Talk:The Witcher series/@comment-131168-20190531171222/@comment-2601:983:4600:4640:C80E:FADE:5DBD:EB1B-20190610015922

They are referring to the book series as it's predecessor.

As for the console version, it was being rebuilt from the ground up by a company called  Widescreen Games. I'm assuming the finished product was going to be superior to the original. Apparently, it was Widescreen Games who couldn't keep up with current graphical standards and had their funding pulled by CDPR.

On 29 April 2009 it was announced that the production of the game had been halted due to late payments from CD Projekt to the French developers of the console version, Widescreen Games.[5]  A release from CD Projekt's CEO Michał Kiciński stated that payments were delayed due to Widescreen games not meeting development deadlines, additionally stating that "technical incapability created a risk of missing planned quality" and that CD Projekt had ended their association with the company.

Again, I'm assuming Widescreen Games didn't have the skills to pay the bills.