CD Projekt Red recently announced that behemoth fantasy RPG The Witcher 3 is coming to next-gen consoles, and will receive a significant visual and technical overhaul.
The Witcher 3 will launch on both PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021, on top of getting a serious glow-up on PC. Fans of Geralt will be glad to know that this upgrade means the game will feature significantly faster loading times and will fully support ray tracing technology. I don't know about you, but I'm not even sure I want to see a ray-traced Drowner...
"Developed to take advantage of powerful video-game hardware, the next generation edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PC, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 will feature a range of visual and technical improvements," reads an official CD Projekt Red press release received by TheGamer.
The press release goes on to note that ray tracing and faster loading times will be applied to the base game as well as both of The Witcher 3's expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.
For those interested in checking out the next-gen edition of The Witcher 3, it will be available as a standalone purchase on PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5. However, if you already own a current-generation edition of The Witcher 3, you'll get the next-gen upgrade free of charge - basically, you can enhance the version you already have simply be registering it on your next-gen console.
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At present, there's no concrete release date for The Witcher 3 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. However, we do know that it's coming at some point in 2021, courtesy of CD Projekt Red lead PR manager Radek Grabowski.
Check out the tweet below.
Speaking of which, we recently learned that there will be no more Cyberpunk 2077 delays - it's officially launching on November 19, 2020. As well as The Witcher 3, optimized versions of Cyberpunk 2077 will be released for both PS5 and Xbox Series X.