‘The Witcher 3’ Might Have One Extra Journey Left In It

CD Projekt Purple is at present at work on The Witcher 4, however the Polish studio might also have one thing deliberate for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Current rumors have been floating round on-line of a brand new paid enlargement for the action-RPG, which turned a decade previous in Might 2025. These claims first got here from Polish leaker Borys Nieśpielak, who alleged months in the past the add-on is being made by Idiot’s Gold, the studio tasked with remaking the unique Witcher recreation. Nieśpielak initially stated to anticipate an announcement throughout final December’s Recreation Awards, which didn’t pan out. However he not too long ago informed Eurogamer of a remark made by CD Projekt’s chief monetary officer Piotr Nielubowicz which will assist his authentic reporting.

“There’s a likelihood that new content material hinted upon in latest calls and studies may even see launch within the coming 12 months,” Nielubowicz stated in CDP’s earnings call from November 2025. Whereas obscure, he indicated that content material would have an effect on the corporate’s monetary outcomes and “enhance the chance of reaching the earnings situation for the primary stage of the motivation program.”

Including additional gas to the hearth, in mid-December after the Recreation Awards, Polish securities analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski predicted that CDPR will launch the enlargement in Might 2026, which can then “kick off the precise advertising marketing campaign for The Witcher 4.”

Earlier than shifting on to Cyberpunk 2077, CDPR supported The Witcher 3 with two huge expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine. If CDPR is returning to it, it is sensible: the sport’s been a constant moneymaker over time (notably when the studio was rehabilitating Cyberpunk), and a current-gen model launched again in 2022. This additionally wouldn’t be the primary recreation to get an enlargement laying groundwork for the sequel; earlier than Borderlands 3 got here out in 2019, Gearbox turned out to have another enlargement for Borderlands 2 up its sleeve that bridged these two video games.

We’ll know in a pair months how true these rumors are—however whether or not they’re or not, it’ll probably get individuals enjoying The Witcher 3 once more earlier than the Ciri-led sequel ultimately rears its head.

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