The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past Expansion DLC Announced, First Details Confirmed

CD Projekt has announced a third expansion to The Witcher 3, called Songs of the Past. The DLC is due out in 2027, 12 years after the 60 million-selling The Witcher 3 came out in 2015, and 11 years after the second expansion, Blood and Wine, came out in 2016. The Witcher 3's first expansion, Hearts of Stone, was released in October 2015. In a note to press, CD Projekt said it is co-developing the expansion with Fool’s Theory, a team comprising "industry veterans" who worked on The Witcher 3. More details on Songs of the Past will be released in late summer 2026. The announcement doesn't come as a huge surprise, given rumors about this secret expansion had been doing the rounds online for some time. (One recent report pointed to the possibility of a 'Dune-style' location for the new expansion.) Yesterday, CD Projekt announced an official special anniversary stream for Blood and Wine set for May 28, sparking speculation the studio was ready to confirm the DLC. It's gone ahead and done so the day before. In a social media post, CD Projekt said that with new content coming to The Witcher 3, it will need to update its system requirements "to ensure smooth performance and compatibility g