The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will release at the end of 2014 for PS4, PC and other next gen consoles.
The game will feature a new feature of sailing in it. Pawel Sasko, a designer of the game, when asked whether there whether there’d be whale hunting or deep sea diving, he said:
Geralt is a professional monster slayer, but not a sailor. He was never like this in the books and two previous games, so we don’t want to change it. We simply can’t imagine him chasing fish.
However, sailing is an important activity of The Witcher 3 and it’s essential for exploring some regions. On the technical side, the boat is fully simulated, reacts to wind and simulation of ocean and waves. It’s a real pleasure to use it for exploration, but we are planning to do even more.
Right now we are testing some gameplay opportunities on the working prototype connected to sailing, but I can’t reveal anything more.
via GamingBolt