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‘The Witcher’ Officially Returns This Month With Groundbreaking New Release
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will launch on 29 September, bringing enhanced graphics, updated combat and a reworked skill tree to the acclaimed 2015 role-playing game. The release matters as part of a broader wave of Witcher content: it arrives ahead of the game's final expansion, Songs of the Past, due next year, and well before The Witcher 4, which is set for consoles in 2028 with Ciri taking over as the playable lead from Geralt.
The remaster will also add new accessibility options, letting players disable mechanics such as carry weight limits, weapon durability and restricted underwater breath. CD Projekt Red has confirmed Geralt will appear in The Witcher 4, but only in a non-playable role, which also settles fan speculation that he might die in Songs of the Past. The studio has not confirmed whether The Witcher 4's 2028 release will coincide with next-generation consoles, and a new final season of the Netflix adaptation is also expected next year.
In short
- The Witcher 3 remaster launches 29 September with graphics and combat upgrades.
- New accessibility options let players disable carry weight and durability limits.
- Geralt returns in The Witcher 4 as non-playable; Ciri becomes the lead.
Explained simply
The Witcher is a fantasy series of books, games and television adaptations. Its games are made by Polish studio CD Projekt Red and follow Geralt, a monster hunter who takes on dangerous work in a world shaped by political conflicts and magic.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, released in 2015, is an open-world role-playing game in which players guide Geralt through a large landscape and make choices that affect his journey. Its planned final expansion, Songs of the Past, and the next main game are part of the series’ continuing story; the next game is set to put Ciri, a character from earlier games, in the lead role.
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