The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – remastered gets global release times for September 29

• The release is set for September 29 at 12:00 PM in Poland, rolling out on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
• Existing owners get a free upgrade; on PC, the game will also be available on Battle.net for the first time.

What happened

CD Projekt has locked in the global release times for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered, IGN reports based on a post from the official The Witcher account on X. The post says the times have been confirmed by CD Projekt, reaffirming the publisher’s rollout plan for the remaster after earlier reporting on the release.

The remaster is set to launch on September 29 at 12:00 PM in Poland, which serves as the reference point for other time zones. According to IGN, the game will release on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The outlet notes that the launch will happen across multiple platform families at the same time, using Polish time as the basis for the worldwide rollout.

For players who already own the base game, the remaster will be offered as a free upgrade. On PC, there is also a new distribution option: Battle.net, where The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered will be sold for the first time, according to the article. IGN also says pre-purchase is available for the Switch 2 and Battle.net versions, while GOG, Steam, Epic, Xbox, and PlayStation will receive updates to existing versions.

IGN also lists a range of improvements included in the remaster, covering visuals, performance, gameplay, combat, traversal, mounts, monster behavior, the skill tree, photo mode, finishers, new witcher sign effects, and transmogrification. That positions CD Projekt’s release as more than a simple reissue, but as a broader update to the existing game.

Background

IGN links the remaster to a broader update of The Witcher 3, with improvements across both technical and gameplay areas. The article mentions changes to image quality, performance, and several gameplay systems, plus new features such as transmogrification. The cited upgrades to combat, traversal, mounts, monster behavior, the skill tree, photo mode, and finishers make it clear this is a substantial revision.

The publication also distinguishes between existing versions and new distribution channels. For GOG, Steam, Epic, Xbox, and PlayStation, the article says the release is an update to existing versions, so there is no preload. For the Switch 2 and Battle.net versions, pre-purchase is available, pointing to a different distribution approach for those two platform variants.

Battle.net is a notable addition, since IGN says The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered will be sold there for the first time. That makes the PC release more widely available than earlier versions of the game, which were already sold through other PC platforms. The source also notes that the release takes place on September 29 at 12:00 PM in Poland, which serves as the anchor for the global schedule.

The release comes ahead of Songs of the Past, which IGN describes as the third expansion for The Witcher 3 and says is due in 2027. That keeps the remaster and the later expansion within the same product line around the game. The timing shows CD Projekt continuing to position the remaster and the expansion as separate releases, with the remaster first and the expansion later in the plan.

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Sources

• IGN: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered Global Release Times Confirmed by CD Projekt
• @thewitcher on X/Twitter: confirmation that CD Projekt has locked in the global release times