The Witcher 3 DRM free on PC.

[Wlad]

Never expected anything less from CDPR.

Hey, following our recent announcement of the distribution deals of The Witcher 3 in North America and Europe, there have been some concerns regarding DRM and previous legal issues with The Witcher 2. We’ve seen a lot of comments in various places around the web and we would like to join in on the conversation.

I’d like to say it loud and clear: The PC version of The Witcher 3 will have absolutely no DRM from day 0. Zero. Zip. Nada. It doesn’t matter if you choose to buy it on GOG.com and support us directly or buy the game in box format, you’ll still get the 100% DRM-free experience. And this goes for the whole world.

We’ve fiddled with DRM in the past (Oh boy! How young and naïve we were) and that’s enough. Lesson learned.

Having said that, I’d like to thank you for your continuous support. You’ve bought six million copies of the Witcher games so far. Whoo-hoo! Let’s celebrate. Here, have some cake!

UPDATE:

It’ll be on Steam; the team isn’t going to exclude that community by any means. Gamers have a choice in where they buy their games, but where CDPR does have control — like GOG.com — there will be absolutely no DRM.

Cheers,

Marcin Iwinski
co-founder / Joint CEO

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[The Joker]

This game must just launch now, Can't play Witcher 2 anymore lol

[Lyt]

Definitely buying this. We should support companies like these more.

[The Joker]

Definitely buying this. We should support companies like these more.

No doubt in my mind that this game will sell incredibly well but yeah CD Project red definitely deserve any and all the support they get, Witcher 2 was a masterpiece and I have no doubt 3 will mostly surpass 2.

[Tsar]

No doubt in my mind that this game will sell incredibly well but yeah CD Project red definitely deserve any and all the support they get, Witcher 2 was a masterpiece and I have no doubt 3 will mostly surpass 2.

Totally agree with you though the ending felt a bit rushed. Did the massive update change that? I was on a really small capped account at the time.

[Pooky]

They just won my sincere admiration and respect.

[AlphaJohn]

Own
no 1 in GOG
no 2 in Steam

Need to find another vendor for no 3

[Pooky]

I haven't finished either 1 or 2. Maybe I will finish 3.

[Hagan]

Developers -- take note.

Be 'for' the consumer, not 'against'.

[dampi256]

Never expected anything less from CDPR.

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I would love to play this game when it comes out but my poor laptop will not be able to handle it unfortunately. The DRM-free move will probably be the most significant industry change for gaming and for overall game sales. The fact that you do not need to jump through endless security hoops in order to actually get down and play the game is a good thing. Piracy is with us unfortunately and they have made life difficult for those of us that actually pay for product.