Surprising attendees during Gamescom Opening Night Live, CD Projekt Red revealed an upcoming remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set to arrive as a free update. Debuting more than 11 years after the original title hit store shelves, the project updates the 2015 fantasy RPG that has surpassed 65 million units sold worldwide across all platforms.

Official release plans confirm The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will launch on Tuesday, September 29, bundling the base experience alongside both the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions. In addition to visual upgrades across existing systems, the update extends availability to the Nintendo Switch 2 and Blizzard's Battle.net launcher, introducing redesigned menu navigation and a rebalanced skill tree.

Technical enhancements feature support for advanced upscaling technologies like Nvidia DLSS 4.5 and AMD FSR 4, alongside cross-platform mod support and inclusion in the Xbox Play Anywhere initiative. System-specific optimizations are also planned for the PS5 Pro and Switch 2, while combat mechanics will see monster behavior adjustments that alter encounter difficulty across the Northern Realms.

Looking ahead to future narrative content, the presentation provided preliminary details regarding the title's third expansion, Songs of the Past. The story takes Geralt to a fresh territory known as Letten—a festive region steeped in folklore that masks an underlying threat—framing the journey as Geralt's final monster hunt before transitioning the series lead to Ciri for The Witcher 4.

Concluding the announcement showcase, the developer revealed a cross-studio collaboration bringing The Witcher 3 content into Blizzard's Diablo 4. Complete details on the upcoming action RPG crossover are scheduled to be revealed during BlizzCon on September 12 and 13.