The next entry in The Witcher series, currently known as "Polaris", is going to see a development ramp-up in 2024 with the expansion of the development team, according to the current CD Projekt Red CEO.
08.12.2023 - 13:33 / thegamer.com
Only the very best video game characters get the honor of being turned into statues and sold to their biggest fans. The Witcher's Geralt is so popular, he may well be able to boast more collectible statues than any other character in gaming. I can't confirm that, but I can clue you in on yet another Witcher statue coming in 2025. That might seem like a long time to wait for a statue, but trust me, this is no ordinary statue.
Prestige Line's new Geralt statue isn't one you can stick on your shelf alongside all of your other Witcher memorabilia. Revealed via The Witcher series' social media account, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt of Rivia 1/2 Scale Statue statue stands at 44 inches tall, costs $3,499, and if you want to eventually have one, you can place a pre-order right now.
At nearly four feet high, the statue will effectively be a new piece of furniture should you buy it, but with a Q1 2025 release, you've got plenty of time to make room for it if you do manage to land a pre-order. You've even got time to sell some of your furniture to help you pay for it. You won't need a couch after it arrives anyway since everyone who comes to visit will just want to sit on the floor in front of it, admiring the sheer amount of work that has gone into the statue.
Prestige Line's The Witcher 3 Geralt of Rivia statue is 1/2 scale, meaning it stands at an impressive 44 inches tall. The detail that has gone into the statue is incredible, but the height and the detail are going to cost you. $3,499, shipping in Q1 2025, and only 500 of them will be made.
You can take a closer look at Prestige Line's Geralt statue via the video below, and the intricacy on something so big is incredible. The stubble on Geralt's chin and the chainmail on his shoulders are two details that immediately jumped out at me when I first saw the post, and continue to do so now I've watched the video for a 12th time. If you want to admire it in person a little more than a year from now, you'll need to make the pretty significant decision to place a pre-order soon. Only 500 of these statues will ever be made. Once they're gone, they're gone.
If you think $3,500 is a little much to drop on a Geralt statue, even if it will come up past your hip, there is a cheaper way to get a good-looking Geralt in your home, and you don't have to wait until 2025 to make it happen. Dark Horse Deluxe transformed the iconic moment Geralt takes a bath from The Witcher 3 and turned it into a far smaller polyresin statue. A lot less than $3,500, no limit on how many will be made, and on sale semi-regularly at Amazon.
The next entry in The Witcher series, currently known as "Polaris", is going to see a development ramp-up in 2024 with the expansion of the development team, according to the current CD Projekt Red CEO.
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