The Witcher 3 Remastered confirms free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade if you have original Switch 1 game
Posted on August 25, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in News, Switch 2
Original:The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered was just announced for Nintendo Switch 2, and we’re happy to report that a free Switch 1 upgrade is confirmed.
Normally, the RPG will be available for $60 on its own. However, we can confirm that it will be a free upgrade if you bought The Witcher 3 originally on Nintendo Switch. You can already pre-order the remastered version right now
Technically, as of now, this only applies to the digital version. Plans have not yet been confirmed for the physical release as CD Projekt has not clarified.
In case you missed the news, here’s the official rundown of the game:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered modernizes the generation-defining RPG with a range of upgrades and enhancements to visuals, performance, gameplay, and more. Become monster slayer for hire Geralt of Rivia and journey across the war-torn Northern Kingdoms to find your adopted daughter, Ciri, before the spectral forces of the Wild Hunt take her incredible power for their own. Remastered includes two critically acclaimed expansions — Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine — and sets the stage for Songs of the Past. In 2027, this brand new paid expansion sees the legendary witcher travel to Letten, a seemingly idyllic land that hides a dark secret just beneath the surface, and includes plenty of exciting quests and characters to uncover.
- Upgraded visuals
- New Witcher Signs FX
- Refined animations
- Refreshed motion blur
- Upgraded textures
- Foliage shading rework
- HDR improvements
- GTAO
- Ray tracing improvements
- Global lighting rework
- New shading model
- Subsurface scattering
- New tone mapper
- Nvidia DLSS 4.5
- AMD FSR 4
- Intel XeSS 2.0
- Raytraced hair
- Native DirectX 12
- Rendering parallelization
- Enhanced combat
- Improved traversal and movement
- Revamped mount handling
- Enhanced monster behaviors
- Skill tree revamp
- Transmogrification
- Expanded photo mode
- New finishers
- Cross-platform mod support
- Immersive meditation
- New quest tracking
- UI improvements
- Looting rework
- New accessibility features
- Tutorial modernization
- Improved menu navigation
- Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive features
In case you missed it, we have the trailer for The Witcher 3 Remastered here.
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