
The Witcher 3 Is Getting A Brand-New Expansion On Xbox, 12 Years After Release
CD Projekt RED has announced a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, titled Songs of the Past, set to release in 2027. This expansion comes 12 years after the game's initial launch and is being developed in collaboration with Fool’s Theory. Players on PC will need to prepare for updated system requirements to accommodate the new content.
- ▪The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is scheduled for release in 2027.
- ▪This expansion is being developed by Fool’s Theory, a team with industry veterans.
- ▪PC players will need to update their system requirements for the new DLC.
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- ▪ The Witcher 3 is getting another expansion, more than a decade after launch — The Verge
- ▪ The Witcher 3 Is Getting New DLC Nearly 12 Years After Launch — GameSpot — Top
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NewsXboxThe Witcher 3Songs of the PastXbox Series XXbox Series S The Witcher 3 Is Getting A Brand-New Expansion On Xbox, 12 Years After Release Listen out for Songs of the Past by Ben Kerry4 mins ago Share: CD Projekt RED has surprise-announced a third major expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - more than a decade since its last DLC release in 2016's Blood and Wine. The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is due out in 2027 — 12 years after the initial launch of TW3 — and is being developed in collaboration with Fool’s Theory; a team featuring "industry veterans" who worked on the base game, and are also in charge of the already-announced The Witcher Remake.
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