The Witcher 3 Remastered's announcement took everyone by surprise at Gamescom, especially since CD Projekt Red appears to be packing it with so many improvements (while also making it a free upgrade for existing owners).
The developer's already detailed most of these additions and adjustments, but why has the team decided to essentially re-release The Witcher 3 for a second time? Indeed, an enhanced PS5 version of the RPG — The Witcher 3 Complete Edition — launched back in 2022.
Well, according to executive producer Jakub Kutrzuba, it's a case of bringing the whole experience up to more modern standards, in preparation for both the Songs of the Past expansion, and The Witcher 4.
Now, in my humble opinion, the aforementioned Complete Edition of The Witcher 3 still plays well enough. It's undoubtedly a bit jank in places, but it's not enough to detract from what remains a genre-defining adventure.
Still, with Songs of the Past set to release in 2027 — it'll be roughly 12 years since The Witcher 3's original debut — it's clear that CDPR sees this as an opportunity to smooth over the base game's rougher edges.
"We are touching these aspects of the game which weren't touched since we launched it," Kutrzuba tells PC Gamer.
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