- A new DLC for The Witcher 3 has been confirmed onfficially.
- The Witcher 3’s Anniversary stream might gives us more info on this and upcoming projects and games.
- What lead to this sudden announcement of DLC due to leaks and rumours on Twitter/X.
The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red has announced the new Songs of the Past expansion for the game, which comes 11 years after its second expansion, Blood and Wine. Co-developed with Fool’s Theory, a studio that includes several Witcher 3 veterans and previously released The Thaumaturge in 2024–Songs of the Past will be revealed in more detail later this year.
The Witcher 3’s New DLC Has Been Confirmed By An Official Announcement Post
What CDPR has revealed is that the expansion will launch in 2027 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S versions of The Witcher 3, and it will once again revolve around Geralt of Rivia. Rumors about a new Witcher 3 DLC began picking up earlier this year, with initial reports speculating that the DLC could see players visit the far-eastern destination of Zerrikania. New reports claimed that the DLC will instead reuse existing assets and will be set in the territories of Temeria and Redania.
Medallion's humming… that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past! ⚔️
— The Witcher (@thewitcher) May 27, 2026
This brand new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will take you to the Path with Geralt of Rivia once more. It’s being co-developed with @Fools_Theory… pic.twitter.com/rrcPXppgdc
It was initially rumoured that the announcement is likely to come out during The Witcher 3’s Special Anniversary Stream but now that the its already been announced we know that’s not the case but it’s still a good idea to join in during the stream where we might get know to more about the DLC and its contents, Also information about the upcoming projects in making and hints towards future games by CD Projekt Red.
- Special Anniversary Stream Takes Place on May 28 at 5 pm CEST(8 am PT/11 am ET)
- Available on YouTube and Twitch
Minimum System Requirements For The Witcher Also Changed With The New DLC Release
CDPR has also confirmed that system requirements for The Witcher 3 on PC will be updated to “ensure smooth performance and compatibility” going forward. This means that any Witcher 3 player running the game on a Windows 10 operating system will need to upgrade to Windows 11 if they want to keep playing it. If you’re curious, you can check out the updated PC specs below for The Witcher 3:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8400
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
- VRAM: 6GB
- RAM: 12GB
- Storage: 70GB SSD
- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 11
Where This Announcement suddenly Came From About The New DLC
CD Projekt Red originally planned to reveal the expansion during the REDStreams event, but an unexpected leak on their own RED Launcher forced them to make the announcement early on social media. And The Special anniversary stream would have been the perfect point and time for this annoucement, yet CD Projekt Red had to take this action as the leaks and rumours where getting out of hand, which could lead to the hype dieing before it actually releases hence they had to take this step.
Intially the hope comes from a newly announced “special anniversary stream” of The Witcher 3, specifically the Blood and Wine expansion. It takes place on May 28 at 8 am PT/11 am ET in the United States, which is 5 pm CEST. The stream will see environmental artist Kacper Niepokolczycki and senior writer/story coordinator Magdalena Zych playing the expansion. And while that could be all this stream ultimately is, fans aren’t letting go of the fact that such a stream could be a place to announce or tease new DLC. Yes, the “special” in special anniversary stream could just be because it’s a unique stream, or it could be because there’s a special announcement planned for it.
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