The Witcher 3’s ‘next gen’ update is finally arriving in December

While initially CD Projekt Red had planned to release next-gen updates for The Witcher 3 in 2021, it was later pushed to 2022. The enhanced version of The Witcher 3 was being developed by Saber Interactive, but CD Projekt Red took over development earlier this year, planning for a Q4 release. Now, we finally have a proper release date. 

The Witcher 3 is seven years old as of this year. The new update will include graphical and performance enhancements for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5, in addition to ray-tracing. CD Projekt Red has also previously teased “a few surprises” so there will be a little content added to the game too. That will include new content themed on Netflix's Witcher series, and a few community-made mods are being integrated into the game too.

CD Projekt Red initially tasked Saber Interactive with developing this new version of the game following the company's excellent work on the Nintendo Switch port. However, earlier this year, CD Projekt Red chose to break off its relationship with the studio and decided to finish working on the update itself.

Now after months of additional work, the update is finally ready to release. The update will arrive on the 14th of December for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. On next-gen consoles, you'll have to download the new ‘next-gen' version of the game. However, PC players will get the update automatically without the need to install a new version of the game.

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KitGuru Says: We've been waiting on this update for a long time, so it is nice to finally see it nearing release. We still haven't had a good look at the graphical update, but CD Projekt Red will be streaming gameplay of the new version next week, so expect more details soon. 

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