Witcher studio allegedly to be bought by Sony, now CD Projekt Red reacts with clear statement

No, CD Projekt Crimson won’t be purchased by Sony. The developer studio behind video games like The Witcher 3 or Cyberpunk 2077 speaks out clearly in regards to the rumours.

CD Projekt Crimson will stay unbiased. This was said by CEO Adam Kicinski in the midst of the (recent investor conference). Beforehand, there had been rumours for months that the event studio behind video games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 could possibly be acquired by Sony.

Nevertheless, that is – clearly – not the case. In keeping with Kicinski  CD Projekt Crimson is just not on the market. We need to stay unbiased. We now have a wonderful technique, a minimum of in my eyes, which isn’t simple to execute, however all of the extra thrilling to comply with this plan.

The rumours that Sony would possibly take over CD Projekt Crimson got here up in March 2023, however with none type of proof (through VGC). And even in earlier years, there was all the time hypothesis that CD Projekt Crimson would develop into half of a bigger firm.

The consistently ongoing race between the large three – Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo – might be decisive for this. Sony and Microsoft particularly have repeatedly swallowed up and absorbed developer studios – for instance, Bethesda now belongs to Microsoft and Bungie to Sony. Presently, the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is deliberate.

What else is occurring at CD PR

In the identical investor convention, by the way in which, CD Projekt Crimson introduced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was capable of attain a brand new milestone: With a complete of fifty million models offered the role-playing recreation qualifies for the highest 10 best-selling video games of all time

As well as, in June 2023 we’re lastly to study extra about Phantom Liberty – the first and solely story enlargement for Cyberpunk 2077 How this will probably be adopted by new Witcher video games has lengthy been recognized. 

So we’ve got certainty that Sony is just not presently to take over CD Projekt Crimson – what do you consider the most recent improvement concerning the persistent rumours which have continued in latest weeks? What are your hopes and expectations for upcoming video games and initiatives from the Witcher and Cyberpunk developer? Tell us within the feedback!