A third expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has just been announced by CD Projekt Red, titled Songs of the Past, and we have the first details to share with you.
Due out in 2027, Songs of the Past will be released a full 12 years after The Witcher 3‘s original release (2015), and will join expansions Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone – both of which were released in 2016 and 2015 respectively.
For fans, this is not entirely a surprise, as rumours about a third expansion have been doing the rounds for a while – however, to have it confirmed is still lovely and very welcome news.
CD Projekt is apparently co-developing the expansion with Fool’s Theory, a team of “industry veterans” who had previously worked on The Witcher 3.
CD Projekt have also shared in a social media post that the new content will mean the game will need to update its system requirements “to ensure smooth performance and compatibility going forward.” This will become effective starting from the next update, and IGN have posted the details.
They also added:
We originally planned to make this big reveal during our REDstreams tomorrow, but let’s say we found something we didn’t yet expect on RED Launcher.
Personally, I love the name they’ve come up with for this expansion, Songs of the Past, because at least for me, the songs in game are so integral to the story (think Priscilla’s Song for example) and the feelings attached to it.
I downloaded the entire soundtrack, have listened to it many times whilst playing D&D with friends, or just because I’ve felt like it!
I can’t wait to find out what this next instalment has in store, and that we’ll be seeing more of Geralt – and not just potentially in Witcher 4, which is also in the works at the moment.
We should get more info on Songs of the Past later on this summer.
What do you think of the latest news about The Witcher 3‘s expansion? Are you excited to play Songs of the Past? Comment below to have your say.
