The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past Gets First Trailer Today at Gamescom

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past finally gets its proper reveal today. CD Projekt Red is showing the first trailer for the expansion during Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CEST, hosted by Geoff Keighley. It’s the first real look at the project since its bare-bones announcement back in May.

Songs of the Past is the third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, co-developed with Fool’s Theory, and it’s the first new content for the game since Blood and Wine launched in 2016. CD Projekt Red confirmed the expansion is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC sometime in 2027, though no Nintendo Switch 2 version has been announced.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past – What We Know

CD Projekt Red announced Songs of the Past on May 27, 2026, ten years after Blood and Wine’s release, following months of reports from Polish industry insiders that a third expansion was in development. The studio has said little about the story since, but the promotional key art shows Geralt holding Ciri’s silver sword, which has fans speculating the expansion will dig into Geralt and Ciri’s relationship rather than stand as a fully separate side story.

CD Projekt Red has confirmed the expansion’s scope will match Blood and Wine, meaning players should expect roughly 40 hours of new content. That puts it well above a typical DLC drop and closer to a full-sized game expansion, which is part of why the studio prefers calling it an “expansion” over “DLC.”

One confirmed detail ahead of the Gamescom reveal: Gwent is coming back. CD Projekt Red community manager Marcin Łukaszewski confirmed new Gwent cards tied to the expansion, following the pattern set by Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, which both added faction-specific decks and dedicated in-game tournaments. Neither prior expansion skipped Gwent, so this confirmation was more a formality for longtime players than a genuine surprise, though it’s still a welcome one.

Reports of a third Witcher 3 expansion had circulated since mid-2025, when Polish industry insider Borys Nieśpielak first flagged that CD Projekt Red was quietly working on something. A later report from analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski placed the project’s budget at roughly 52 million zł and suggested its release would effectively kick off marketing for The Witcher 4. That lines up with what CD Projekt Red has said publicly: Fool’s Theory, the studio co-developing this expansion, is also handling the Witcher 1 remake, and both projects appear designed to keep the franchise visible while Witcher 4 remains in full development.

Beyond the livestream, CD Projekt Red is bringing a guided showcase of the expansion to the Gamescom show floor in Cologne. Business visitors can see it at booth B065 in Hall 4.2 from August 26 to 28, while the public entertainment area hosts it at booths B030 and A031 in Hall 8.1 from August 26 through August 30. Neither showcase includes hands-on gameplay.

What This Means for Witcher 3 Players

An expansion arriving 12 years after the base game’s 2015 launch is almost unheard of for a single-player RPG, and it says a lot about how much goodwill The Witcher 3 still commands. The game has sold more than 60 million copies and picked up over 250 Game of the Year awards since release, so CD Projekt Red clearly sees the audience and the story potential to justify one more chapter with Geralt before shifting full attention to The Witcher 4. Few studios would bet resources on a decade-old single-player title without strong evidence that players still want more of it, and Wild Hunt’s continued sales momentum on newer hardware appears to be exactly that evidence.

The timing also matters. Fool’s Theory, the studio co-developing this expansion, is the same team working on the Witcher 1 remake, and reports suggest this project is meant to bridge the gap toward Witcher 4’s eventual reveal. Getting Gwent back in the mix gives returning players an extra reason to jump back into Wild Hunt well before the expansion actually launches, and it doubles as a low-risk way for CD Projekt Red to keep the community engaged during a long wait for the next mainline game.

What’s Next for Songs of the Past

Today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live trailer is the next real checkpoint, followed by hands-off showcases on the Cologne show floor through August 30. CD Projekt Red hasn’t set a firm 2027 release date yet, and questions around a possible Nintendo Switch 2 version remain unanswered. The original Witcher 3 did eventually reach the first Switch, though it required significant visual cuts to run on that older hardware, so a Switch 2 version of this new content isn’t out of the question if CD Projekt Red decides the improved hardware can handle it.

Expect more concrete details, including gameplay specifics and story context, as 2027 approaches. CD Projekt Red has a habit of staggering these reveals across multiple events rather than dumping everything at once, so additional Gwent details, a firmer release window, and eventually a launch trailer are all reasonable things to watch for at future showcases like The Game Awards or a dedicated REDstream.

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