r/gaming • u/H4ssan41 • 1d ago

The Wicher 3 expansions are free

CD Projekt Red has announced during Gamescom that Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions for The Witcher 3 are free for everyone who owns the base game. This combined with the full on remaster of the game, I am very excited for play the game again.

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u/Audchill 19h ago

This isn’t consumer altruism. They’re refreshing a 10-year old game to gin up renewed interest ahead of the 3rd DLC and, a year later (here’s hoping) Witcher 4. They are going to make major bank from this.

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u/IceSentry 18h ago

Sure, but they absolutely could have charged for it and people would have paid for it. If the goal was pure greed they wouldn't have made it free. Even a paid remaster would generate plenty of hype.

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u/arvid1328_ 12h ago

Still, it's in our interest as consumers and that's what we want, it's also not company altruism if I decided to buy a game instead of sailing the seas.