What Manner of Witcher-craft Will CD Projekt Bring to E3? Sounds Like Something for Consoles [UPDATED]

The comments here from "PC gamerz" are amusingly pathetic. Keep it up!

I hope they bring this to consoles. I am playing with a 360 controller, and it's magic. The controls feel fit to the controller perfectly. If I'm not mistaken, the tutorial told (they are horrible, just look in the menu) me to "hit the X button for light attack and Y for strong".  That seems like a lot of UI without a port in mind.

As long as they don't compromise the game on PC to make the console kids happy I'm fine with it.

I bet it's something related to The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. They were working on that before and it was something that was put on hold because of Witcher 2.

@TehJedicake said:

God fucking damn it, this was supposed to be my dream game where only hardcore PC gamers would get it, not to have it ported for consolefags and ruin it.

Why would you not want the game released on consoles? So less people can purchase a fine game like the Witcher 2? So they can't make back revenue just to satisfy some silly notion that they'll be hurting their "loyal" PC fanbase? I don't get it. The game plays better on a gamepad anyway, that's what I play it on, not really any work to do to get it on consoles.

HURF DERF HOW DARE THEY GIVE OUR SHINING GEM TO CONSOLE PEASANTS. 
 
Seriously grow up folks, the more people who can enjoy this great game the better.

Ugh... ''console kids''... ''consolefags'' So fucking typical.

lol at the PC crowd that are pissed at this. In this day and age, you simply cannot ignore the console market and hope to live off of loyal PC enthusiasts......unless you're Valve or Blizzard. Quit acting like children and grow the fuck up. At least on PC, people can enjoy better graphics, performance, and partake in the awesome Steam sales.

                God fucking damn it, this was supposed to be my dream game where only hardcore PC gamers would get it, not to have it ported for consolefags and ruin it.
           

A reworked version of RotWW, made using a Red Engine console build.

hopefully they start porting with The Witcher and don't jump straight to 2, but what do we know

lol at the PC crowd that are pissed at this. In this day and age, you simply cannot ignore the console market and hope to live off of loyal PC enthusiasts......unless you're Valve or Blizzard. Quit acting like children and grow the fuck up. At least on PC, people can enjoy better graphics, performance, and partake in the awesome Steam sales.

I heard it was something completely unrelated to the Witcher series.  we'll find out soon enough anyway.
 
The platform bashing in this thread is pathetic and mildly amusing.  the pic was funny at least considering someone went thru all the trouble to make it, right down to the non-vsync tear line in the middle.  creative.  the responses not so much unfortunately.  come on console guys put some creativity into your nerdrage.
 
anyone with a computer that can meet the minimum specs shouldn't wait,  just play it on the PC now on minimum settings.  The xbox version is going to look like the PC version with all settings set to minimum/off anyway.  And the load times will be atrocious and frequent because of the limited memory in the current gen consoles.  Just play it now and turn the settings down.  if/when you get a decent video card you can crank it up and enjoy the pretty version.

Please let it be the Witcher 2 on the Xbox 360

                HURF DERF HOW DARE THEY GIVE OUR SHINING GEM TO CONSOLE PEASANTS.  Seriously grow up folks, the more people who can enjoy this great game the better.
           

God fucking damn it, this was supposed to be my dream game where only hardcore PC gamers would get it, not to have it ported for consolefags and ruin it.

@Abyssfull: its like i'm browsing 4chan!

There was a hint to a PS3 release in one of the launch trailers. I'm surprised no gaming site saw it.

My guess is that it will be a port of The Witcher 2 and will include a remastered The Witcher 1 and every future game and DLC for The Witcher will also be multiplatform.

I heard it was something completely unrelated to the Witcher series.  we'll find out soon enough anyway.  The platform bashing in this thread is pathetic and mildly amusing.  the pic was funny at least considering someone went thru all the trouble to make it, right down to the non-vsync tear line in the middle.  creative.  the responses not so much unfortunately.  come on console guys put some creativity into your nerdrage. anyone with a computer that can meet the minimum specs shouldn't wait,  just play it on the PC now on minimum settings.  The xbox version is going to look like the PC version with all settings set to minimum/off anyway.  And the load times will be atrocious and frequent because of the limited memory in the current gen consoles.  Just play it now and turn the settings down.  if/when you get a decent video card you can crank it up and enjoy the pretty version.

It's obviously the Witcher 3DS.

YES. This makes me very happy, what with my next computer being at least a year off. 

There was a hint to a PS3 release in one of the launch trailers. I'm surprised no gaming site saw it.

After seeing some of The Witcher 2 being played, I really hope that CD Projket are bringing this to consoles. I will give you the money right now.

Apart from maybe the graphics, there's nothing about The Witcher 2 which suggests it couldn't work on a console just as well as it works on a PC.  If anything, it already feels like a slightly clunky PC port of a console game in some ways.
 
The Witcher wasn't really popular because it was some last bastion of 'hardcore PC gaming' or whatever the fuck anyway - it just did choice & consequence much better than anybody else.  While everybody else was still asking meaningless hug puppy / stamp on puppy nonsense, The Witcher was asking you to consider how you balance terrorism vs. racism, and then shoving the results of those choices in your face.
 
There's no reason the franchise won't be accepted by a console audience, as long as they don't make the Dragon Age mistake of assuming that in order for their game to appeal to a console audience, they have to treat the player like they have ADHD.
 
@TorMasturba said:

Further more, why is there always one who complains about not being able to keep something good to himself, why can't that one person be happy that more gamers get to experience a great game?

If they feel like they can produce a product they can stand by for consoles then I'm game.  It's anybody's guess as to what it might be if it's something new.  I'd be okay with a compilation of the two games and maybe using the Witcher 2 engine, but it's CD Projekt's call. 

@Zabant said:

@Abyssfull: its like i'm browsing 4chan!

i said 'console brethren' and 'console crowd' in my post (which presented an argument rather than a rant), PLEASE ACCEPT ME AS A COOL PC GAMER WHO ISN'T AN ELITIST ! we're friends rite guise ?

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

@Zabant said:

@Abyssfull: its like i'm browsing 4chan!

i said 'console brethren' and 'console crowd' in my post (which presented an argument rather than a rant), PLEASE ACCEPT ME AS A COOL PC GAMER WHO ISN'T AN ELITIST ! we're friends rite guise ?

You edited it. Your post did initially say console kids. 

Yes, I want this! I'm sorry computer, I promise I'll build you one day...

......my new $1600 gaming pc gets raped by this game...how the hell is it going to work on an old ass console? (not a fanboy, i have a 360...i honestly don't get it)  Just make it look not awesome? 
 
that aside, this explains why the game is dx9 and why the controls were obviously designed for a gamepad. 

I will buy this.  I will buy this and love it.

Oh god, all in all it just shows you the reason PC gamers are still seen in the same light as stamp collectors or train spotters.

Witcher on consoles? what's next starcraft 2 and Civ 5 on the NGP...

sounds good to me

oh btw from what I've reead http://www.eurogamer.cz/articles/tvurci-zaklinace-predstavi-novy-projekt
the devs have said that this is a "brand new project".
I personally doubt its witcher 2 for consoles but meh.

That could be really awesome. Especially since Ryan seemed to enjoy the game so much on the gamepad during his quick look

Guess they finally decided to make it official that they're working on a console version. Can't wait to see how this will turn out.