Possible Witcher 3 2026 DLC hint dropped by CDPR

CD Projekt Red may have left clear signs of its newness The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Content is on the way, with the company officially confirming the existence of an unannounced project that is currently in the works. The mysterious project's stated timing and recent studio-related rumors both indicate that the undertaking is focused on the new. The Witcher 3 DLC.

Rumblings about CDPR working on additional content for its hit 2015 open-world RPG have been swirling around the industry for nearly a year. They started with a June 2025 report by Polish podcasters Rock and Boris, who claimed a third story DLC. The Witcher 3 was in development and was planned to be released a decade after the game's launch. While no concrete content details were shared at the time, the report pointed to DLC targeting a 2026 release.

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CDPR confirms unannounced 'gaming project' coming in 2026

What lends more weight to those earlier claims is that CDPR parent company CD Projekt has now officially confirmed that its “currently unannounced gaming projects” are currently slated for a 2026 release. This comment was included in the Management Board Report on Company Activities for the calendar year 2025. The document itself was attached to the group's consolidated financial report for Q3 2025, which is available on CD Projekt's investor website. The “gaming project” designation mentioned in the report is broad enough to potentially include a story expansion rather than a brand new game. Meanwhile, the said release timeline matches the original rumor about new content The Witcher 3 Work is underway for 2026.

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During a separate earnings call from January 2026, CD Projekt co-CEO Michael Nowakowski said the company will have more information later this year about a new project from Flower Theory, a Polish studio currently working on it. The Witcher 1 Remake. While the remake isn't expected to materialize before 2028, the 2026 announcement will likely focus on a different project. That's why some industry observers have already suspected that the Fool's Theory rumor is leading to development on the third story DLC. The Witcher 3.

Like Heart of stone and Blood and wineThe next extension is expected to pay off. A 2026 launch will allow it to drum up interest The Witcher 4It could become gold around 2027. The upcoming sequel is likely the main reason why CDPR chose to finance new DLC for an 11-year-old game in the first place.

The Witcher 3 2026 DLC is probably coming to more than 3 or 4 platforms

The Witcher 3 Originally released in May 2015, its original target platforms included the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, there are currently no indications that the rumored 2026 DLC is in the works for each version of the game. CDPR's latest title, Cyberpunk 2077There was much trouble at launch due to the developer's insistence on shipping for last-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Although CDPR eventually brought it to a more polished technical state through several patches, Cyberpunk 2077Its comeback story was only truly complete after the studio dropped last-gen console support after version 1.63, allowing its developers to focus on stronger hardware with future updates starting in mid-2023.

New Witcher 3 DLC May Drop Nintendo Switch 2

Given that context, the chances of CDPR reversing course and returning to PS4 and Xbox One development after three years seem slim. New The Witcher 3 DLC, if it exists, is therefore very likely to be limited to PC and the current console generation. What's less clear is where the Nintendo Switch falls on this support spectrum. The acclaimed next-gen update for The Witcher 3 The original was not compatible with the Switch, while CDPR never updated the game with a Switch 2 version after Nintendo launched its latest console in mid-2025. Therefore, the rumored 2026 DLC may not be available on the Switch, or it may alternatively launch as a Switch 2-only add-on.