The Witcher 3: The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version will actually be released in 2022

CD Projekt Red announced a few weeks ago that they would development the new version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PS5 such as Xbox Series X/S take over yourself. This raised doubts that the game but no longer appears in 2022. Fortunately, there is now a closer release period.

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As CD Projekt Red on Twitter has confirmed, there is now an approximate date for the new version of “The Witcher 3”. So you can improved version in the 4th quarter of 2022 gamble. As a special treat you can get this version Download for free right at launchprovided you do already owns the base game.

Why was there doubt about the release in 2022? Just quit in April CD project announce that they will release the new port “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” develop yourself be after it previously at Saber Interactive has arisen. According to some rumours, this was mainly due to the fact that the version in the Russian studio of Saber Interactivewhich are actually based in the USA, was developed.

Since it was not clear how far the new versions had come and how much CD Projekt would have to do from scratch, it could have happened that this Upgrade postponed to 2023 after all. Now we have, as long as there are no further delaysClarity that Geralt’s prettified adventure to start this year can go.

That could offer the new Witcher 3 version

We don’t know exactly yet what’s really behind this new version will be stuck. CD Projekt RED has not yet let their cards be looked at.

At the forefront is the support of ray tracing effects be. But is it really about reflections acts or maybe only The shadeis so far not known. In addition, still some typical improvements expected:

• improved textures
• up to 4K resolution
• Frame rates up to 60 FPS
• Haptic feedback and trigger effects via DualSense (PS5 only)

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All upgrades from the console version by the way, it will be with one free patch in the PC version create. So you can also look forward to the improvements and possible ray tracing there.