Given the runaway success of the first two The Witcher games, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is generating a lot of interest. CD Projekt Red has announced that the game has been pre-ordered more than a million times ahead of its release on May 19th.
Some folks in the UAE have already managed to play the game thanks to a slip-up that saw copies going up for sale ahead of schedule, and while the developer might not be too happy about that fact, the high number of pre-orders should make up for the sales slip-up.
“We’ve crossed the 1 million pre-order milestone and it’s all thanks to you guys! We would like to thank all the gamers for their trust and support,” said Marcin Iwiński, studio co-founder. “This is the last stretch and we’re pushing hard — over the last two weeks, we’ve increased performance on all platforms and started working full speed on the expansions, Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine.”
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will conclude the story that started in the first game, with the plot touted to be a more personal story for Geralt of Rivia – the titular Witcher – this time around. It will be launched on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC; the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will not be supported. CD Projekt hasn’t broken the pre-order figure into platforms, but it’s likely the PC version had a major contribution given the developer’s support for the PC gaming community in the past.
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