The Witcher 3 is officially back in a big way, with developer CD Projekt Red finally confirming that the long-rumored DLC is very much on the way soon. Songs of the Past is being co-developed alongside Fools Theory, and it’s set to launch in 2027, though they wouldn’t be drawn at this point on when exactly next year we’ll get to give it a go.
It puts us back in control of Geralt of Rivia (for what may well be the final time), with most assuming that the idea of this final hurrah will be to pave the way and explain the time gap between The Witcher 3 and the upcoming Ciri-centered sequel. It’s obviously great news for fans of the game, but there is one major caveat that could leave millions of players out in the proverbial cold.
Over on BlueSky, CD Projekt Red shared their announcement of the DLC with their fans, confirming the basic details around the launch, without really delving into what it’s all going to be about too much. That included the news that the new update is only set to release for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
This obviously excludes the eighth generation of consoles that the game originally launched on, as well as the Nintendo Switch handheld edition of the game. This could potentially leave millions of players who never upgraded to a more recent version of the game without a way to play it, or forced to buy it again to do so.
At the same time, the addition of new content to the game has increased the minimum system requirements quite significantly, which you’ll definitely want to be aware of if you aren’t on a powerful gaming PC. The full list of requirements for those playing on the platform after the DLC launches is as follows:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Intel Core i5-8400
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
- VRAM: 6 GB
- RAM: 12 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64-bit Windows 11
That means that HDDs and Windows 10 are very much out of the window moving forward, though this shouldn’t hopefully be an issue for too many of you.
Now, it’s just a case of sitting tight and waiting to hear more about what the DLC is going to be about, and how it relates to The Witcher 4. The latter doesn’t have a confirmed release date just yet, though most are expecting it to arrive late in 2027, or early in 2028, given how much of CD Projekt Red’s workforce is now focused on the game.
- Released
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May 19, 2015
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content
- Engine
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REDengine 3
- Cross-Platform Play
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yes
- Cross Save
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yes
- Expansions
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The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Franchise
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The Witcher