CD Projekt RED and Yigsoft have announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered.

The title is an re-release of The Witcher 3, featuring ” a slew of upgrades and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay, and more”. It will release on September 29th 2026 for Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, or PC. According to the game’s eshop page, players who own the Switch version of The Witcher 3 will be able to claim the Remaster for free on Switch 2, similar to other platforms. That said, it will be considered a separate copy of the game, and will show up as such on the Switch 2 menu.

If you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch, you’ll be able to claim The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered for free on Nintendo Switch 2 once released!
Please note that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is a separate download on Nintendo Switch 2, and when downloaded will be visible as a separate icon on your Home menu

Check out the trailer below, along with some additional details:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered brings a slew of upgrades and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay, and more. Players can experience the entire epic adventure with 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, and much more.

“Songs of the Past”

A teaser for Songs of the Past was also shared at Gamescom Opening Night Live and revealed the brand new region of Letten. This idyllic land is rich in rural tradition and folklore, and its people enjoy a fulfilling life of bountiful harvests and lavish festivals. But a dark secret lurks just beneath the surface, and Geralt must overcome never-before-seen foes as he fights to overcome its long-dormant evil.

CD Projekt RED is hosting guided presentations of “Songs of the Past” and the Remastered upgrade throughout Gamescom in Hall 8.1 of the entertainment area. For those not attending, special REDstreams presentations will take place throughout the event and be streamed on YouTube and Twitch. Each will dive into specific areas of “Songs of the Past” and Remastered.

Existing Expansions are Now Free

As an additional surprise for players, all current owners of The Witcher 3 will today gain access to its original two expansions—“Hearts of Stone” and “Blood and Wine”—for free. Announced on stage by Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley, players yet to experience the critically acclaimed expansions can now do so ahead of Remastered‘s launch in September.

Blizzard Entertainment Collaboration

CD Projekt RED is also delighted to announce a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to bring The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered and “Songs of the Past” to Battle.net. Those who purchase the expansion on Blizzard’s platform will unlock a special Geralt-inspired skin in Diablo IV, with further details being shared when CD PROJEKT RED attends BlizzCon in September. More information on the partnership between Blizzard and CD projekt RED can be found on Beyond the Game Blog.

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