CD Projekt Purple has introduced that the PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence, and PC subsequent-gen replace for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can be launched on December 14.
Introduced in a put up on The Witcher’s official Twitter account (beneath), CD Projekt Purple has caught to its promise of a fourth quarter launch by confirming the December date. This solely applies to the digital model of the sport although, with CD Projekt Purple saying {that a} bodily launch date can be introduced later.
The improve, which is free to anybody who’s purchased the sport beforehand, contains “dozens of visible, efficiency, and technical enhancements over the unique,” CD Projekt Purple stated in a press launch. “These embrace ray tracing help, sooner loading instances on consoles, in addition to quite a lot of mods built-in into the expertise, amongst many others.”
The subsequent-gen replace for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is approaching December 14th, free for everybody who already owns the sport.
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Extra particulars on these built-in mods and different options can be shared throughout a Twitch livestream someday subsequent week, however CD Projekt Purple has in any other case confirmed the subsequent-gen model to incorporate all beforehand launched DLC alongside new content material primarily based on The Witcher Netflix sequence.
The recreation was initially anticipated to be launched final 12 months earlier than being delayed twice, with third celebration studio Saber Interactive initially creating the brand new model. CD Projekt Purple took over itself in April 2022, although continued that the sport was “not in growth hell”.
The This fall date was set again in Might however many have been nonetheless apprehensive given the 2 earlier delays, to not point out the approaching finish of the 12 months, however CD Projekt Purple will seemingly meet its goal.
In our 9/10 assessment of the unique launch, IGN stated: “Large in measurement, and meticulously detailed, The Witcher 3 ends Geralt’s story on a excessive word,” and it additionally received our Sport of the 12 months.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.