The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets New Expansion 'Songs of the Past' in 2027
A new expansion for a decade-old single-player RPG, developed with the studio behind the upcoming Witcher 1 remake, signals that CD Projekt RED sees sustained commercial and creative value in the Witcher 3's world rather than moving entirely to new projects.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
CD Projekt RED has announced a new major expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt titled 'Songs of the Past.' The expansion is being developed jointly with Fool's Theory, a studio that includes veteran developers who worked on the original game. It will release on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 in 2027. Further details are expected after summer 2026. The announcement was originally planned for a May 29 REDstreams anniversary event for the Blood and Wine expansion, but was moved forward after information appeared early on the RED Launcher. The Witcher 3 has sold over 60 million copies worldwide and won more than 1,000 awards, including Game of the Year in 2015. The game previously received two major expansions: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. Songs of the Past will be the third major expansion, arriving more than a decade after the base game's 2015 release.
CD Projekt RED and Fool's Theory are co-developing the expansion. Fool's Theory is also working on the remake of the first Witcher game, which was announced separately. The expansion's title, 'Songs of the Past,' has been confirmed, but no story details or gameplay specifics have been released yet. The announcement was originally scheduled for a May 29 REDstreams event celebrating the Blood and Wine expansion's anniversary, but was published early after the information appeared on the RED Launcher. The official Witcher account has hinted that more news will come during the stream. The Witcher 3 originally launched in May 2015 and has received two major expansions: Hearts of Stone in October 2015 and Blood and Wine in May 2016. Songs of the Past will be the first new major content for the game in over a decade.
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