CD Projekt Red has given The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered a release date of September 29, and paired it with the least expected detail in the announcement: the game is coming to Battle.net, through a new partnership with Blizzard Entertainment.
That makes Geralt one of the few non-Blizzard characters to headline a storefront Blizzard built for its own catalogue. Buyers there also unlock a Geralt-inspired skin in Diablo IV, which is the clearest sign yet that the arrangement is a two-way marketing deal rather than a simple distribution listing.
Five storefronts, three of them free
The remaster arrives the same day on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, a native Nintendo Switch 2 version, and Battle.net. The free-upgrade offer is narrower than the platform list, and the distinction matters if you are deciding where to buy.
CD Projekt Red describes the upgrade as free for existing owners on qualifying platforms, and names those platforms as PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch 2 release and the Battle.net release are not on that list.
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — free upgrade for existing owners
- Nintendo Switch 2 — a native version, not covered by the free-upgrade wording
- Battle.net — a new release through the Blizzard partnership, bundled with a Diablo IV skin
The expansions are now free, which resets the price of entry
Alongside the date, CD Projekt Red made Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine free for everyone who already owns the base game. Blood and Wine in particular has spent a decade being recommended as the reason to keep playing, and it is no longer a separate purchase.
For anyone who bought the base game in a sale years ago and never went back, that is roughly 50 hours of well-regarded content arriving at no cost, on top of a remaster that is also free on three of the five platforms.
What the remaster actually changes
The studio lists upgraded visuals, enhanced combat, improved traversal and movement, new witcher signs effects, revamped mount handling, enhanced monster behaviours, a skill-tree revamp, transmogrification, an expanded photo mode and new finishers. Roach's handling and the skill tree are the two most-criticised systems in the 2015 release, so naming both is a pointed choice rather than a generic feature list.
The same showcase gave a first look at Songs of the Past, a paid expansion set in a new region called Letten and introducing a chain as a weapon type. It is due in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2, and is wishlistable now.
