The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered releases with major updates

gamingSep 28, 202623319

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered landed as a free update and the release pushed players back into the game because of visible visual upgrades, an across-the-board skill-point reset, and updated PC requirements. Streamers announced early access and began fresh playthroughs while users filled feeds with PS5 Pro photo-mode screenshots highlighting reworked lighting and textures. A sharp split emerged over visuals: some praise the update as a dramatic modernization, while others point to comparison clips and a viral take that the new Geralt bathtub looks worse than the original.

The Witcher

@thewitcher.com

The PC system requirements have been updated for the launch of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered! ⚙️🛠️ Details: thewitcher.ly/PC_Requireme...

System requirements table for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, listing six PC configurations: Minimum, Recommended, Ultra, RT Minimum, RT Recommended, and Path Tracing.
Minimum: Low graphics preset at 1080p and 30 FPS. Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, or Intel Arc A580 GPU; 6 GB VRAM; 12 GB RAM.
Recommended: High graphics preset at 1080p and 60 FPS. Intel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super, AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, or Intel Arc B580 GPU; 8 GB VRAM; 16 GB RAM.
Ultra: Ultra graphics preset at 1440p and 60 FPS. Intel Core i7 13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, or Intel Arc B580 with XeSS; 12 GB VRAM; 24 GB RAM.
RT Minimum: RT graphics preset at 1080p with DLSS, FSR, or XeSS, and 30 FPS. Intel Core i7 11700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super, AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, or Intel Arc B580 GPU; 8 GB VRAM; 16 GB RAM.
RT Recommended: RT: Ultra graphics preset at 1440p with DLSS or FSR, and 60 FPS. Intel Core i7 13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU; Intel GPU not applicable; 12 GB VRAM; 24 GB RAM.
Path Tracing: RT: Ultra graphics preset at 2160p with DLSS and 60 FPS with Frame Generation. Intel Core i9 13900K or AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU; AMD and Intel GPUs not applicable; 16 GB VRAM; 24 GB RAM.
All configurations require: 60 GB SSD storage and 64-bit Windows 11.
Additional notes: Upscaling using DLSS, FSR, or XeSS is turned off unless otherwise indicated. The GeForce GTX 1660 can achieve 60 FPS or higher. On the Epic Games Store, 95 GB of available storage is required.

663h ago

The Witcher13

Correction: Ultra preset requires 8 GB of VRAM.

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@carlofrivia.bsky.social

Just one final thing I wanted to say before the big day tomorrow, aka the release day of The Witcher 3 Remastered. Most of you already know how much I love The Witcher, so I may be repeating myself. Nevertheless I wanted to share my story with it and why it's so special to me. 🐺⚔️

Before The Witcher 3 Remastered releases tomorrow I just wanted to, once more, talk about why the original game is so special to me. Back in 2018, some stuff happened where I split away from a friend group and any hope I had for a clear future was crushed. Around that time I started playing The Witcher 3, not knowing much about the lore and characters except the knowledge I had from The Witcher 2. In those months that I played I fell in love, then after it was completed I dived deep, head first into the world of The Witcher. I got some of the original novels for Christmas, and eventually added the rest over time. It became my favorite book series. I just couldn’t stop thinking about (and loving) The Witcher. Multiple playthroughs of The Witcher 3 and the first two games ensued. I fell in love even more.

In a way The Witcher saved my life. So many times I could've broke or fallen down the deepest darkest pit, but The Witcher was there to pull me out. The same can be said of Star Wars and Mass Effect and a load of other things. But the way I fell in love with The Witcher is unlike anything in my entire life. I care so deeply about the characters and their relationships/friendships. Even when the universe gets dark, I always find comfort in these characters.

So I'm proud to be a fan and happy to know fellow witchers.

To any newcomers that plan to start with the remaster, I hope you fall in love with The Witcher 3 just like I did. I hope you fall in love with the world and its characters. To my fellow veteran witchers, I hope you can fall in love with the game again.

Good luck on the Path…

355h ago

Ivy 🎮 Ghostwire: Tokyo 🖤🤍💜5

Sorry to hear that your entire life and future got unravelled by splitting from a friend group. 🫂 That sounds so scary. Glad you found something that, at the time, helped you through to make sure you come out the other end. Witcher is a wonderful franchise to do exactly that.

JeЯemy Complains3

Same. In my darkest times of the last decade, the Witcher has been there to distract me. Since first playing 3 during my week of mourning the death of my long-time partner, it's been a source of comfort. His search for Ciri when I had just lost ability to contact my stepdaughter hit so hard.

DEGNI3

I know how it feels to split from a friend group, it also happened to me in my early 20s, fucking sucks. I'm very happy you found the Witcher to help you during that time and I'm glad you're here to share this memory piece with us! I hope this remaster is everything you wanted and more! 💙🫂

Joey 🎮2

I’m glad the Witcher was there when you needed it the most. Sucks having to split from a friend group. I hope you enjoy the remaster. It’ll be a long while before I play it since I have other games to get to, but I’ll be enjoying your posts on it. 🙂

Jack2

I am similar, this game led to friendships that I still have to this day and before it I had really none and the ones I did have seemed to be non-existent and forced to split from some. It was always be special to me, it's more than just the game.

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Made this my pinned for the time being. Probably not gonna do a promosky again for a little while, but just gonna leave this up there so everyone knows what a freaking nerd I am 💚

Eurogamer

@eurogamer.bsky.social

The Witcher 3 Remastered is an extraordinarily generous upgrade that doesn't change the game, but does make it new again www.eurogamer.net/witcher-3-wi...

A man lies in a wooden bath tub, soaking his scarred skin.

283h ago

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Gordon Little9

I'm cynical enough to think that the "free" Remastered Edition upgrade isn't "generous" it's a marketing spend to get players ready for Witcher 4. Which is fine! I'm going to play it. I just wouldn't consider it "extraordinarily generous."

raye (they/them)5

remember when gamers were upset bc this image gave them gay feelings

go loud3

show us the HD butt, cowards

Bertie2

The Witcher 3 gets its phwoar back

Paweł Sasko

@pawesasko.bsky.social

First reviews of The Witcher 3 Remastered dropped my chooms 😭

292h ago

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CyNetrunner21

We're so back, chooms. In fact, we never left. 😌

Tauriq Moosa

@tauriq.bsky.social

Anyway, I wrote a quick blog about The Witcher 3: Remastered for @criticalverdict.bsky.social

254h ago

Tauriq Moosa2

Updated to note new patch notes. Also pointing out how annoyed I was that they gatekeep transmog behind a late game quest.

Marie Gardiner1

So excited for tomorrow, have it pre-downloaded already

Victor, underslept1

waiting for tomorrow with baited breath, this is gonna be so good.

Riley MacLeod

@rcmacleod.bsky.social

Also, I refuse to be convinced this is a better bathtub Geralt than the original, no thank you www.pcgamer.com/games/the-wi...

203h ago

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hiero melão 🍈5

pc gamer is among the last bastions of good gaming journalism

Paula4

Man, podemos dejar de hacer exactamente el mismo juego pero poniéndole una fuente de iluminación dura.

Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer

@cypheroftyr.bsky.social

We're back on The Path later today! Join me for early access to @thewitcher.com 3: Wild Hunt Remastered thanks to @cdprojektred.com #CDPRCreator twitch.tv/cypheroftyr

Green grey background on a image with seven frames, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The text at the top says stream schedule, text at bottom has my username and rounded Twitch icon.

Monday's image is key art for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered showing Geralt, Triss, Yennefer and the Wild Hunt

Tuesday's image is key art for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered showing Geralt, Triss, Yennefer and the Wild Hunt

Wednesday's image is key art for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered showing Geralt, Triss, Yennefer and the Wild Hunt

Thursday's image is the box art for Dune Awakening on PS5

Friday's image is Dylan from CONTROL Resonant wielding a hammer, turned three fourths of the way towards the viewer

Saturday's image is the key art for The Blood of the Dawnwalker as he is leaping toward the right, with smoke coming off his back and legs.

Sunday's image is the key art for The Blood of the Dawnwalker as he is leaping toward the right, with smoke coming off his back and legs.

112h ago

PMS Jordan 🏳️‍⚧️

@pms-jordan.bsky.social

Good morning friends. We are starting a bit earlier than usual this morning at 10:30 am EST since thanks to CDPR we have Early Access to the Witcher 3 Remastered! ⚔️ Today we will be starting off an entirely new playthrough together and I hope to see you there! 💜

Witcher 3 Remastered stream staring at 10:30am on Twitch!

137h ago

Autumn 🏳️‍⚧️1

You get to see the remastered tub scene 😳

Iffi Mooz’pan1

Can’t remaster Jordan, she already too pretty. 🙂‍↕️

metacritic

@metacritic.com

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered [PC - 95] www.metacritic.com/game/the-wit... "The question isn't whether The Witcher 3 Remastered can still compete in '26. The real question is which comparable game of the last 10 years can go toe-to-toe with it, & that is a very short list."- Eurogamer Germany

96h ago

mira ⊹ ࣪ ˖ 🎃

@simployed.bsky.social

Gaming plans for my 17 days off: Week 1: Witcher 3 remastered Week 2: Planet Zoo 2

116h ago

Windows Central

@windowscentral.com

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered proves why this is a genre-defining game. Version 5.0 modernizes the classic with breathtaking visuals, a brilliant new dynamic combat camera system, and heavily overhauled skill trees that make builds feel new again. REVIEW:

92h ago

Daneplaysrpg

@daneplaysrpg.bsky.social

I completely forgot I even had this , I bought it at launch Never been opened #Witcher3 And I also own it twice digitally (one is the complete edition, the other was at launch) You could say I supported #CDPR 🤓

92d ago

Dan in the Sky 2nd Chapter

@daniellinton91.bsky.social

The Witcher 3 Remastered looks absolutely gorgeous! Hard to believe this'll be a free update tomorrow

65h ago

Hayes Madsen

@solfleet.bsky.social

I’ve been playing a bunch of The Witcher 3 Remastered - and it’s overall an impressive update, especially for something unprompted. And it’s also made me think about how I wish we could return to older games more. I’ll have a full review on GamesRadar later this week - taking my time

52h ago

John Rairdin NWR

@jtsknight92.bsky.social

I think the most impressive thing about Witcher 3 Remastered on Switch 2, is that it's actually targeting the same underlying pixel count as Witcher 3 on Switch 1 (720p). A really good example of how you treat your pixels being as important as how many you have.

76h ago

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windowscentral.comThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered review — Worth another run? | Windows Central / The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered レビュー — もう一度実行する価値がありますか? | Windows Central howtovideogame.comThe Witcher 3 Remastered Resets Your Skill Points, and the Full Change List Is Out

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