The Witcher III to get a new expansion, eleven years after the last one

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is getting a new expansion, called Songs of the Past. This will be the third expansion for the game, following Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine. More remarkable is that this expansion will launch in 2027, eleven years after the release of Blood & Wine and twelve after The Witcher III itself.

The new expansion will once again see players take control of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and become embroiled in a new adventure. The new story will apparently bridge the events of The Witcher III with the upcoming Witcher IV, in which the player will take control of Geralt's ward/student/substitute daughter Ciri in the freezing far north of the Continent.

Alongside the expansion, CD Projekt are revising and updating the original game's system requirements, possibly as part of a revamp and mild update to the game as a whole.

CD Projekt will be unveiling more information on Songs of the Past shortly. With the expansion targeting a 2027 release date, that may indicate that CD Projekt are planning a 2028 release for The Witcher IV, but that remains speculative.