Confirming months of past rumors, CD Projekt RED just announced the third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Songs of the Past is currently in development by CD Projekt Red alongside Fool's Theory. It's currently on track to launch in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Songs of the Past will once again place players into the role of Geralt of Rivia. Today's announcement says that this is "a brand new adventure" for The White Wolf.
Not much else was shared today for Songs of the Past. It's speculated that this expansion will bridge the gap between the events of The Witcher 3 and the upcoming release of The Witcher 4. That title, The Witcher 4, is still in development and probably won't be released until 2027 at the earliest. With this expansion coming in 2027, it seems more likely that The Witcher 4 won't be out until The Witcher 4.
Additional details on Songs of the Past will be shared later this summer.
There is one thing to note with this new expansion. CD Projekt Red says that they are updating their minimum PC requirements for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This is being done "to ensure smooth performance and compatibility going forward" for both the base game and for the upcoming release of Songs of the Past.
Starting from the next update, the new minimum requirements are as follows:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Intel Core i5-8400
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
VRAM: 6 GB
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 70 GB SSD
OS: 64-bit Windows 11
These minimum requirements reflect how hardware capabilities and software usage have evolved since we last changed the system requirements. In particular:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Intel Core i5-8400
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
VRAM: 6 GB
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 70 GB SSD
OS: 64-bit Windows 11
These minimum requirements reflect how hardware capabilities and software usage have evolved since we last changed the system requirements. In particular:
- Windows 11 will be the minimum required OS for both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 following Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Without ongoing security updates, official platform support, and continued GPU driver support, we will no longer test our games on Windows 10.
- HDDs will no longer be supported, as SSDs offer faster load times, smoother asset streaming, and improved overall performance.
- The game will exclusively run using DirectX 12, which allows us to support ongoing technical improvements and modern hardware more effectively.
- Only processors supported on Windows 11 will be supported by us.
- Only graphics cards with ongoing active driver support for gaming on Windows 11 will be supported.
