The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Gets a Release Date

Gamers looking forward to playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on their fancy new consoles, will get the chance to upgrade next month!

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to revisit The Witcher 3, this morning brings all you need. Today, CD Projekt Red announced the enhanced “Complete” version of the game will hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on December 14th. The upgrade will be free for current owners of the game, but also available in the digital storefronts separately.

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.

Will you be making the upgrade on December 14th?

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