CD Projekt CEO Comments on Xbox Exclusivity Gossip: “Happy It’s Not My Headache”

Whereas widespread rumors targeted on recreation exclusivity have induced panic amongst a part of the Xbox fanbase, CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski is slightly blissful that his studio is not concerned.

Talking on X (previously Twitter), Nowakowski talked about that each one the chatter and gossip on the subject makes him blissful that it is not his headache to bear.

He additionally added that CD Projekt’s video games are and can proceed to be platform agnostic. 

Here is the complete message:

This complete exclusivity/or not trade gossip and chatter of in the present day makes me blissful it’s not my headache. CDPR video games are and can proceed to be platform agnostic. We love the actual fact you play the video games we made. It’s as much as you to decide on your playground.

CD Projekt’s newest mainline video games have certainly been principally multiplatform. Solely The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings launched solely on Xbox 360 amongst consoles, skipping the PS3. The studio went so far as releasing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Change, which actually shocked many contemplating the problem of constructing it run on a weaker console.

At present, the studio is engaged on a brand new The Witcher recreation (code-named Polaris) and is coming into full manufacturing on a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, code-named Orion.

Each video games are being developed in Unreal Engine 5, to which the studio has switched from its personal Crimson Engine. Epic Video games’ engine is actually well-suited for a platform-agnostic strategy. That is particularly related contemplating that CD Projekt has lately debunked rumors about an acquisition, then reiterating that the corporate would not intend to promote.

Whereas the rumors (alleging that a lot of Xbox unique video games could also be launched on rival console platforms) which have induced the gossip talked about by Nowakoski haven’t been confirmed, we heard from Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer himself that an occasion that may “share extra particulars in regards to the imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Xbox” shall be hosted subsequent week.