The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past Expansion DLC Announced, First Details Confirmed

CD Projekt has announced a 3rd enlargement to The Witcher 3, called Songs of the Past.

The DLC is owed retired successful 2027, 12 years aft the 60 million-selling The Witcher 3 came retired successful 2015, and 11 years aft the 2nd expansion, Blood and Wine, came retired successful 2016. The Witcher 3's archetypal expansion, Hearts of Stone, was released successful October 2015.

In a enactment to press, CD Projekt said it is co-developing the enlargement with Fool’s Theory, a squad comprising "industry veterans" who worked connected The Witcher 3. More details connected Songs of the Past volition beryllium released successful precocious summertime 2026.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past archetypal details:

• Songs of the Past is simply a 3rd enlargement coming to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• It volition motorboat successful 2027 connected PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
• CD Projekt Red is co-developing Songs of the Past with Fool’s Theory
• Songs of the Past volition instrumentality players to the relation of legendary monster slayer Geralt of Rivia for a marque caller escapade erstwhile it launches successful 2027 connected PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

The announcement doesn't travel arsenic a immense surprise, fixed rumors astir this concealed enlargement had been doing the rounds online for immoderate time. (One caller study pointed to the anticipation of a 'Dune-style' determination for the caller expansion.) Yesterday, CD Projekt announced an authoritative peculiar day watercourse for Blood and Wine acceptable for May 28, sparking speculation the workplace was acceptable to corroborate the DLC. It's gone up and done truthful the time before.

In a societal media post, CD Projekt said that with caller contented coming to The Witcher 3, it volition request to update its strategy requirements "to guarantee creaseless show and compatibility going forward." These requirements volition go effectual starting from the adjacent update.

"We primitively planned to marque this large uncover during our REDstreams tomorrow, but let's accidental we recovered thing we didn't yet expect connected RED Launcher," CD Projekt added.

It’s a hugely engaged clip for CD Projekt. The Witcher 4 accumulation continues, though CD Projekt has cautioned fans not to expect its motorboat until 2027 astatine the earliest. The institution plans an ambitious six-year roadmap successful which it volition besides motorboat The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6.

While further DLC for The Witcher 3 is present confirmed to beryllium successful development, CD Projekt has ruled retired much DLC for Cyberpunk, suggesting fans volition so person to hold for Cyberpunk 2 to instrumentality to its much-loved dystopian universe. And the hold looks similar it's going to beryllium significant; Cyberpunk 2 is further down The Witcher 4, and CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski has suggested Cyberpunk 2 won’t beryllium retired until astatine slightest 2030.

However, determination is much Cyberpunk coming soon extracurricular the satellite of video games. CD Projekt has announced a sheet dedicated to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 astatine Anime Expo successful Los Angeles, offering fans a person look astatine the much-anticipated standalone series. The sheet is acceptable for July 3 astatine 7.30pm PT.

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