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Updated · Pure Xbox · Aug 24
The Witcher 4 Targets 2028 Launch as Gamescom Skips New Footage
Updated
Updated · Pure Xbox · Aug 24

The Witcher 4 Targets 2028 Launch as Gamescom Skips New Footage

3 articles · Updated · Pure Xbox · Aug 24

Summary

  • 2028 is now the confirmed release window for The Witcher 4, with the Witcher team saying in a Gamescom update that the next mainline entry will be “worth the wait.”
  • Gamescom will not feature The Witcher 4 itself, leaving fans without new footage despite the first official timing for the game’s launch.
  • The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past will fill that gap, with a major Gamescom presence including Opening Night Live and REDStreams showing “a lot” of the 2027 DLC.
  • That timeline means CD Projekt Red is signaling a long runway for its next flagship Witcher game while keeping the franchise active through expansion content first.

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