The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt is looking to secure its place as a top game studio with its next release, Cyberpunk 2077

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CEO Marcin Iwiński said the studio will never be "a 10 project studio," but will focus on "certain things" as it grows. "The Rockstar model is nice," Iwiński told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview.Unlike with Rockstar, the studio is not interested in losing its independence by being tied to a major publisher. Instead, it wants to focus on its strength and "deliver [its] vision in terms of the creativity and the development, but also in terms of how [they] release the game.""If we look at our role models, what Rockstar is doing is amazing. It's not like, 'We have to ship a game or we may not hit our financial goals,'" Iwiński added. "It's, 'Here's GTA V, and by the way, it's the best game ever made.'"The Witcher 3's success allows the developer to be "more ambitious on every single front," in efforts to "make Cyberpunk something really meaningful for the whole industry."According to CD Project, Cyberpunk 2077 will be "far bigger" than The Witcher 3 . The game is expected to launch in 2017 , with "a new type of video game format previously unexplored by the studio" releasing in 2016.The developer's The Witcher 3 expansion Blood and Wine is expected to debut this year.

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