The Witcherpublisher is not looking for a new home
CD Projekt is shutting down any rumors of it being acquired. President and CEO Adam Kiciński said in a recent investor Q&A that CD Projekt is not for sale.
The question came up during the Q&A portion of CD Projekt’sQ1 2023 results. The caller asked about recent rumors that Sony is interested in CD Projekt; for context, they seem to stem from aDestinyleaker, with a screenshot inan accompanying threadalleging PlayStation plans on “buying” CD Projekt Red.
“Nothing has changed on our end,” Kiciński said. “I can repeat what we’ve been saying throughout the years: CD Projekt is not for sale. We want to remain independent; we have–I believe–an excellent strategy. For sure it’s not easy to execute, but it’s very exciting to follow our own path, so it’s a pure rumor.”
CD Projekt has several projects on its docket at the moment, ranging from a newWitchertrilogy to an expansion forCyberpunk 2077, which it hasconfirmedwill be at the upcoming Summer Game Fest in June. The company has encountered some turbulence, like therecent layoffsandre-evaluationof Project Sirius atMolasses Flood. But from what Kiciński has asserted, it sounds like the plan is to stay independent.
Return to Night City
Phantom Libertyalso came up during the investor Q&A. In response to the same investor, SVP Michal Nowakowski didn’t provide any new update on a release date for the expansion. It’s currentlyplanned for 2023but doesn’t have a firm date as of this writing.
“We’ll give more details come June, so very soon–as we have previously mentioned in our communication,” Nowakowski said.
The expansion looks to add toCyberpunk 2077with a new story, including another celebrity appearance: Idris Elba. Since the narrative aroundCyberpunkhas shifted a bit since itsrough launch, thanks toboth updatesand the excellentEdgerunnersanime, there’s definitely some interest in seeing whatPhantom Libertybrings to the table.
