The Witcher 3 gets new Songs of the Past DLC in 2027
Why add new Witcher 3 DLC a decade later? CD Projekt Red did it anyway, with Songs of the Past set for 2027 and Geralt back on the Path.
Why is CD Projekt Red adding brand new Witcher 3 DLC more than a decade after launch? Because The Witcher 3 is still pulling weight, culturally and commercially, and the studio clearly wants to keep Geralt in the conversation while The Witcher 4 moves Ciri toward the front of the line.
| CD Projekt Red confirmed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past on May 27, 2026, calling it a brand-new full-fledged expansion. It is being made with Fool’s Theory, the Polish studio that includes veteran Witcher 3 developers, and it will let players once again take control of Geralt of Rivia. CD Projekt Red said the expansion is planned for 2027 on PC, Xbox Series X | S, and PlayStation 5. |
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| That platform list matters. This is not a nostalgia patch for the original 2015 release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is aimed at the next-gen audience that already saw The Witcher 3 arrive on Nintendo Switch in 2019 and receive a next-gen update in 2022 for PC, Xbox Series X | S, and PlayStation 5. CD Projekt Red also said the new content update brings revised PC system requirements and drops support for HDD installs, which is the sort of practical detail that says the company is building for current hardware, not preserving every old workaround. |
The scale behind the decision is hard to ignore. CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and has won 250 Game of the Year awards. That is why this late-life expansion lands as more than a content drop. It is a bridge between eras, keeping one of the biggest RPGs of the last decade alive while the next mainline game, which stars Ciri and is powered by Unreal Engine 5, keeps taking shape.
The timing also fits the anniversary push around The Witcher 3. CD Projekt Red had already rolled out a 10th anniversary trailer, REDstreams with Geralt voice actor Doug Cockle, and The Witcher in Concert events, with Blood and Wine, the game’s last major DLC, having launched on May 31, 2016. Songs of the Past turns that celebration into something bigger: a rare case where a landmark single-player game is not just being remembered, but actively extended while the franchise prepares its next leap.
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