

It will also be offered as a free upgrade for customers who already own Wild Hunt on either PC or current-generation consoles. The upgraded Complete Edition, which includes both Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, will be available as a standalone purchase for PC and next-generation consoles. Planned upgrades include ray tracing capability and shorter loading times in both the base game and its two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.
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The upgraded version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition will optimize the game for better performance on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. No items were specifically confirmed, with only the armor being mentioned during the stream. They also revealed that this upgrade will feature items inspired by the Netflix series, possibly including the armor worn by Henry Cavill's version of series protagonist Geralt of Rivia. RELATED: The Witcher 3 Player Discovers Terrifying Weeping Angels Easter Eggĭuring a heated trivia competition between the Netflix series' showrunners and The Witcher 3 developers Philipp Weber and Błazej Augustynek, the CD Projekt RED team formally announced a next-generation upgrade for Wild Hunt that will be released later this year. In addition, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, an animated film starring Geralt's mentor Vesemir, will release on Netflix on August 23. During WitcherCon, which was hosted simultaneously via Netflix and CD Projekt RED's Twitch channels, it was officially announced that Season 2 will launch on Netflix on December 17, 2021.

The first season of The Witcher premiered in December 2019, but filming of the second season was paused multiple times due to coronavirus-related safety concerns. Fans were awaiting news regarding a possible upgrade to The Witcher 3 alongside news of the Netflix series' second season, which was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. July 9 marked the inaugural WitcherCon, a collaborative event between Netflix and developer CD Projekt RED celebrating both the Witcher Netflix series and the iconic series of games including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
