The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Delayed till May 2015

CD PROJEKT RED have confirmed that their open-world epic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be delayed by 12-weeks. Making the new official release date May 19th, 2015. 

Originally announced to be released on February 24th, 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but in an open letter to all fans from The Board of CD PROJEKT SA they explained:

Ever since we started working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we knew it would be an ambitious game. We wanted, and still aim, to give you an incredible experience, an epic adventure in a vast, completely open fantasy universe.

 

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.

They go on to confirm the new release date and apologise for their hastiness of originally release date. 

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.

 

We owe you an apology. 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.

 

Thank you for the all support you show us on a daily basis. We truly do appreciate it. It has fueled us in our passion since the start and will continue to do so.

It's unfortunate, but these things happen when it comes to games development. In the case of The Witcher 3, it's pretty clear they have their reasons for the delay and the additional time will only make the game experience better.