The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past expansion has been officially announced by CD Projekt RED, marking the first major content addition for the 2015 open-world action RPG since 2016’s Blood and Wine.
Scheduled for a 2027 release window, the incoming downloadable content targets current-generation hardware, launching on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
The project is a co-development effort alongside studio Fool’s Theory. Narrative details remain scarce, though the developers confirmed the expansion returns players to the role of Geralt of Rivia for a completely standalone adventure. CD Projekt RED plans to deploy a comprehensive information update regarding the expansion in late summer 2026. Currently, the base game has surpassed 60 million copies sold globally across legacy and modern platforms.
The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past | Editor’s Take
Building Songs of the Past on the legacy REDengine is a surprising choice given CDPR’s massive internal migration to Unreal Engine 5. Outsourcing the heavy lifting to Fool’s Theory solves a major structural problem. It shields the core team, keeping their focus entirely on The Witcher 4.
Performance is the absolute battleground here. To eliminate the severe CPU stutter that plagued the initial current-gen upgrades, the studio is setting a hard technical baseline. Dropping legacy consoles entirely and mandating an SSD ahead of the 2027 launch signals a strict shift toward data-streaming stability. A move that should mitigate the risk of repeating another 2077 launch.
