Here’s one of our roaches, the next-gen update for The Witcher 3 is finally more specific: CD Projekt Red recently released tons of information about the release, content and technical upgrades into the wide world – and we’ll summarize them for you . First of all: Yes, the next-gen update may only sound exciting for PS5 and Xbox Series X at first glance, because these are the two next-gen consoles, but the improvements also end up on the PC. With new content. So, let’s open the box and take a look inside.
What’s in The Witcher 3 Next Gen Update?
In the first step, The Witcher 3 gets on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X technical upgrades: The game will support ray tracing in the future, will have faster loading times on the consoles and various mods will be integrated natively into the game without you having to install them separately.
Also something is happening mechanically: In addition to the mods, The Witcher 3 gets some new content from the Netflix series. CD Projekt will reveal exactly what these are at the beginning of next week in a live stream, which we will of course give you as soon as possible. However, extensions like those in Cyberpunk’s Edgerunners patch would be conceivable, for example weapons and armor from the series. Also maybe a little new quest. There may also be a small teaser for the latest Witcher series Blood Origin:
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Incidentally, these content extensions will also be patched for the last-gen versions (i.e. PS4 and Xbox One) at a later date.
What do I need for the next-gen version?
If you own The Witcher 3 on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, you’ll get the next-gen content as a free update. It doesn’t matter which version you own – so you don’t necessarily need the GOTY edition or any DLCs, even the basic version will do. At a later date there will also be a physical version of the next-gen edition.
When will the next gen update come out?
Especially good news: The next-gen update will be released very soon, namely on December 14th, 2022. So if you want to crumble back to Skellige over the Christmas period to experience real snow – this is the perfect opportunity!
