CD Projekt Red has announced that it'll no longer be supporting the console versions of Gwent: The Witcher Card Game from the 9th December onward. The developer says that with the impending launch of the title on Android devices, and having just released Gwent on iOS, the company feels as though it simply won't be able to treat every platform fairly going forward.
"Considering that PC and mobile are the most popular platforms among Gwent players, we have made a tough decision: to discontinue support of console versions of the game," the developer writes. In other words, it sounds like Gwent just isn't very popular on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and CD Projekt Red's decided to cut the console versions loose so that it can focus on its strongest player counts.
There will be a system in place, however, that will allow console players to transfer their Gwent account over to PC and mobile: "All Gwent players on consoles will be offered an option to copy their account progress and purchases from their current platform to a GOG account, which is used by both PC and mobile versions of the game." You can find more information on how this works through here.
Starting today -- that's the 4th December -- all in-game purchases are being disabled on PS4, and then, on the 9th December, you'll no longer be able to play against others online.
Do you play Gwent on PS4? Did you ever give it a try? Sheathe your steel and silver in the comments section below.
[source playgwent.com]
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I do play Gwent on PS4 but only in The Witcher 3
I downloaded it but never actually played it 🤷 was a big fan of it in Witcher 3 though.
I tend to frown when others do this but... Gwent would be one time where Switch would be a perfect match.
I feel like they made it too complex for it's own.The Witcher 3 version was perfectly fine for what it was.
Nooooooooo I play gwent so often on the ps4... I played over 130 hour at least... Don't even have a IOS.. This is disappointing.. Oh well have to wait for it on android then...
I loved the Witcher 3 but to be honest I never really understood Gwent.So avoided all the side missions related to it.
As everyone will already know I love The Witcher 3 and I enjoy Gwent as a minigame, but I never really got into Gwent: The Witcher Card Game for more than a few matches. And I can't be the only massive Witcher fan who's done this, which perhaps says a lot.
Like Master Robert said, I loved Gwent in The Witcher 3 but it wasn't quite the same as a standalone game. Not enough nodding barkeeps/merchants.
I do play it occasionally, so it's weird to get an announcement like this all of a sudden... Like, it's literally gone within a few days... Very weird.
@AdamNovice As a card game, the version in TW3 was broken and incredibly basic. A fun distraction, but not something you can play competitively.
Gwent was fantastic in The Witcher 3. Absolutely loved it.
But I never played this past the tutorial. I still want to buy Thronebreaker.
I liked it but felt no need to keep playing, you can only upgrade the cards to have a small moving animation, felt like no matter how much you played you wouldn't really progress if that makes any sense.
These types of games aren't for me.
waste of time, we could have had a proper game a bit sooner, garbage
I think a refund should be offered if you dont want too play on another platform. Im not going too look the other way because its project red. How old is this game anyway?
The game is brilliant. I feel like the naysayers here just aren't into the genre anyway.
I played it when it was in pre-release mode. That version was fantastic. Then the official version came out and I didn't like the changes at all. I played 3 hands and decided, nope not for me.
Ignoring Gwent in The Witcher 3, so I can't pretend to be too sad that I won't have the opportunity to play just this on PS4.
Major and sudden bombshell!! I played this game frequently and even spent money a few times!! This wasn't very cool of CD Projekt Red at all!! Why are they more worried about IOS and cell phone players anyways? The Witcher 3 IS ON PS4 & consoles and this is The Witcher card game, right? Damn, I feel cheated!
Damn. it's still in my backlog along with The Witcher.
@jim_bob_89 They said in there post that far more players play on phone then the console players so they had to go where the players are.
@Ridwaano "...impending launch on android devices..." You good😁
@ShogunRok I kinda did the same. Honestly, it felt like a different game than the one found in Witcher 3. I think needing to completely relearn what should have already known but didn’t was a turn off. I wanted to play Gwent, but it wasn’t really Gwent from what I played.
@Nyne11Tyme still it's a no irritating..
But it is not the end of the world..
I will recommend tried it out. It waaaay different then when it launch
@Flaming_Kaiser the game came out 2017
I stopped playing some time after the full release. The beta version was amazing but they changed it too much come full release and it killed it.
@Genejoke my sentiments exactly
@Ridwaano Never mind what i said then. Still a terrible way too drop a bombshell a few days before you kill of platforms.
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