Thursday saw the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition on the Epic Games Store. The game was made available on EGS as the storefront launched its Epic Mega Sale, which offered major discounts on dozens of games. The Witcher 3 is a part of that sale, and remains so. However, it appears that CD Projekt Red has now adjusted the game's price to avoid giving EGS users the best possible discount.

Epic's sale discounts games in two ways. First, it features standard discounts. The Witcher 3, for example, was discounted 70% from $49.99 to $14.99. The second part of the sale is a $10 reusable coupon that can be used on any game $14.99 or up. That means that when the sale went live, The Witcher 3 was available for just $4.99 — that's no longer the case.

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Saturday morning, CD Projekt Red adjusted The Witcher 3's full price from $49.99 to $49.96, making its 70% discounts drop from $14.99 to $14.98, so the $10 coupon could no longer be applied to The Witcher 3. Instead of $4.99, buyers must now pay $14.99.

$14.98 no coupon

The Witcher 3 - Game of the Year Edition is still an excellent deal for $14.99. It includes the full base game as well as both the Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine expansions, as well as other DLC. However, it's a bit offputting to see CD Projekt Red go out of its way to deny a discount from its fans. Perhaps using the $10 coupon means less cash for game developers, or perhaps CD Projekt Red didn't want the EGS sale to look better compared to other storefronts' discounts.

The Witcher 3 is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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