I am reading many complaints online about PC games being released to date, that the users are being pushed to purchase a console controller to play on the PC, or that the games are not porting properly. I pre-ordered The Witcher 3 to support GOG, as I never pre-order. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS FOR THE WITCHER 3. Please keep it a true PC game for PC gamers! Thank you. :)

I do believe that the Witcher 2 was developed cross platform and although it has its problems I think it holds up quite well on PC. So although no-one really knows how the Witcher 3 will end up I would say it is a safe bet that the game will be playable with a mouse and keyboard as the others were.

Failing that you can always hold off on the download for a day or two and see what other people say. If you are then unhappy with the reviews you can always contact GOG support about a refund. So long as you have not downloaded the game you should get the refund without an argument.

Thanks. I just may do that. I have been reading some complaints about a game that was released today, something I was considering purchasing, and after seeing all the reviews, I am not sure I will do so anytime soon.

It is no problem. You are not the first person to be worried about the quality of up coming games.
I have seen many a post where people complain that developers promises have been broken or the game is released broken or buggy. The advice to hold off gets said about here quite often, I remember when AOW3 was on pre-order and people were suggesting people waited a day or two if they were unsure.

If you do not mind me asking, which game did you read about. If it was something like Call of Duty then I would say (like with GTA's) never buy on the PC as the developers develop FOR the consoles as they believe that is where all the money is, then just throw scraps at the PC.
CDP:R to date have been very good with the PC market. As I said, I believe they did it all jointly for Witcher 2 and I remember my brother having it on XBox 360 and I had it on the PC. To the best of my knowledge he got about the same experience I would have, had I made it all the way to the end of the game. So they seemed to pull off the multi-format release quite well.

This one: http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dragon-age-inquisition

I don't think CD Projekt Red is too much of a risk as it's one of the few AAA devs that doesn't have complete contempt for its customers. It has a proven history of ensuring the game is brought up to standard, even if day one versions of the games are often buggy. I personally have a rule against pre-ordering, but if you forced my hand and I had to pre-order a game from any dev in the world, I'd choose CD Projekt Red.

I did notice a fair amount of "consolisation" from The Witcher 1 to 2, however. If you're that concerned, you should wait for release and check TotalBiscuit's YouTube channel for his port report. Also keep an eye on the [url=http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt]PCGamingWiki[/url] page upon release. Lot's of your questions will be answered there :D

this!

Ah yes. Looking quickly at a couple of reviews it does appear that it has been released in a less then perfect state, but hopefully the main game is okay and all they need to do is patch the game a little for bugs and balance.
As the PC was the main development platform (according to Bioware in 2013) I would guess that any patches for the game will be released across all the platforms simultaneously. The console versions are the more likely to be missing on content anyway.

With it being Bioware the issue of DLC and deliberately cut content would be what would worry me.
With the Witcher 3 you should not worry as you will be getting all of the 16 extra DLC's and CDP:R did say they were only being designed at he moment. Remember the final stages do not need the artists and writers anywhere near as much, so they are probably being kept busy with the "What next" projects while everyone else finishes off the game and tests for bugs. I also doubt CDP:R would have NPC's standing about trying to flog you the DLC, even if you were not getting it for free.

I pre-ordered and am not too worried, despite the fact that (as noted by Dzsono), Witcher 2 had very noticeable console 'features' in the PC version. The game was still very playable on the PC, so I'm pretty confident there won't be any serious issues with Witcher 3 in that regard. But CDProjekt has yet to disappoint me, so they're the only company I'll pre-order from anymore.

I'm just worried that they're going to screw up the control scheme like they did with TW2 where you're doing all sorts of finger wizardry just to emulate a controller scheme. Still have yet to get over that crappiness.

You should buy a console controller to play on PC anyway because a lot of good games out there require one nowadays.

I do remember reading a statement from somewhere by one of CDPR's spokesmen that they decided not to put any QTEs in TW3. So at least there's that.

Still hesitant here as well. Well, you bought it and I have yet to, despite the double discount I would get. Kinda wanna get it on disc, but then I pay the full sixty, kinda wanna get it on here, but I'll never download it. Decisions decisions...

My primary apprehension has to do with the plot and how decisions made in previous games will carry over, not to mention how heavily the default path will indeed be default regardless of previous decisions.

I would suggest cancelling your pre-order, then, and seeing what gives, based on independent PC oriented gaming reviews (e,g, Amazon.co.uk peer reviews in case you cannot trust the gaming oriented sources are un-biased - I wouldn't!).

And then rallying others to do the same - BUT after the fact, or being source critical.

I meanwhile personally felt that TW2 PC gameplay interface was bit of an afterthought - a cost-efficient console port, more like, to be a little bit sharp.

I will not play TW3 for other reasons (thou expecting it to be quite possibly console oriented), but surely - if the title would suck on PC interface, would this not be pretty much the final step into console gaming for the developer, and severing the ties with the PC gamers?

With studios such as BioWare, Bethesda or Larian, or even Piranha Bites or Reality Pump - and the number of crowd-funded RPGs (InExile, Obsidian etc) - I do sincerely hope that such PC gamers who do not enjoy a controller can simply leave it to those who do, and get on with these other titles, supporting them with their custom.

Actually, that is where I draw the line. If I wanted a console controller, I would have purchased a console. I prefer the PC with the mouse and wide range of key options. I understand some like consoles, and I respect that; however, they are not for me, and I do not have any interest in them.