Fans of The Witcher 3 were delighted to find out that the game was making an unlikely return, with developer CD Projekt Red confirming the upcoming release of the Songs of the Past DLC. That comes more than a decade since the release of the last effort, Blood and Wine, with its general purpose being to bridge the narrative gap between that and the upcoming fourth game.
That is set to launch in 2027, and very exciting it is too, but not everyone is going to be able to get in on the proverbial party. Nintendo Switch players, as well as those who still game on the PS4 and Xbox One, won't be able to purchase and download the DLC due to the technical restrictions of those platforms.
It turns out those aren't the only players who could miss out though, with PC players potentially needing to make some considerations, depending on their home specs.
Over on the official website for CD Projekt Red, the developer published a lengthy post detailing how the PC requirements for the game are going to increase, in order to "ensure smooth performance and compatibility going forward for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Songs of the Past."
It's clearly serving as a necessary sacrifice to pave the way for the future, with the list of minimum requirements now as follows:
Not only that, there are other strict requirements moving forward centered around the hardware you have installed on your PC, and its interactions with Windows 11. The list of those is as follows:
It's quite the least, and possibly a bit galling for those who either didn't want to upgrade to Windows 11, or don't have the money to upgrade their HDDs to SSDs. In any case, without it, we simply wouldn't be getting the DLC, so it's just something we'll have to deal with as fans if we want to play it.
The release of Songs of the Past was delayed into 2027 (without an exact date), "to achieve the best possible result," according to co-CEO Michał Nowakowski, which is probably code for "we're steering clear of GTA VI as much as possible." Until then, we're just going to have to wait to hear more about this, and the highly anticipated Witcher sequel.
