We need Witcher video games directly based on the books |
After months of speculation, CD Projekt Red announced more The Witcher 3 DLC on Wednesday. Unfortunately for those wanting more monster hunting on the Continent ASAP, the upcoming expansion Songs of the Past won’t be released until sometime in 2027. So, for now, you’ll just have to be content replaying The Witcher 3 for the 12th time while you wait.
Rumors circulating before the official announcement claimed the expansion could bridge the gap between The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the upcoming Ciri-led The Witcher 4. CD Projekt Red hinted that could be the case, with co-CEO Michał Nowakowski calling Songs of the Past “in a way, a prologue, although it's not a prologue in a verbatim way in [that] it's a prologue for the actual Witcher 4.”
Before Nowakowski said that, I wondered if Songs of the Past would take players back in time to Geralt’s early adventures, due to the “Past” in the title and because the expansion is being co-developed by The Witcher Remake developer Fool’s Theory. Seems like that might not be the case, however, as Songs of the Past could move forward with new shenanigans for Geralt to get swept up in. But I........