The big announcement from 2-hour Opening Night Live at gamescom came in the form of the first proper trailer for the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past expansion, but CDPR also surprised everyone with the reveal of the The Witcher 3 Remastered. It is set to release as a FREE upgrade to those own the game already.
The Witcher 3 Remastered is a “free upgrade for existing The Witcher 3 owners on qualifying platforms.” It lands with a slew of upgrades “and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay, and more.”
- upgraded visuals
- enhanced combat
- improved traversal and movement
- new witcher signs effects
- revamped mount handling
- enhanced monster behaviors
- a skill tree revamp
- transmogrification
- expanded photo mode
- new finishers
It is set for release on September 29, 2026.
The Remastered edition will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, but for the first time, a native version of the will be released on Nintendo Switch 2, and pre-orders are available now on the eShop.
There seems to be some confusion online regarding the Switch 2 digital and physical version, but developer CD Projekt Red has cleared the air here:
For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt owners looking to upgrade to the Remastered version for Nintendo Switch 2: if you own the game digitally, you can now pre-order the Remastered version for free on Nintendo eShop. If you own a physical copy, don’t worry – you’ll be able to claim the free upgrade when Remastered launches on September 29.
The Switch 2 edition supports the following features and accessories: “Touch Screen – Surround sound (linear PCM) These features are available on compatible TVs: – HDR output – 120 Hz output.”
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