The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC will be getting Netflix-inspired DLC that will add items from The Witcher TV series.
It's well-known that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a big update for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 later this year, but one new detail revealed at WitcherCon has confirmed that the new version of the game will include new items inspired by the Netflix TV series The Witcher. Although developer CD Projekt Red hasn't given full details, it did tease what fans may be able to find in the game.
The upgraded version of The Witcher 3 can still be expected later this year, but CDPR is remaining tight-lipped on what exactly this new version will look like and what other new content it will have packed in. Given how beloved the original game is and how it has managed to sell tens of millions of copies without losing much momentum - especially thanks to the show - it's likely CDPR will add more than the typical graphical polish to the new version. One such example are items from the Netflix series, which (along with skins) have been speculated on for some time.
At the first-ever WitcherCon, it was revealed that CDPR collaborated with Netflix to add free DLC inspired by the show for the remaster of The Witcher 3. One example given was that fans can expect to see armor inspired by the set Henry Cavill's Geralt wears in the show, but it still seems unlikely a full skin that resembles Cavill himself will make it into the game. Not much more was said, but there will be more details in the coming months.
Not much is known about the new version of the game, but apparently The Witcher 3 upgrade will use fan mods that were previously made for PC to help really elevate the game's textures and more on the latest consoles. It's clear CD Projekt Red is putting a lot of care into what is typically seen as its magnum opus. Although Cyberpunk 2077 was a bit of a bust for the developer, a really well-made re-release of this classic could be what's needed to help win back some lost fans.
The original release earned the studio lots of good will and although the series had plenty of fans before, The Witcher 3 really put CDPR on the map and opened it up to a lot of huge opportunities. The Witcher 3's re-release will hit this fall and should hopefully give fans a strong welcome back to that world, as well as give CDPR more time as it continues to gear up for another entry in the acclaimed fantasy RPG series.
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