{"id":859153,"date":"2026-09-24T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859153\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:34:14","slug":"the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-global-release-times-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859153\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered Global Release Times Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt has confirmed the global release times for <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2103076985425793176\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a social media post<\/a>, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered comes out on September 29 at 12pm in Poland, where CD Projekt is based. All other release times across the globe are tied to this CET release. So, if you\u2019re wondering if it\u2019s worth keeping the day free (book off from work, perhaps?), the farther west you are, the earlier the game goes live.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered launches across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch 2, but it\u2019s also a <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-3-remastered-how-to-upgrade-switch-ps5-xbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">free upgrade<\/a> for those who own the base game. The remaster will also be sold on PC via Battle.net for the first time. There&#8217;s pre-purchase for Switch 2 and Battle.net (those are the only new versions of the game, as The Witcher 3 didn&#8217;t exist before on those two platforms). GOG, Steam, Epic, Xbox and PlayStation are getting the remaster as an update, so there&#8217;s no preload on those platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2014 Remastered Screenshots<img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Expect a slew of upgrades and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay, and more. There\u2019s enhanced combat, improved traversal and movement, new witcher signs effects, revamped mount handling, enhanced monster behaviors, a skill tree revamp, transmogrification, expanded photo mode, and new finishers. The launch precedes the arrival of Songs of the Past, The Witcher 3&#8217;s third expansion, due in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered global release times:Los Angeles: 3am PDTMexico City: 4am CSTBogota: 5am COTNew York: 6am EDTBrasilia: 7am BRTAccra: 10am GMTLondon: 11am BSTWarsaw: 12pm CESTCape Town: 12pm SASTKyiv: 1pm EESTBeijing: 6pm CSTSeoul: 7pm KSTTokyo: 7pm JSTMelbourne: 8pm AESTAuckland: 11pm NZDT<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This week, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/fans-seem-to-think-the-witcher-3-remastered-looks-worse-than-the-original\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Witcher 3 fans reacted to an official comparison clip<\/a> featuring a snippet of side-by-side gameplay from the original game and the remaster, with some saying the new version actually looks worse. In the clip, you can see Geralt casting Igni on a group of drowners in the swamp. While the new version of the game has much greater detail on Geralt&#8217;s armor, along with much more defined water, the reflections seem to be divisive.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Wesley Yin-Poole Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790267653_418_wes_headshot-1685964645017.jpg\"  data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/person\/wyp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Wesley Yin-Poole<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director, News<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Bluesky.d8b4aa9b.svg?cors=0\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at\u00a0wesley_yinpoole@ign.com\u00a0or confidentially at\u00a0wyp100@proton.me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CD Projekt has confirmed the global release times for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered. 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