Witcher 4 Dev “Not Worried” About Future Of Consoles Despite Rising Costs
📌 概要
《巫师4》开发商CD Projekt联席CEO Michał Nowakowski表示，尽管硬件与开发成本上涨引发行业担忧，他并不担心主机的未来。他认为主机对拓展休闲及半休闲玩家群体不可或缺，即插即玩的体验很重要，并称主机能挺过当前包括涨价在内的风暴。对于PS6和下一代Xbox可能延期的传闻，他表示并不知真假。
⚡ 关键要点
- ▸CD Projekt联席CEO称不担心主机行业前景
- ▸主机是拓展休闲玩家受众的必要平台
- ▸对PS6与次代Xbox延期传闻不知真假
CD Projekt joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski is "not worried" about the future of consoles, despite rising costs that could impact growth in the sector.
Speaking to The Game Business, Nowakowski said consoles continue to be "necessary to broaden the audience" for casual and semi-casual players. "It’s important to have easy to plug in and enjoy gaming," he said.
He said consoles will "weather the storm" they are currently facing today, including pricing. Nowakowski also said he's heard the rumors that the PS6 and next Xbox could be delayed, but he said, "I don't know if they're true."
A scene from The Witcher 4.
Generally speaking, Nowakowski said CD Projekt doesn't spend too much time worrying about how the company reaches people. "Content is the king. And if the content is right, people will find a way to play it," the executive said.
The developers at CD Projekt would ask for "as much power" as possible to help display games in the best possible light. However, Nowakowski said the developers at CD Projekt are "realistic," too, so if next-gen consoles get delayed, some ideas that would require new, more powerful hardware might get "put on a shelf for the future."
"We’d have to adjust. We’re not worried on the commercial side. Consoles are here to stay," he said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FatSqS3VYY&t=19sCD Projekt has multiple games in the works that are likely planned for new consoles, as The Witcher 4 is lined up for release in 2028, with Cyberpunk 2 likely coming sometime after.
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have raised hardware prices due to global market factors, including tariffs and the AI-fueled demand for components and memory. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma recently said it's "wonderful" that GPUs have use cases outside of gaming, even if it means that Xbox consoles are now more expensive than ever. Nintendo, for its part, has received refunds for President Trump's tariffs--which were deemed illegal--but said it has no legal requirement to pass along any money to consumers who paid more. Sony, meanwhile, has received gigantic tariff refunds as well, with no plans to pass anything along.
There are rumors that the next wave of new consoles could cost $1,000 or more, and that could have a dramatic, negative effect on the market overall.