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The witcher 3 joins the growing list of games planning to bridge the generation gap, and in particular, the 5-year title isn’t charging current-gen owners a penny to upgrade to the next-gen version.
CD Projekt Red announced today that it is working on an improved version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt bringing the game to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X generation with some additional visual and technical enhancements.
In addition to the promise of ray tracing and faster loading times for the base game and expansions alike, CDPR has also revealed that the next-gen enhanced version will be a free update for anyone who already owns the game on Xbox One, PlayStation 4., or even PC.
Even half a decade after its release, The witcher 3 it remains one of CD Projekt’s main revenues. While the November launch of CDPR is possible Cyberpunk 2077 will finally dethrone The witcher 3 In terms of revenue, this announcement gives the franchise a chance to keep going even after players begin transitioning to the new Xbox and PlayStation consoles later this year.
More and more studios are announcing next-gen reviews for their current generation (or, in the case of Grand Theft Auto V, next-gen) as we get closer to the debut of the new 2020 vacation console. In some cases, studios are moving ahead with pay-to-upgrade or even free upgrade paths for those re-releases, although some studios like Control dev Remedy Entertainment has received some criticism about the announced upgrade requirements (via The Verge).
