The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches With Mod Support On Consoles
A remaster that puts mods on consoles and folds the original game's expansion content into the upgrade path treats the mod community as part of the base product, not a PC-only side channel.
Key Facts
- CD PROJEKT RED released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on September 29, 2026 for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- The remastered version costs 6,490 yen on PC and Xbox Series X|S, 6,600 yen on PS5, and 7,490 yen on Nintendo Switch 2, all tax included.
- Owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can upgrade to the remastered version free on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, while Nintendo Switch owners pay 100 yen to move to the Switch 2 version.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered adds Mod.io integration on consoles, a rebuilt skill tree, and new combat finishers.
- A new expansion pack, Songs of Remembrance, is scheduled for release in 2027.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
CD PROJEKT RED released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on September 29, 2026 for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The remaster rebuilds the skill tree, overhauls combat animations with new finishers, and improves textures, lighting, and ray tracing. The PC version supports path tracing, and the PS5 version supports PS5 Pro. Console versions add Mod.io integration for cross-platform mods that can add new quests and equipment. The Nintendo Switch 2 version includes gyro-based aiming and touchscreen menu controls. Prices are 6,490 yen for PC and Xbox Series X|S, 6,600 yen for PS5, and 7,490 yen for Nintendo Switch 2, all tax included. Owners of the original Witcher 3: Wild Hunt get a free upgrade on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and can move from the Nintendo Switch version to the Switch 2 version for 100 yen. The expansion pack Songs of Remembrance is scheduled for 2027.
Owners who upgrade also get access to both expansion packs, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, if they had not bought them separately.
Nexus Mods updated how it handles the remaster on its mod sharing site. The remaster shares the page with the original PC version, with a dedicated tag marking which mods work with the remaster so players can filter them. Nexus Mods said requests came in for a separate page, but it consolidated everything to avoid "community division" and "the effort for mod authors to post the same mod on multiple pages." The site also set guidelines for the new "Remastered Compatible" tag, and three experienced mod authors volunteered to add and remove tags. Mod authors can now flag compatibility during upload or update, and a home screen banner links to a page collecting remaster-ready mods.
The PC version sells on Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and Battle.net.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.