CD Project Red Co-Founder: "Cyberpunk 2077 may be a much greater commercial success than The Witcher 3" – GameZone

In an interview with Polish website Gazeta, CD Project Red Co-founder Micha Kicisk talks about how he thinkstheir upcoming titleCyberpunk 2077 is coming along. Suffice it to say, he's very positive about their new title.

"I am convinced that Cyberpunk 2077 may be a much greater commercial success than The Witcher 3. The Futuristic world of Cyberpunk is closer to what we know from everyday life. It is also increasingly popular as evidenced of the phenomenons presence in a number of films, books, comics and games. You have to remember that fantasy, is a niche topic."

For those unaware, CD Projekt Red is the team behindThe Witcher series and the commercial success of The Witcher 3: The WildHunt.Kicisk believesCyberpunk 2077can outdoThe Witcher 3because the first two games in the Witcher series were mostly popular in Central Europe due toThe Witcher being a Polish IP in the form of books, tabletop games, and even a TV show. He believesa cyberpunk setting would be more approachable for a wider audience from the gate.

"I believe that in the case of Cyberpunk CD Projekt will be able to fight not only for the prestigious prizes and awards, but also for great commercial success. The combination of these two elements in the gaming industry is difficult but entirely possible, as the example of Rockstar today, and Blizzard before them."

The commercial success ofCyberpunk 2077 could probably thank the successes ofThe Witcher 3 as it put CD Projekt Red as a developer right up there next to series likeThe Elder ScrollsandDragon Age.

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CD Project Red Co-Founder: "Cyberpunk 2077 may be a much greater commercial success than The Witcher 3" - GameZone