CD Projekt has signalled adjustments to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt minimal necessities forward of the discharge of the just-announced third growth, Songs of the Previous.
In a (*3*), the developer stated that with new content material coming to The Witcher 3, it might want to replace its system necessities “to make sure easy efficiency and compatibility going ahead.” These necessities will develop into efficient ranging from the following replace.
The Witcher 3 new minimal necessities:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Intel Core i5-8400
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
- VRAM: 6 GB
- RAM: 12 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64-bit Home windows 11
CD Projekt stated these minimal necessities replicate “how {hardware} capabilities and software program utilization have advanced since we final modified the system necessities.”
Specifically:
- Home windows 11 would be the minimal required OS for each The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 following Microsoft’s finish of assist for Home windows 10 on October 14, 2025. With out ongoing safety updates, official platform assist, and continued GPU driver assist, we are going to now not check our video games on Home windows 10.
- HDDs will now not be supported, as SSDs provide quicker load instances, smoother asset streaming, and improved general efficiency.
- The sport will completely run utilizing DirectX 12, which permits us to assist ongoing technical enhancements and trendy {hardware} extra successfully.
- Solely processors supported on Home windows 11 can be supported by us.
- Solely graphics playing cards with ongoing lively driver assist for gaming on Home windows 11 can be supported.
CD Projekt certified these adjustments by saying it’s doable to revert to an earlier model of The Witcher 3, when you can’t meet the minimal necessities. It’s value noting that solely the newest model of the sport is totally supported, because it comprises all the newest enhancements, fixes and adjustments.
There’s no phrase but on when the following replace can be launched, however CD Projekt stated this morning that Songs of the Previous will launch in some unspecified time in the future in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC.
The DLC is due out 12 years after the 60 million-selling The Witcher 3 got here out in 2015, and 11 years after the second growth, Blood and Wine, got here out in 2016. The Witcher 3’s first growth, Hearts of Stone, was launched in October 2015.
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