CD Projekt Red is bringing Geralt of Rivia back for another adventure, and honestly, this one caught a lot of people off guard. The studio just announced Songs of the Past, a third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with a 2027 release planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Fool's Theory is co-developing the project alongside CD Projekt Red, which is a pretty big deal for a game that's been around since 2015.

What We Actually Know About Songs of the Past

Here's the thing: the announcement is light on specifics. CD Projekt Red says more details will land in late summer 2026, so we're stuck waiting for the meaningful stuff. Scope, price, the exact release window, all of it is still up in the air.

What we do know is that players will be back on the Path with Geralt. Fool's Theory is helping build the new adventure, and the expansion is targeting current-gen platforms, meaning PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. That's the headline. Everything else? We'll have to wait.

The Studio Behind the Co-Development

Fool's Theory isn't a random pick. CD Projekt Red says the studio's team includes industry veterans who actually worked on The Witcher 3 in the first place. That matters. Handing a new Geralt story to an outside co-developer would normally raise red flags, but the veteran connection takes some of the edge off that worry.

Why Pull Geralt Back After All These Years

The Witcher 3 didn't need saving. It really didn't. CD Projekt Red points to over 60 million copies sold since 2015, plus more than 250 Game of the Year awards out of roughly 1,000 industry awards total. Those are numbers most studios would frame on a wall.

So why now? The reveal sets a strangely high bar. Songs of the Past won't get the benefit of being judged as some throwaway side quest tacked onto an old favorite. Players are going to stack it against Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, the two expansions that helped Wild Hunt feel almost suspiciously complete as an RPG package.

A Messy Reveal

The announcement didn't go down smoothly, either. CD Projekt reportedly moved on the reveal after a Red Launcher leak and a same-day trademark filing for Songs of the Past surfaced. That makes the whole thing feel a little less polished than the studio probably wanted. Not staged, more like rushed out the door.

How Songs of the Past Fits Into the Bigger Witcher Picture

You can't talk about this expansion without talking about Ciri. The Witcher 4 is reportedly shifting the spotlight toward her, which gives a new Geralt-led story a different kind of weight. For fans who still think of Geralt as the face of the franchise, an expansion centered on him hits differently when his main-line successor is supposedly Ciri.

Look, it's hard not to read this as a kind of farewell tour. But that's reading between lines that haven't been written yet. CD Projekt Red hasn't framed it that way, and until we get those late-summer 2026 details, it's all just speculation.

What Players Should Actually Do Right Now

The smart move is to wait. Songs of the Past could be a tight, focused return, or it could be something bigger. Late summer 2026 is the window to watch for the answers that matter, including scope, pricing, and a real release date. Until then, the only confirmed fact is the one that counts: Geralt is coming back, and he's bringing one more hunt with him.