The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-gen Upgrade Incoming
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt's most successful game to date, will be getting a next-gen upgrade on December 14, 2022. Which means improved visuals, faster loading times, integrated mods, and cross-promotion with the Netflix series. And if you own the game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC, you'll get the new version for free.
Here's more on that:
CD PROJEKT RED announced today that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition will release December 14th, 2022, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Enhanced with the power of next-gen consoles and modern PC hardware in mind, the upcoming release of CD PROJEKT RED’s award-winning role-playing game will feature dozens of visual, performance, and technical enhancements over the original. These include ray tracing support, faster loading times on consoles, as well as a variety of mods integrated into the experience, among many others. Along with new additional content inspired by The Witcher series from Netflix, these will be covered next week in a dedicated REDstreams event on Twitch, where the studio will present gameplay from the next-gen version of the game.
The next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition will be available for purchase digitally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, featuring all free DLCs released to date, and both major expansions: Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine. Moreover, a free next-gen update will be available for everyone who owns any release of the game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A physical edition will be released following the initial digital rollout, with a specific date to be announced at a later time.
In addition to the next-gen release, the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will also receive an update featuring numerous additions and improvements, as well as the Netflix Witcher-themed additional content. Further details, including the release date, will be announced soon.
