The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is often considered to be one of the best games ever made as well as one of the best RPGs of all time. At the first-ever Witchercon 2021, there were many surprises for the fans of the Witcher franchise and one of them was regarding a new update for Witcher 3. It was announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition was scheduled to launch 2021 autumn, which was later postponed to Q1 2022, but that didn’t happen. However, today we have a promising update for you guys about the release frame as well as the release date for the update.
The Wild Hunt Next Gen Upgrade In December
In October 2021, the devs took to Twitter to announce the delay in release and apologized for the inconvenience and delays. Owing to the production delays and recommendations of the supervisory teams, CD Projekt Red had postponed the games to the first half of 2022. Well, bad news struck again in April 2022, as CDPR has decided to delay The Witcher 3 Next Gen once again and this time indefinitely. But then in the light of Witcher 3’s 7th Anniversary CDPR shared that the Next Gen version of the game will be released in Q4 2022.
Now, a new report by Game Infinitus, a UK retailer revealed the release for the PS5 and Xbox Series X re-release of The Witcher 3. The leaker claimed to work at the UK retailer Game and mentioned that they received an update in their database with information on upcoming games. What is basically, a sheet featuring a list of games with their release dates, mentions one for Witcher 3 next gen update as well! In the middle of the image provided above, you can see that the release date for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – The Complete Edition Next Gen update is December 9, 2022. Now this is obviously, not official yet but December 9 is a Friday, which is a popular choice for new video game releases. So, it is entirely possible that it is true!
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Next Gen Content and New DLC
As you may know, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition is going to roll out soon for the newer consoles, as well as PC. This would be the next gen update and would make Witcher 3 available to Play Station 5 and Xbox Series X. The next-gen update will be free for everyone who already owns the game. Also, it would contain some fresh DLC which will be available for every version of the game (including PS4, Xbox One, and Switch). So, here are the contents of the next gen upgrade:
- The complete main story
- Hearts of Stone Expansion
- Blood and Wine Expansion
- Alternate looks for Yeneffer, Ciri, and Gwent card packs and all 16 DLC released in 2015
- All Other Patches
- Netflix Inspired New DLC
The new DLC for Witcher 3 will revolve around the Netflix series version. The Netflix version which features Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia aka The Witcher is mainly based on books but has many similarities to the games. It will not be a full on expansion like Hearts of Stone or Blood and Wine, instead it is described as extra items. So, we can expect the addition is a new skin for Geralt. This will make him resemble his Netflix actor Henry Cavill. It can also be a set of armor based on what he wears in the show. One thing which fans constantly demanded was for CD Projekt Red to add the song “Toss A Coin to Your Witcher” to Witcher 3. So, there’s a possibility that the DLC includes your favorite song from your favorite bard.
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Please please oh please tell me that this new update is coming with fresh achievements? Basically a new game
Sorry to disappoint but none of those two statements you made are going to be true. 🥹