Quality comes before deadlines. CD Projekt Red has announced a brief delay for the closed beta of their standalone card game, Gwent.
Another delay has been spotted on the horizon and this time it is for the closed beta of Gwent, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red’s venture into the world of digital card games. Originally planned for September, Gwent’s new date is slated for October 25. It’s not such a huge delay, you may argue. If anything, it makes us a tad more eager to try it out.
The main reason for this delay seems to be that quality standards are currently just out of reach. “We know we can make a first impression only once, and want to be sure everything is ready before we blast off,” the team has said in an official statement. “Delivering a good game is more important to us than keeping a deadline,” they have also added, while apologizing for the inconveniences that this may cause for Gwent lovers.
This is not the first time that CD Projekt Red announces a delay due to their attention to detail. Without looking too further into the past, The Witcher 3 was also put on a hold for a few months. Still, it arrived glimmering like a chevalier on his horse and it remains one of the best RPGs of recent times.
Gwent, Much More than a Card Game
We saw the first glimpse of Gwent in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. At the beginning it was nothing more than an optional activity, your let’s-fill-the-time kind of task between bigger quests. However, it quickly attracted the attention of card game enthusiasts, rookies and experienced alike. The requests to make a standalone game were loud, and it was only a matter of time.
The core of the game remains the same but Gwent hosts an interesting number of new features. Among those are the existence of a competitive PvP mode that they built from scratch and also a single-player campaign. While knowing something about the lore will certainly make the experience all the more gratifying, it’s not necessary to plunge into the gameplay. Blizzard’s Hearthstone is quite the titan but we are sure Gwent will find its own niche.
The game is arriving to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox and follows a free-to-play model. A full cross-play compatibility has been confirmed between the PC and Xbox One versions, which will enjoy the perks of multiplayer competitive play. It’s still unsure whether the two consoles will also reach to each other to make it happen. You can still register for the beta here.
[Source: VentureBeat]
