The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Release Date, Next-Gen Upgrades & Pricing – Everything We Know So Far

Geralt of Rivia is riding back into the spotlight as CD Projekt Red officially pulls back the curtain on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, a sweeping overhaul of the 2015 classic that drops September 29 2026 and costs nothing for existing owners on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, while Switch 1 players can claim the new Switch 2 edition for free. RELEASE DATE & PLATFORMS The remaster arrives the same day across PS5, Xbox Series, PC (now also on Battle.net), and Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2, with cross-progression so you can roam Velen on console and pick up on PC without missing a beat. VISUAL OVERHAUL Built on a new rendering pipeline, the update layers full path tracing, ray-traced hair, global illumination, HDR rebalancing, and re-worked foliage shading on top of 4K textures. PC gets Nvidia DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XeSS 2.0 support, while PS5 Pro users can toggle a 120 fps performance mode. GAMEPLAY & QUALITY-OF-LIFE Combat has been retuned with fresh finishers, smarter monster AI, and smoother dodge windows. Traversal is faster thanks to improved sprinting and vastly better mount handling. An expanded photo mode, revamped UI, armor transmogrification, immersive meditation, and cross-platform mod support round out more than 30 headline tweaks. FREE CONTENT BUNDLE Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine now ship by default, and every copy unlocks a Geralt skin in Diablo 4 as a Battle.net bonus. CD Projekt Red also folded in the upcoming Songs of the Past expansion menu hook so players can roll straight into the 2027 add-on when it launches. DEVELOPER INSIGHT “Our team is pushing the REDengine further than ever, marrying cutting-edge tech with the soul of a game millions already love,” said joint CEO Michał Nowakowski, calling the remaster “our biggest, boldest upgrade yet.” WHY IT MATTERS With over 50 million copies sold and Netflix’s live-action Season 4 on the horizon, renewed interest in The Witcher franchise is peaking; this free remaster positions the 2015 Game of the Year as a modern showcase just as CD Projekt Red gears up for The Witcher 4 in 2028. Whether you’re chasing 100 % completion or stepping onto the Continent for the first time, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered looks poised to become the definitive way to hunt monsters—and your next excuse to sink another hundred hours into Geralt’s legendary saga.