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We’ll Finally See The Witcher 3’s New Expansion Next Month
CD Projekt Red will reveal The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past at Gamescom Opening Night Live on 23 August. The announcement matters because it marks a major new expansion for a game first released 12 years ago, returning players to Geralt of Rivia.
The expansion is being co-developed with Fool’s Theory, whose team includes several developers who worked on The Witcher 3, and will also be shown through guided presentations at Gamescom. It is due in 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S; CD Projekt Red says it will not support or test the expansion on Windows 10.
In short
- Songs of the Past will be revealed on 23 August.
- The Witcher 3 receives a third major expansion.
- It launches in 2027 for current-generation platforms.
Explained simply
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a fantasy video game released in 2015 that became hugely successful worldwide. It follows a character named Geralt of Rivia. The game has maintained a large and devoted following for over a decade since its release.
CD Projekt Red, the game's original developer, is creating an expansion—new content that adds story and features to the game. The expansion is being developed with Fool's Theory, a studio whose team includes people who previously worked on The Witcher 3.
The expansion, called Songs of the Past, will be revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live on 23 August and is scheduled for release in 2027. It will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, though the developer will not support or test Windows 10 versions.