAA game there's just a leaflet telling you to buy the season pass!

ChronoJoe3673d ago

Somewhat unrelated, but something that bugged me with the Witcher, is how the manual does not fit in the box. Why is that? At least for my copy, it came inside the cardboard sleeve, and does not fit with the note and other in-box content.

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Nyxus3673d ago

I hope other publishers will follow this example.

UltraNova3672d ago

Yeah Ubi, EA, Activision and Square Enix are already jealous of CDPR's stance with gamers and have ordered all games going forward to have free season passes.

No not really...

Devs like CDPR are a dying breed, enjoy/support them while they're still around.

NeonEnigma3673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

I could tell that it was loaded with goodies just by the weight of the case! It was so refreshing to open a game up and have it be filled with content (on disc and off), rather than being asked to purchase more.

showtimefolks3673d ago

But why would developers or publishers do that when they can cut content from main game only to sell it later as dlc expansion packs

Why would they change when we have a lot of gamers defend these bad practices

Why would they change when there are $40 to $50 season passes. Looking at you forza 5 (which launched with less cars,tracks and over content than forza 4)

Until we as gamers change don't expect anything to change

And now so many are excited about next star wars yet EA won't even include all the modes and content that was available on past star wars games. But guess what they expect it to sell 10 million without a single player story and a lot less content, but don't worry it will have a season pass too

CD PROJECT RED ARE INDEPENDENT
THEY OWN THE IP FOR WITCHER
THEY OWN CYBERPUNK 2077

THEY CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY

But than we have bungie who also own destiny IP yet they took out content from the main game to late sell as dlc. This is a proven fact by those play testers who have said when they played it earlier it had a much more content

But guess what we will get dlc and millions of gamers will play it and defend it even though it didn't deliver on many aspects that it was advertised to be

What CD project red are doing is a dying breed kind of thing. Don't get use to it. now a days buy the game and pay 40 for season pass before the game comes out without knowing what content we will actually get. But don't worry trust us we will deliver but do give us 100 dollars up front
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And I know this won't be a popular thing to say but it's time to raise the price of AAA games to over 70 maybe 75. The development cost has gone way up and developers/publishers are and will try their best to get every cent back

Game prices have stayed the same for a long time. No matter how much you hate this thought but it's time to raise the prices, but only if it means less of content cut from main game to sell as dlc

No matter what you say it's a proven fact that game prices need to go up to cover the costs , now whether it happens or not we will see. But if games remain at 60 than expect 40 to 50 dollars of season pass and a lot of content cut from games to later sell as dlc

ninsigma3673d ago

The price of games are always increasing. Last gen they were 60 euro. this gen they started at 70 and are now even hitting 75. So the prices are increasing and so are season passes. So basically all round getting screwed.

I think the standard package for the witcher 3 was so good because it's the last game. I wouldn't expect them to do that for cyberpunk. they've reached the end of a journey and wanted to give something back to the fans. I highly doubt it will happen again.

Hold_It3673d ago

It's not the last game. It's the last game for Geralt.

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lovethenoob3673d ago

This was a huge reason why I bought the game in the first place because truth be told I had no interest to purchase it until I found out all the goodies in it. I hope this game sells well and I hope this helps empower us, the consumer.

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Rumor: The Witcher 3 Will Get a New DLC in 2026

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.

jznrpg2d ago

Sign me up. I haven’t played it since it released on PS4 so I could go for another run with a new DLC.

M3talDiamond1d 23h ago

Day 1 but Please release a PS5 Pro patch also

repsahj1d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

Please include a free Switch 2 upgrade for the switch 1 versions!

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The Witcher 3 Immerse Gamepack — Product Introduction with Marcin Przybyłowicz

Join Marcin Przybyłowicz, Expert Composer at CD PROJEKT RED and the mind behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt OST, as he sets up Immerse Gamepack on PC and dives into Geralt's adventures like never before — with spatial audio powered by Embody.

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Switch Games on Switch 2 Get Massive Performance Boost Without Patch

Nintendo Switch games that haven't received patches are still getting performance and loading boosts across the board on Switch 2.

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