The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster

# The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster Source: [https://www.theverge.com/games/984680/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-launch-date-trailer](https://www.theverge.com/games/984680/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-launch-date-trailer) [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/jay-peters) Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more\. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme\. CD Projekt Red is remastering*The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt*, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th\.*The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered*[will bring](https://www.thewitcher.com/us/en/witcher3#expansion)improvements to visuals and combat, a “reimagined” skill tree, and more, and it also includes the first two expansions,*Hearts of Stone*and*Blood and Wine*\. *Remastered*will be a free upgrade for players who own the base game on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X / S\. With the launch of*Remastered*,*The Witcher 3*will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2\. This remastered version of*The Witcher 3*\(which follows a next\-gen upgrade[released in 2022](https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505545/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-ps5-xbox-pc-hands-on)\) is the start of a big push for the franchise over the next few years\. CDPR is set to launch a brand new*Witcher 3*expansion, titled*Songs of the Past*,[in 2027](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/937970/the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past-expansion), and it’s aiming to release its next mainline*Witcher*game,*The Witcher 4*,[in 2028](https://www.theverge.com/games/983822/the-witcher-4-release-window-gamescom)\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Jay Peters