CD Projekt Red has settled on Gamescom's Opening Night Live, on 25 August, as the venue for the first proper look at Songs of the Past, the expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The reveal caps months of piecemeal detail since the add-on was announced in May to mark ten years since Blood and Wine, and matters because it extends the commercial life of a decade-old title that has sold more than 65 million copies, one of the best-selling games ever made.

The expansion, co-developed with Fool's Theory, is confirmed for PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox Series X in 2027, having slipped from an original 2026 target so the studio could refine it further. Co-CEO Michal Nowakowski likened its scope to Blood and Wine, which took most players 25 to 40 hours to finish, and said it would follow Geralt of Rivia rather than Ciri, who takes the lead in the upcoming Witcher 4. He characterised Songs of the Past as a "reminder" of the franchise rather than a direct lead-in to that next mainline game.