{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d42b0d9e5706f7e2a0dfdaae","clusterId":"c_41b16202789d275d7e90e51e","slug":"cdpr-never-considered-charging-for-the-witcher-3-remaster-co-ceo-says","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"CDPR Never Considered Charging for The Witcher 3 Remaster, Co-CEO Says","summary":"CD PROJEKT RED co-CEO Michał Nowakowski told The Game Business the studio never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster, treating it as a gift to players who already own the game. The remaster grew out of work with Fool's Theory on the new DLC Tsuioku no Shirabe, due in 2027. The Witcher 4 is being made with quality prioritized over cost. The remaster launches September 29.","whyItMatters":"Nowakowski's comments frame the free remaster as CDPR's established approach, with commercial returns coming from expansions rather than the base game, while The Witcher 4 is built quality-first.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe remaster began as a smaller idea. While working with Fool\u0026#39;s Theory on the new DLC, the team asked what the game would look like if it felt modern, since The Witcher 3 shipped in 2015. The third expansion idea had existed for a while but stayed shelved, and Fool\u0026#39;s Theory was originally set to work on The Witcher 1 remake before technical dependencies with The Witcher 4 pushed that back. The project started with letting Geralt have another adventure and grew into the remaster. In Japan, PS4 and Switch owners pay 100 yen to upgrade, a fee tied to the country\u0026#39;s rules on premiums and misleading offers. The Witcher 4, Nowakowski said, cannot be made on a cost-driven model; quality comes first.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski says the studio never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster: returns come from expansions, not the base game. The remaster grew out of work with Fool's Theory on a new DLC. Witcher 4 is quality-first. Ships Sept 29.","twitterPost":"CDPR co-CEO: never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster. Commercial side is expansions; giving the game to owners is the CDPR way. Remaster grew from work with Fool's Theory on a new DLC. Witcher 4 is quality over cost. Sept 29 launch.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"CD PROJEKT RED co-CEO Michał Nowakowski told The Game Business the studio never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster, treating it as a gift to players who already own the game. The remaster grew out of work with Fool's Theory on a new DLC, and The Witcher 4 is being made with quality prioritized over cost. The remaster launches September 29.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/02/171639.html\",\"title\":\"The Witcher 3: CDPR Never Considered Charging for the Remaster; Co-CEO on Quality-First The Witcher 4\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6107,"outputTokens":5127,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T14:30:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T14:32:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T14:32:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_41b16202789d275d7e90e51e","canonicalTitle":"『ウィッチャー3』気づけばリマスター版を制作していたし、金を取るとは考えなかった―クオリティ重視な『ウィッチャー4』についても共同CEOが語る","representativeArticleId":"a_c1e7d70ad4074c3629205e6e","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Witcher 3\",\"The Witcher 4\"],\"studios\":[\"CD PROJEKT RED\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T09:15:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T22:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T22:07:42.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/03/27872.html","title":"『ウィッチャー3』気づけばリマスター版を制作していたし、金を取るとは考えなかった―クオリティ重視な『ウィッチャー4』についても共同CEOが語る"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/02/171639.html","title":"『ウィッチャー3』気づけばリマスター版を制作していたし、金を取るとは考えなかった―クオリティ重視な『ウィッチャー4』についても共同CEOが語る"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Witcher 3","The Witcher 4"],"studios":["CD PROJEKT RED"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}