Witcher 3 studio is not for sale, insists president Adam Kiciński

CD Projekt Red is not up for sale, according to president and CEO Adam Kiciński.

During an interview with Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Kiciński addressed whether CD Projekt Red is seeking investors or additional publishing options. The fine folks over at Video Games Chronicle (VGC) translated bits of the talk.

“We have been saying for years that we plan to remain independent and do not plan to become part of a larger entity,” Kiciński said  via VGC. “We are also not looking for a strategic investor.”

It’s pretty rare for a studio of CD Projekt Red’s stature to be independent, especially since they helm AAA titles like  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  and  Cyberpunk 2077. One of the few others is Valve Software, which recently  had to delay the highly-anticipated Steam Deck.

CD Projekt Red recently bought out a few studios of its own, including The Molasses flood and Digital Scape. The former got a rename to CD Projekt Red Vancouver, even.

“As part of our strategy update, we announced more activity in the mergers and acquisitions area, which we confirmed in recent months with two transactions,” Kiciński said  via VGC. “We do not rule out more such transactions in the future. The purpose of our acquisitions is to strengthen our development teams and gain additional support in implementing our strategy.”

The next big titles for CD Projekt Red are The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen ports,  though the latter is a long way off.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.