Everything We Know About The Witcher 3's PS5 Upgrade
We're still waiting for the current-gen upgrade of The Witcher 3 and the details are a bit murky. We don't know when we can expect to dredge through the muck of the Continent, fighting Drowners and Nekkers, but there's still plenty of information out there about what the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and updated PC versions will yield.
It's been six years since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt first launched. It came out in 2015, and so there's been a lot of growth in the medium that CD Projekt Red can take advantage of when updating its game. For modern hardware, that could mean RTX (a real-time lighting technique) and DLSS (AI-based upscaling to improve performance at higher resolutions).
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Tech isn't all that's grown, though. In the time between 2015 and now, there's been a Witcher TV series, anime movie, standalone card game, comic series, alternate universe comic book, and even a couple of spin-offs. More is underway as Andrzej Sapkowski's work skyrockets into newfound popularity, exceeding its novel roots. That's important to note because CD Projekt Red is taking advantage of as much as it can.
Updated May 6, 2022: We've updated this guide to include the most up-to-date information about the forthcoming upgrade.
CD Projekt Red unveiled the cover art for the current-gen version of The Witcher 3 in July, 2021. For the most part, it looks the same as the original, but with an added tagline that we'll circle back to later. What's noteworthy about this cover art is that it retains the "Complete Edition" text, indicating that all DLC will be included.
This tends to be a given with current-gen upgrades. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition brought the game to PS4 and Xbox One with
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