CD Projekt RED’s Marcin Iwinski has told GIÂ in an interview that by giving away free DLC they had seen a rise in sales of The Witcher 2.
“When we put it out for free, we saw a boost in the sales with the Enhanced Edition because it just created goodwill, and it refreshes the product,” said Marcin.
The publishers had wanted to charge for the DLC but CD Projekt persuaded them to take a gamble.
“Sadly I see the industry trending toward over-exploiting the gamer, and I think this will come back to the publishers that are doing that, and eventually, people will stop buying their stuff,” he said.
LTG Davey
Valve and CD Projekt Red – quite possibly the only two devs on the planet who still give a shit about their customers.
LTG Davey
I also find it funny this story is posted the same day we find out about EA and their middle finger to Battlefield3 owners. Such a contrast :D
Forrest_01
What middle finger? Have i missed something??
LTG Davey
Well, BF4 coming out just 2 years after BF3 and, more importantly, soon after EA have finished drip-feeding people that pricey Battlefield Premium stuff, rendering it all redundant.
KeRaSh
Really? Releasing a sequel after two years of support with new content is regarded as a middle finger these days?
You really shouldn’t consider playing CoD then. I’ve heared they release new games on an annual basis…
Forrest_01
Yeah, as with most things its subjective – Don’t get me wrong, i see your point (especially when you take into account the gap between BF2 & BF3), but the things mentioned simply won’t affect me.
I have had BF3 since launch & have played the mutliplayer pretty much every week since (mainly as i run the meet on a Friday). I got Back to Karkand for free as i preordered & am not into CQC, so didn’t bother buying that pack when it was released.
I also haven’t bothered with premium, as i am really not bothered about additional tags, knives, guns, priority queueing or whatever, as the game has enough to keep me occupied without. Also, as mentioned above, i’m not really into CQC, so premium was never going to be as good value for me anyway.
I may get the Armoured Warfare pack when it is released, but it will entirely depend on price & content. If it isn’t worth it, i won’t bother.
All in all, i think that although i still have a lot of fun with BF3, i may very well be ready for BF4 when it actually launches & as i have only paid the entry price of the game for all of the hours of enjoyment i have gotten out of it, i don’t feel ripped off at all. :)
MayContainEvil
I’ve been eyeing up the hardcopy of The Witcher 2 version 2.0 for weeks, does anyone know if it comes with a Steam code for the game? I hate having to play with the disc in…
Burgess_101
Send an Email to them, I am sure they will supply you with a steam copy.
Faulker
The game is DRM free, you don’t need the disc in the tray. You can also redeem a copy on their site GOG.com
Here’s the link
http://www.gog.com/en/witcher2/backup/
colmshan1990
Why not just buy it off Steam?
It’s probably cheaper that way too.
yogdog
I bought my copy on Steam and got a free DRM copy from GoG.com as well. Awesome service, was very impressed.
Burgess_101
The PC gaming community love Cd Projekt and it really shows here. People are willing to give up their pirate hats even with no intention of buying the game if they realise a dev. truly cares. EA, Activision etc. Take note!
blarty
They’re also more willing to turn a blind eye to questionable practices from both CD Projekt and Valve, whilst jumping straight down the throats of other publishers – such is fandom, I suppose.
Burgess_101
I wouldn’t say that. CD Projekt once announced they could find anyone that pirated their game but to all fans detest whether they bought it or not, so they dropped it. Either way A business is a business and in order to succeed sometimes you need to make a dirty move and I understand that and both Valve and CD Projekt keep that to a minimum. Unlike EA for example who constantly annoy gamers on a regular basis e.g. BF4 beta, Battlefield Premium, Cryisis and thats just a few.
The Lone Steven
EA could learn from them. I say could but they won’t as actually respecting their customers is too much to ask and they would rather milk us dry. As well as Capcom. In fact, can we force EA and Capcom to attend a lecture by CD on how to treat your customers?
If only more publishers would listen to their developers as well as seeing that charging for a lot of DLC is not as effective as releasing free DLC as more gamers will go for free DLC. That said if CD projekt red really want to treat us, they could port The Witcher 2 over to PS3. ^_^ It’s not like we would ignore the game if they did port it over. ;)