Each and every time someone at CD Projekt Red discusses piracy, it seems as though they talk sense. After experimenting with DRM and other methods, CD Projeckt Red has completely abandoned use of DRM in any form. Now, speaking to Forbes, they’ve reiterated their stance: DRM “absolutely does not work”.
The developers behind The Witcher series are done with DRM for its PC games. Seriously. It says that no game the company releases going forward will have any kind of DRM whatsoever.
CD Projekt RED has confirmed that Geralt of Rivia will be getting more ‘action’ in the game’s Xbox 360 release.
So we’ve already had a gander at the fancy schmancy cinematic from the Xbox 360 port of The Witcher 2, but it appears that some actual in-game footage has leaked. The commentary appears to be in Polish, but it still provides us with a pretty extensive look at what we can expect from the 360 version of The Witcher 2.
The Witcher 2, as a PC exclusive, has sold over one million units. By most measures that’s a huge success. But in an interview with PC Gamer CD Projekt’s co-founder Marcin Iwinski claimed that roughly 4.5 million people obtained the game illegally. Despite this, he still maintains that not using DRM measures is the right way to go.
PC gamers that didn’t enjoy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as much as I did should check back in on Thursday, when the massive 2.0 update adds a full tutorial, arena combat, the insanely difficult dark mode, and much, much more. Wanna see a full list?
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings won’t be a port when it comes to the Xbox 360, the developers tell me, it will be “an adaptation”.
Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is live, delivering extended aspect ratio support, 3D Vision support fixes, item storage, cutscene flashbacks and more, topped off with “A Sackful of Fluff”, a lovely bit of free downloadable content.