The Witcher 3 sells 6 million - read an open letter from CD Project RED

The Witcher 3 released on the 19th of May 2015, and a legend was born.

More than three months later and the game has been embraced by critics and consumers alike and it’s surely set to appear on many best of year lists come December time.

The latest news is that Wild Hunt has sold more than six million copies since release - an amazing achivement for a single player game in the RPG genre.

To celebrate, CD Project RED Studio Head Adam Badowski had this to say:

Hey Gamers!

Time does fly! These few months since launch passed faster than you can say potestaquisitor.

We’ve been hard at work delivering you new content, fixing what needed to be fixed, and secretly plotting how to rock this boat we call the RPG genre even more.

We’ve just concluded our shareholder conference where we announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt family got a bit bigger -- we sold over 6 million copies of the game in six weeks since launch.

Worry not, I won’t discuss any financial stuff here. I would, however, like to give you some insight on what that means to us as game creators. One could think we have six million reasons to be happy and that’s it.

We do, but that number is also a big responsibility and I want everyone to know that we, as a studio, realize that. For us, all your high praise, all the positive reviews, are also an obligation -- we’ve made a really good game but there’s still a long road ahead of us.

Everyone here in CD PROJEKT RED is really attached to their work and how you, the gamers, perceive it. RED is full of artists, wild dreamers and people crazy about what they do (and sometimes just plain crazy).

We lose sleep over that particular colour the sun has when it sets over Velen, and argue over arranging the furniture in a house the majority of gamers will probably never see.

We’re not the kind of people who are easily satisfied and we always strive for more. I’d like you to know that.

Yes, six million copies is a great achievement for a company making RPGs, but this business is not only about that.

If our games are a gallery of sound, picture and text - you are the visitors of this gallery. To an artist, there’s no sweeter sight than people enjoying their work.

That’s why, in the name of all the devs in the studio, I’d like to say thanks to each and every one of you. Thanks!

Adam Badowski, Head of Studio CD PROJEKT RED

It’s great to hear from a company, which is so obviously excited about what they do and one which remembers where that success comes from - millions of gamers parting with their hard-earned cash to throw themselves into an experience.

CD Project RED has been tireless in their quest to fix every bug and deliver new free content to players, with frequent updates and some of the best communication around.

And all that hard work has paid off, with plenty of loyal players who have enjoyed and shared their experiences.

And that will also pay dividends for the company with a couple of paid for expansion packs due for release in late 2015 and early 2016. We’re willing to bet they’re going to sell like proverbial hot cakes.

For now, if you haven’t played The Witcher 3 yet, what are you waiting for?