{
  "id": 3341559,
  "title": "The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches September, Free Upgrade For All Owners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-witcher-3-remastered-launches-september-free-upgrade-for-all",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:02:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-3-remastered-launches-september-free-upgrade-for-all-owners"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3 Remastered, a free upgrade for all owners, will launch on September 29. The remastered version features enhanced visuals, including improved combat, traversal and movement, mount handling, monster behaviors, a revamped skill tree, expanded photo mode, new finishers, and more. Additional additions include cross-platform mod support, new quest tracking, immersive meditation, UI improvements, a reworked loot system, refreshed motion blur, accessibility features, a modernized tutorial, HDR improvements, foliage shading rework, ray-tracing enhancements, global lighting revamp, a new shading model, subsurface scattering, and a new tone mapper. PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive features are also mentioned. The remastered version will include The Witcher 3's first two expansions, preceding the upcoming Songs of the Past expansion, which will add more Gwent to the franchise's popular card game. There were no signs of The Witcher 4, but CD Projekt Red's joint CEO, Michał Nowakowski, revealed that the highly-anticipated Ciri-starring sequel is targeting a 2028 release window, and the game is still in development. The Witcher 4 boasts a massive and immersive open world, intense gameplay, and a deep story that the team hopes will resonate with players for years to come.",
  "summary": "CD Projekt Red has announced The Witcher 3 Remastered, coming as a free upgrade to all owners next month.",
  "key_points": [
    "The Witcher 3 Remastered launches September 29 as free upgrade.",
    "Enhanced visuals include improved combat and traversal.",
    "PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive features."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "The Witcher 3 Remastered announced: another huge free update, and all Witcher 3 owners get the existing expansions free",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-witcher-3-remastered-announced-another-huge-free-update-and-all",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:17:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is a free upgrade with revamped gameplay systems — here's everything confirmed at the ONL reveal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-is-a-free-upgrade-with-revamped",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:33:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}