Last month, we spoke to a pair of gentlemen putting in tremendous amounts of work to make The Witcher: Enhanced Edition into a perfect game — work which they would then give away for free in the form of a tremendous patch. Though primarily excited by the new bar the team was setting for post-release support, we were also very impressed by the game’s new retail package. Chalking up an official game guide, two audio CDs, a making-of DVD, a map, a short story and audio/subtitle options in every language, we figured the massive collector’s edition-style package would inflict an equally massive blow to our pocketbooks, perhaps as a way of offsetting the costs of extended development.
We couldn’t have been more wrong. Today, alongside news that the game has now shipped to retail, CD Projekt revealed that everything you see above will cost a grand total of $40.
If you have not yet purchased a copy of the game, you have no more excuses. But even if you recently decided to purchase the original (which today still retails for the exact same price) you still have no reason to be angry. Earlier this week, they announced that the game patch won’t just include the new language files and graphical updates; rather, you can download everything save the Sapkowski short story.
It just boggles the mind. GameCyte may have a review copy on the way, but I will be picking up one of these packages personally to show my support.
The Enhanced Edition is now available for purchase on Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive and Atari’s own website — free online patching begins September 19th. I sure hope their servers are ready to handle the load.
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