So....I just read this, posted on rpgcodex by Brother None (big Fallout and RPG head):
"Details are sketchy, but the following facts have been confirmed: after the release of the Witcher, CD Projekt Red took the financial obligation of starting 3 projects simultaneously, a console port of the Witcher and two more titles based on the Witcher Intellectual Property, one of which was the Witcher 2.
As the financial crisis hit, the studio was affected as well, and forced to lay off a significant portion of its staff. The third Witcher IP project was cancelled, and its entire crew was fired or left of their own volition. A second round of layoffs followed as the Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf was cancelled, including around two dozen people losing their jobs yesterday.
All funds and manpower have been redirected to a single project, The Witcher 2, which will be a multi-platform title for PC and consoles.
It's simple overstretch. They tried running a port and 2 AAA projects simultaneously. Would've been fine if not for the financial crisis
I don't think they'll fold, not with the health of CDP behind them, but they need to focus on TW2, and it needs to be a hit."
So...asuming it is true (which I think it is), I can not really say I am sorry that console Witcher is no more.But I AM sorry that financial crisis has hit CDP and I hope they are still healthy and that Witcher 2 will be a great game.
Damn bankers!

i hope that's not true.

ok, everyone buy thirty copies of tw2 when it comes out

The fate of the console port of the witcher shall be disclosed soon according to shacknews.com

That sucks. While I didn't care about a console port, I really hate it for any of the devs that could be let go.
Hopefully The Witcher 2 is still being developed.

It really sucks that people are losing their jobs over this, but in the long run, it will likely be a good thing. Instead of splitting focus and resources across multiple projects, they can dedicate everything they have to making The Witcher 2 a truly bad-ass game. Also, here's hoping CDP Red's troubles aren't affecting the rest of CDP's ventures, including GOG.

It's a shame if it's cancelled. While I personally did not have any interest in the console port as I'm purely computer gamer, possible financial success of the port could have been beneficial to PC side of things in the long term both resource and financewise.
It's exremely bad if future of the company hangs on single game project as if it fails the entire company may go bankrupt and even take GOG.com down with it.

Tom Ohle (you know him!), has gone on record saying that he can neither confirm or deny the status of The White Wolf, so If I were you guys, I'd rethink your "oh it's cancelled status." because while it may be in jeopardy, it doesn't mean that it IS cancelled and that people are or have lost their jobs.
Article by Joystiq.

Wouldn't they just have the same amount of people working on the project as before if a lot of people were laid off?

Indeed.
GOG has gone on record a few times before though (even recently) saying the recession thing isn't hurting them at all. Benefiting, if anything, as many people want to play games in times like these, but not spend much money..:)

Not necessarily, people who were working on the canceled projects and were not terminated can now work on The Witcher 2. Besides, people are not the only resources they have, money is a big one. Since they are now not spending money on those other projects (mostly in the form of payroll), it can be focused on the one project they still have.

provided your assumptions are correct, then I would agree with you.

The EE additions are a free download (patch) for owners of the original. Unless you just want to give them some money...

Indeed, this is only the case if the report on the game cancellations and layoffs are true.

Ah, that makes sense.