The Witcher 3 turned 10 years outdated this month, however the seminal fantasy role-playing recreation retains discovering new methods to reinvent itself. Three years after its “next-gen” improve introduced the open-world journey to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X/S, CD Projekt Crimson revealed that Geralt and Ciri’s adventures will proceed when mod assist arrives on consoles later this yr.
“Later this yr, we’ll launch yet another patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,” the Polish studio introduced on the sport’s web site on Friday. “This replace will introduce cross-platform mod assist throughout PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S through mod.io. Creating, sharing, and having fun with mods will probably be simpler and extra accessible, as gamers on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S will be capable to share a modding ecosystem.”
Mod assist, together with entry to CDPR’s personal REDkit instruments since final yr, has let gamers on PC expertise all types of customized choices and additions to the third-person RPG, from graphical updates and overhauls to character swaps and completely new fan-made quests. That further user-generated content material will quickly be obtainable to gamers on PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S as properly at no further price (sorry Change followers).
That’s nice information for anybody revisiting Velen, Skellige, and Novigrad whereas CDPR continues plugging away at The Witcher 4. That Ciri-led journey isn’t anticipated out till round 2027 or 2028, and stays the studio’s fundamental focus at the same time as Cyberpunk 2 enters pre-production. Regardless of that, it’s good to see The Witcher 3 proceed to get a bit TLC. From the bevy of patches that mounted bugs and improved UI after launch to the unimaginable DLC expansions, it’s actually the sport that retains on giving.
And now gamers on console will lastly get to expertise the fun of issues just like the restored dialogue within the Brother In Arms mod, brighter torches, and most significantly: no stock weight restrict!
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