CD Projekt RED finally announced the third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Songs of the Past, due in 2027 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. But while it’s still many months away, it’s updating the minimum system requirements for the base game to ensure “smooth performance and compatibility going forward.”
These include an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or an Intel Core i5-8400, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 or a Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, 12 GB of RAM and 70 GB of installation space on an SSD. Windows 11 64-bit is also required, and will also apply to Cyberpunk 2077 following Microsoft’s end of support for Windows 10.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will also run exclusively on DirectX 12 so that the team can “support ongoing technical improvements and modern hardware more effectively.” Furthermore, only Windows 11 processors and graphics cards with “ongoing active driver support for gaming” on the OS will receive support.
If your system doesn’t meet those requirements, then don’t worry – you can always rollback to a previous version. Just keep in mind that you won’t be able to play Songs of the Past when it launches.
These changes will go into effect with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s next update, which has yet to receive a release date. As always, stay tuned for more details and updates, especially later this Summer when Songs of the Past is properly revealed.