The Witcher 3 developer: ‘Don’t buy’ the expansions for our unreleased game ‘if you have any doubts’

Games are expensive to make, and the people paying those bills aren’t afraid to squeeze excited gamers for a few extra bucks.

That’s what is happening with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a mammoth role-playing game that launches May 19 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Developer CD Projekt Red just announced that it’s working on two expansions for the game that will offer around 30 extra hours of content. You can, of course, wait until they launch before you buy the add-ons, or you can buy them right now in a bundle as part of The Witcher 3’s “Expansion Pass.” For many people, it might seem a bit early to reveal bonus content for a game that isn’t even out — so it’s probably also a bit early to decide whether or not you should buy that stuff. And even CD Projekt Red agrees with this skepticism.