Update: Bad news! The Witcher 3's next-gen upgrade has officially been delayed to the second quarter of 2022.
Original story: It looks The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's free next-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will be with us in the near future, as this version of the game has been rated today in Europe by PEGI (thanks Gematsu).
This means the game is seemingly being prepared for release very soon, as you can see below. The wording suggests it might actually be releasing today, but this has been seemingly denied in a statement from CDPR to GamesRadar.
If you haven't been keeping track, this version of the game will be The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, and will feature a bonus in the form of some free DLCs inspired by The Witcher's Netflix series.
In terms of next-gen enhancements, we know it'll include "a range of visual and technical improvements ā including ray tracing and faster loading times ā across the base game, both expansions, and all extra content."
When do you think The Witcher 3's Xbox Series X|S upgrade will launch? Give us your thoughts below.
[source twitter.com]
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Cool, as I already beat the game once on PS4, but started and then stopped playing it a second time on my One X once I saw this was getting a Series X version.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was released sometime around the release of the 2nd season on Netflix.
It may release today if u look at the picture you provided.....
I thought it was delayed until next year but if it releases now, great. I almost played it on Xbox One X.
Do we know whether this is a free upgrade, paid upgrade, or a flat out new purchase?
@Fiendish-Beaver Last thing I read it's that it's a free upgrade if you have the Game of the Year Edition but not 100% sure.
19th October as stated?
Finally the time has come. I'm holding back
with replaying this gem for an year already
@RedKnight34 @Nic-Noc20th-C As mentioned in the article folks, CDPR has seemingly denied this in a statement to GamesRadar:
"The date mentioned on PEGI's website is the rating's issue date."
We'll see š¤·āāļø
@FraserG Do you know what versions get the upgrade for free?
@BlueOcean The upgrade will be free for "everyone who already owns the game."
@FraserG Thanks, I thought that the basic version doesn't get it. I have the Game of the Year Edition, though.
@BlueOcean Thank you. Now I just have to work out what version I have! I have all the DLC, and didn't buy it separately (as far as I can recall), but I originally pre-ordered the game, so am fairly sure that would mean I don't have the Game of the Year Edition...
@Fiendish-Beaver No problem. I have the Game of the Year Edition but if you have the DLC I think that is qualifies as well. According to FraserG's comment above, all versions with or without the DLC get the free upgrade which is unusual because the new version (Complete Edition) includes all the DLC.
Thank you, @BlueOcean. Here's hoping...
@Fiendish-Beaver A friend showed the game to me and said, "This is the best PS4 game" and I thought, "OK, I'll get it for Xbox". Then the Xbox One X version was announced. I was about to play it when the Series X version was revealed... So I haven't played it yet š.
Sweet, this will be the game I start the new year off with. Prepping for starfield, maybe avowed?, And hopefully the next-gen upgrade to cyberpunk 2077.
I own the original game and then the DLC in the order it was released, however I've yet to play Blood and Wine. Played the rest of it through on xbox one x, framerate mode. Really looking forward to playing B&W with all the enhancements! Hope ray tracing isn't locked to 30fps mode, the 60fps makes the combat bearable.
I played, and completed, the base game a few years ago when it first came out, @BlueOcean, though I have never played the expansion packs (which I am led to believe are very good). I was supremely impressed with the base game, and absolutely loved the in-game card game (Gwent). The only reason that I didn't return to the game, when the expansions came out, is because I would have wanted to start over from the beginning, and always found a new game to play instead. This new bells and whistles enhanced version of the game seems to me the perfect time to dive back in and experience the complete game AND the expansions.
As a side note, I have decided to do the same with Cyberpunk; whereby I will be waiting until all the expansions have released, and then I'll dive back into what, by then (maybe even this year), will include the Series X enhanced graphics and fidelity...
@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah, I'll also wait a few years until Cyberpunk has a definitive and fixed edition š.
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