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The Witcher 3 To Have 16 Free DLC

06 November 2014

CD PROJEKT RED continues to wow the games industry with The Witcher 3. Today, they just announced in a press release that they have 16 free DLC on schedule for the game; these will be available to anyone who buys the game, either before or after the release (currently pinned for February 24, 2015) and regardless of the platform (PC, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One).

The free DLC program will start on February 25, when CD PROJEKT RED will release the Temerian Armor Set (horse armor included) and a Beard and Hairstyle Set for Geralt, the game’s protagonist; after this bundle, a new one will be released each week, and the second bundle will contain  an additional quest and an alternative look for one of the game’s main characters, Yennefer of Vengerberg.

 

Marcin Iwiński, co-founder and Joint CEO of CD PROJEKT RED, stated in an open letter to The Witcher 3 fans:

We love games. We love collecting them, playing them, and everything connected to that experience. Every time we reach out for a new release, we expect to be taken care of. We expect support if we encounter any problems, we love updates constantly improving the experience, and we feel really special when we receive free content that gives us more than we initially paid for. It doesn’t have to be huge, it can be an awesome skin for a character, or an extra sword, or armor.
Unfortunately this treatment is quite rare these days. As gamers, we nowadays have to hold on tight to our wallets, as surprisingly right after release, lots of tiny pieces of tempting content materialize with a steep price tag attached. Haven’t we just paid a lot of cash for a brand new game?
As CD PROJEKT RED, we strongly believe this is not the way it should work and, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we have decided to do it differently. Cutting to the chase, everyone who buys Wild Hunt will receive 16 specially prepared DLCs absolutely for free, regardless of platform. You don’t have to pre-order, you don’t have to buy any special edition to get them — if you own a copy of Wild Hunt, they’re yours. This is our way of saying thank you for buying our game
This isn’t new for the studio, since they have released completely free Enhanced Editions of The Witcher 1 & 2 on PC for those who had bought the original game. The Witcher 3 continues to be the most anticipated game by many gamers - will the hype be justified? We’re only a little over three months away from finding out.