A few days ago,The Witcher 3: Wild Huntturned 10 years old.CD Projekt had some small plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their genre-defining masterpiece.
The Co-CEO ofCD Projekt REDalso madea few interesting revelations regarding the development process of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt during an interview.
Author Reveals That Geralt Is 61 Years-Old In The Witcher 3
Aging gracefully is easy if you are slaying monsters.
However, it seems that those were not all, asMicrosoftjust made a surprising announcement for the 10th anniversary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Today, Microsoft revealed two gorgeous Xbox controllers themed with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,a standard Xbox controllerand alsoan elite Xbox controller.
The interesting point about this standard Xbox controller is thatthe D-Pad is designed similarly to what Xbox controllers used to look like back in 2015, when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt originally launched!
Both of these controllers are black with red parts here and there, with a red wolf symbol on the side. you may watch the official announcement trailer below:
Microsoft & CD Projekt RED Worked Together To Create Two Special Xbox Controllers
Regarding the design of the controller and how the final print came into existence, Joshua Flowers, the design team lead at CD Projekt REDexplained:
“We explored a lot of directions when creating this controller, but from the beginning, we knew we wanted to tell a story.”
“We wanted it to feel like something that has been with you on the path, something worn and personal. As we developed concepts, we began crafting the story of this controller — and how it might exist in The Witcher 3‘s world. This narrative is what we fell in love with. It had to feel like it belonged in The Witcher 3 universe — like it had lived through battles and carried stories of its own.”
Furthermore, Agnieszka Skuza, CD Projekt RED’s marketing specialist, talked about their cooperation with Microsoft in creating these two unique controllers:
“We are incredibly excited to be working so closely with Xbox on the Special Edition The Witcher 3 controllers,”
“It was great to bounce ideas back and forward with Xbox as we both worked to create something truly special. The Witcher 3 has such a lasting legacy and we wanted to commemorate this by releasing something that fits right in the hands of players who’s journeyed with Geralt over the last 10 years.”
Both models of The Witcher 3 10th Anniversary Special Controllers are available to purchaseon the Microsoft Storeright now. The standard model costs $79.99 while the Elite controller is priced at $169.99.
