After this morning's surprise announcement of the brand-new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC, Songs of the Past, officially set to launch in 2027, it seems the long-running rumors have finally been proven true. As you might expect, gamers worldwide are on a serious high, with more information regarding the DLC expected to release soon.
As rumors have suggested in recent months, the new DLC is likely to bridge the narrative gap between The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Witcher 4, which is set to release in late 2027 or more likely 2028 now that we know we're getting a brand-new DLC next year for certain. However, it's not all great news today, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the upcoming DLC becoming unplayable for a huge portion of gamers (via CDPR).
In preparation for CD Projekt Red's Songs of the Past DLC, they've officially announced a series of upcoming changes to minimum system requirements that will exclude thousands of gamers from being able to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and any associated DLC. The updated minimum requirements for PC gamers are as follows starting with the next major update:
These changes will only...
