A quick update from CD Projekt Red's latest business call has reconfirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is set to arrive on PlayStation 5 in the latter half of this year. A hint of doubt regarding the next-gen title's release date had started to creep in following delays to Cyberpunk 2077's post-launch roadmap, but it sounds like Geralt's return is still on the cards for 2021. The same is true of Cyberpunk 2077's much anticipated PS5 version.
We still don't really know what to expect from The Witcher 3 on PS5 — at least in an official capacity. CD Projekt Red is yet to detail the re-release in terms of enhancements, but it will be a free upgrade if you already own the game on PS4. Hopefully we hear more about it soon.
Will you be playing The Witcher 3 on PS5? Whistle for Roach in the comments section below.
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While indie studios update their games for PS5 quickly, CDPR continues to show their incompetence.
Have owned a digital copy of Witcher 3 for ages, but have never dove in. Glad to hear the update will be free, hopefully will be worth the wait!
I'm currently playing the Witcher 3 on ps5. But I'm looking forward to the upgrade
Looking forward to both!
@orson i mean, i don't understand who wants to play a 6-7 year old game on the newest console possible but it's at least somewhat conceivable they might have their hands full trying to bring cyberpunk up to par whilst fighting off lawyers and hackers.
This is all self-inflected of course but given the reality of their situation I'd be almost insulted if they began prioritizing the Witcher port.
@Ear_wiG youre in for a treat if you like RPGs, especially with the improved graphics and load times
@zupertramp an outside studio is porting the game to PS5. The same team who handled the port for the Switch, so no need to stress out about it
@Gavin_Newsom ah, thanks for the clarification.
I reckon us Cyberpunk digital buyers who have kept our copies should get Witcher 3 for free given we’ve kept our money into a half broken, half finished product.
@orson I mean the scale of an indie game and the Witcher 3 are not really comparable.
@orson they are trying to save Cyberpunk so they can be excused for not delivering swift updates.
@itsfoz it’s basically £6 at this point, I got my physical version for like £8 from Amazon last year
@itsfoz you couldn't get a refund?
@Cadeni Didn’t opt for one - still playing through REALLY slowly until next gen update haha.
Totally going to dive back in.
@Slippship unless they remaster the first one its terrible,it has character models akin to morrowind
Been holding off on a ps5 playthrough until the upgrade arrives but I’m itching to start it again, all I really want is a glorious 60fps in 4k
I'm waiting for the ps5 upgrade before i play this..started it but the load times were off putting so i stopped playing..again people are being negative towards this game? If you dont like the game then why are you even bothering to read about it..jesus you guys make me despair sometimes..
@vapidwolf The First Game Would Need More Then a Remaster The Combat System Would Need a Complete Overhaul.
Finished Witcher 3 on Switch, hanging out to play it again on PS5 with all the enhancements. Going to try and get the good ending this time and 100% everything.
I have CyberPunk still in the box, I'm happy to wait for all the bugs to be fixed and the PS5 version of that too. They said they're going to fix it so I'm happy to wait. Some friends have finished it multiple times on PC and love it.
@orson I'm not sure why anyone would want CDPR to rush a release after Cyberpunk 2077. Also it's a good thing if they have most of their devs working on finishing CP2077 instead of trying to make more money on a re-release of a perfectly playable game.
Just beat the main story and HoS a week or so back, really want to plat it but I’ll probably hold off until the next gen patch comes - feels like it’ll be about 100% easier in 60 fps 😁
I wonder what there really is to enhance in W3 for PS5. It's a lovely-looking game as-is. Sure, a theoretical W4 in a few years could look meaningfully better as a built-from-the-ground-up PS5/XSX/RTX game, but in terms of retrofits, I'm not sure what they could do.
Maybe some raytraced bounce lighting for indoor / shadowed scenes?
I'm already playing it on ps5 and it's gorgeous without the update. I'm level 100 that's how much I love it and looking forward to see what more the update gives.
Please hurry the 🤬 up! I’m not one to replay games but I’ve played this one 3 times over and got 2 platinum trophies from it. I’ll play it a 4th time for sure.
Yeah, the GOTY version is like 6 quid atm... Maybe Sony are mad at them about the Cyberpunk fiasco and forced it haha Really cheap if you're upgrading!
@AllDaSportsALLOFDEM LOL not “you guys”. I had no interest in Cyber Punk prior to and after the debacle.
Hopefully they are secretly remaking both Witcher 1 and 2, that would be a dream come true!
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