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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered has been announced
The free upgrade arrives on September 29 for all platforms
This remastered version features up to 40 new visual and gameplay improvements
CD Projekt Red has announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered , a free upgrade featuring all-new improvements and revamped gameplay features for its blockbuster RPG game.
Revealed during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2026, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will arrive next month on September 29 for all available platforms and is free for current owners of the game. On top of that, players who own only the base game can claim the two included expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine , at no extra cost.
The news came as a shock to fans, and the gameplay trailer is filled with too many brand-new features to count; even from the footage, you can tell there are some big visual and technical differences, and I can't wait to start another playthrough.
To make everything easier, I've put together a list below of every single new improvement mentioned in the trailer, whether it's upgraded visuals, a revamped combat system, new monster behaviour, or PlayStation 5 Pro support. Seriously, there's a lot!
What's included in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered?
Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions (at no extra cost if you don't own them)
Upgraded visuals
Enhanced combat
Improved traversal and movement
New witcher Signs FX
Revamped mount handling
Enhanced monster behaviours
A skill tree revamp
Transmogrification
Expanded photo mode
New finishers
Cross-platform mod support
Immersive meditation
Refined animations
New quest tracking
UI improvements
Looting rework
Refreshed motion blur
New accessibility features
Updated textures
Foliage shading rework
Tutorial modernization
HDR improvements
GTAO
Improved menu navigation
Global lighting rework
New shading model
Subsurface scattering
New tone mapper
PlayStation 5 Pro support
Xbox Play Anywhere support
Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive features
Nvdia DLSS 4.5
AMD FSR 4
Intel XESS 2.0
Path tracing on PC
Ray reconstruction on PC
Raytraced hair
Native DX12
Rendering parallelization
The announcement also came right before CDPR showcased the game's third and final major expansion, Songs of the Past , which is due to launch in 2027.
Elsewhere, fans can also look forward to The Witcher 4 , which CDPR has confirmed is targeting a 2028 release window .
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