The Witcher 3 Xbox Version Adds Xbox Play Anywhere On September 29
The Microsoft Store PC listing is the first CD PROJEKT PC title to carry a CERO rating, which creates a Japanese-market split between that version and the same game on Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.
Key Facts
- CD PROJEKT confirmed on September 21, 2026 that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Xbox version will support Xbox Play Anywhere on September 29.
- Owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Xbox will receive the PC version on the Microsoft Store at no additional cost.
- The Microsoft Store PC version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sold in Japan carries a CERO Z rating.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster releases on September 29 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Existing owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can upgrade to the remaster for free.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
CD PROJEKT confirmed on September 21, 2026 that the Xbox version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will support Xbox Play Anywhere when the remaster update arrives on September 29. Owners of the Xbox version will receive the PC version on the Microsoft Store at no additional cost. Xbox Play Anywhere titles can be played on Xbox consoles, PC, and applicable handheld gaming devices, with purchases shared across them. The Microsoft Store PC version sold in Japan carries a CERO Z rating, the first CD PROJEKT PC title to receive a CERO rating. The remaster launches September 29 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Existing owners can upgrade for free, and the update improves visuals and combat. The PC versions on Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG are not affected by the CERO rating.
The CD PROJEKT RED Japan account posted the confirmation on September 21, 2026, framing it around the remaster update rather than a separate release.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remaster arrives September 29, 2026 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, plus PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Owners of the existing Witcher 3 on any of those platforms can upgrade for free.
- The remaster upgrades visuals, combat, and other elements, per the announcement.
The Japanese Microsoft Store PC listing carries a CERO Z rating, and CD PROJEKT RED Japan states this is the first time a CD PROJEKT RED PC title has received a CERO rating. That rating applies only to the Microsoft Store PC version for Japan. Steam and other storefronts are unaffected.
Xbox Play Anywhere lets a single purchase run on Xbox consoles, PC, and applicable handheld gaming devices from the same library. Buyers of the Xbox version receive the Microsoft Store PC copy at no extra cost.
The remaster also brings the expansion DLC "Songs of Remembrance," shown at gamescom ONL 2026. Its new weapon is the "Silver Chain," and the horse Roach gets a behavior fix that the developer says can be switched off.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.