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‘The Witcher 3’ lastly hits PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S on December 14th

Written by Jeff Lampkin

CD Projekt Purple has revealed that the PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S variations of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will lastly be accessible on December 14th. The studio hasn’t proven off what gameplay seems to be like on these consoles or many particulars about what’s in retailer, however it plans to disclose extra throughout a livestream occasion someday subsequent week.

The improve will probably be free for many who purchased any model of the sport, which debuted in 2015, on PS4 or Xbox One, respectively. PC gamers will profit from the replace too. CD Projekt Purple beforehand stated the current-gen model of The Witcher 3 would come with ray tracing and sooner load instances, in addition to free downloadable content material impressed by the Netflix sequence The Witcher2015 .

CDPR introduced the current-gen model of the sport again in September 2020. It deliberate to launch that and the PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S version of Cyberpunk 2077 in 2021, however it delayed each into this yr. The writer launched the latter in February. Nevertheless, it bumped into some points with The Witcher 3. In April, CDPR stated it might work on the improve in-house after initially outsourcing it to Saber Interactive. 

Cyberpunk 2077 noticed an enormous surge in curiosity earlier this yr because of the (wonderful) current-gen replace and the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime sequence on Netflix. Maybe this improve will trigger The Witcher 3‘s participant depend to spike once more. Netflix’s upcoming prequel to The Witcher might draw extra eyes to the sport too.

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