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The gaming community is once again at the center of a debate over inclusivity in gaming, after CD Projekt CEO Michal Nowakowski responded to a social media post suggesting a collaboration between the company and Sweet Baby Inc. for the development of The Witcher 4.
Content creator Bucket had shared a post suggesting that CDPR had decided to work with Sweet Baby Inc., a consulting firm specializing in inclusion and awareness, to help write the plot of The Witcher 4 and handle aspects linked to inclusion.
CDPR CEO denies loss of talent at studio
Nowakowski quickly responded to these claims: denying any collaboration between CDPR and Sweet Baby Inc.
We do not and have never worked with Sweet Baby Inc.. In fact, until recently, I had never heard of them.
This response appears to have been motivated not only by the suggestion of collaboration, but also by the criticism addressed to the CDPR team by Bucket. The content creator had claimed that the company had lost several historic team members who had worked on previous chapters of The Witcher, offensively describing them as “the best meat stuck to the bone“. Something that Nowakowski also denied it.
Our team has not lost the “prime meat”.
These statements appear to have been designed to calm fans of the series, who may be worried about the impact these losses could have on the development of The Witcher 4. Inclusion is a sensitive subject in the video game industry , and any suggestion that a company is “force» Inclusion in your games can generate a lot of debate and criticism.
We do not and have never worked with Sweet Baby. I never even heard of it until recently. Plus, we haven't lost any prime meat, as you say.
– Michał Nowakowski (@michalnowakow) January 9, 2025
The discussion of inclusivity in video games is a topic that has been addressed by CDPR in the past, and it appears that the company She is ready to talk about it openly and honestly. Fans of The Witcher series are eager to learn more about the development of The Witcher 4, and any information leaked about the game is subject to a lot of attention and debate. In this case, Nowakowski's refusal of a collaboration with Sweet Baby Inc. and the CDPR team's defense appear to have been designed to calm fans and assure them that the company is committed to creating a high-quality game that respects vision and integrity. of the series.
