
Well, this is interesting. It appears that CD Projekt Red may be roping in some modders to help assist on the upcoming next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
As reported by Kotaku, CD Projekt Red may be looking into using the modding community to get the next-gen version ready. This all stems from a statement made by Halk Hogan, who created The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project (HDPR) on PC which improved the graphics, models and textures of the original game. According to Hogan, he's been talking to the company about working in co-operation, although as he mentions, "it’s not certain yet".
"Hello my dear friends!
It's been a long time since the last video. I know I announced a new HDRP preview in early March but I was silent the whole time. Sorry for that. But in return, I have some good news, and the reasons why I was quiet and why I don't have too much to show. I think the most important news is that I got an official message from CDPR about cooperation. While it's not certain yet, it's very likely that HDRP will be included in the official next generation update. I will inform you what's next."
Following this, Kotaku then allegedly contacted CD Projekt Red themselves to see if these talks were true. The company was able to confirm these rumours, but added that at present, there are no "binding agreements" with any party.
"In addition to our own development efforts on the upcoming next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC, we are also in talks with creators of various mods for the 2015 release of the game.
"As of this time, however, we do not have any binding agreements with any such party."
Hogan's work on modding the original game has been nothing short of fantastic, so it's no surprise that the developer would want to bring his wizardry to the team. The character models and textures are very impressive, so those techniques mixed with what ever CD Projekt Red has up their sleeve could mean we'll see a notable difference in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when it launches on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
There's no word for when players can expect the new version to be released outside of the second half of the year, but it will be a free upgrade for all existing owners of the game.
Are you excited for the next-gen release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? Let us know in the comments below.
[source kotaku.com]
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As long as the creators of the mods get paid, then sure, sounds good.
At the moment I'm more excited about this than Cyberpunk, Lol.
@Dezzy
Ha! Same here!
Been a long time since I played this game, so can't wait to revisit.
I just hope it's released at a quiet time of the year, and not the busy October-November period.
I am ONLY waiting for the Series X version of Cyberpunk so I can finally start playing it in all its Glory...
Well they probablybdo a better job, especially if cyberpunk is anything to go by
Are they doing both of the expansions as well, or just the main campaign? I hope it’s everything 🤞
@Xenomorph_79
I'd love to see them remake the first game. Still haven't played that, and it looks a bit clunky by modern standards.
@Richnj Why? They don’t own the IP, CD Projekt doesn’t owe them for voluntary labor
@Brady1138 Not owning the IP has nothing to do with this. If Nintendo took any of the hundreds of fan games and sold it as their own work, they'd get in to trouble. I couldn't take someone's work based on a public domain IP, like any of the Peter Pan or Sherlock Holmes movies, or a piece of music like Clair de Lune and sell them as my own because "they didn't own the IP".
And CDPR don't even own the IP. They have a license agreement with the original creator. So that's a dumb argument to make with The Witcher even if the whole owning the IP argument wasn't dumb itself.
Secondly, working on something just to improve it, or to use as your portfolio to get work, and then having a company take that work for free, is not the same as being asked to work for free.
Maybe the modder is actually totally cool with his work being used for free, but with 30m copies of the game sold, you'd think CDPR, "the consumer friendly dev" would be up for paying the people who worked to make their games great. So even if not paying modders, whose work you are using, weren't a legal issue, it's certainly an ethical one.
I don't see why not, just compensate the modders for their work and it's all good. I think it would be an honor to have the original developer feature your work in an upgraded version of their game.
@Xenomorph_79 a remake of the first two, in the witcher III engine.
Word to the wise: citing Kotaku for anything is a ding against your credibility. Kotaku has proven time and time their interest is pushing out articles regardless of how accurate or knee-jerk they are.
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