Is Songs of the Past Included in Witcher 3 Remastered? Answered

• TL;DR
• No — Songs of the Past is NOT included in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered.
• Songs of the Past is a separate paid expansion launching in 2027.
• Remastered includes Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine — but not Songs of the Past.
• Existing owners get Remastered for free on qualifying platforms. New buyers pay $49.99 (or the regional equivalent).
• The standalone expansion listings for Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine have been delisted — they are now bundled into every copy of the base game.
• Songs of the Past has no confirmed price yet. It requires Remastered to play.

This is one of the most searched questions since CD PROJEKT RED announced both The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered and Songs of the Past at Gamescom on August 25, 2026. It makes sense — CD PROJEKT RED made Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine free at the same time, so it is fair to wonder whether Songs of the Past would follow the same pattern.

It does not. Here is the full breakdown of what is included, what costs extra, and what you actually get depending on whether you already own the game or are buying it for the first time.

Short Answer — No, Songs of the Past Is Not Included

Songs of the Past is not part of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered. It is a separate paid expansion. You will need to purchase it when it releases in 2027. Owning the Remastered version — whether you got it as a free upgrade or bought it new — does not give you Songs of the Past.

CD PROJEKT RED confirmed this directly. The free upgrade that launched on September 29, 2026 covers the Remastered game itself and both existing expansions. Songs of the Past is a new piece of content that does not exist yet and will be sold separately when it launches.

What Is Actually Included in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered?

Here is exactly what you get with The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered, whether you receive it as a free upgrade or buy it new.

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt base game — fully upgraded with all Remastered improvements.
• Hearts of Stone — the first expansion. Roughly 10 hours of story set in and around Novigrad, featuring Gaunter O’Dimm.
• Blood and Wine — the second and largest expansion. Roughly 30 hours of story set in Toussaint. Considered one of the best expansion packs ever made for any RPG.
• All 16 free DLC packs — the cosmetic and minor content packs originally released for free in 2015, including alternative outfits, new quests, and Gwent card sets.
• All Remastered improvements — rebuilt skill tree, Gear Reforging transmog system, overhauled Photo Mode, Path Tracing on PC, new combat finishers, improved Roach controls, and all other Patch 5.0 changes.

Not included: Songs of the Past.

The standalone expansion listings for Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine have been delisted from all storefronts. You can no longer buy them as separate products. Every new copy of The Witcher 3 going forward is the Complete Edition — base game plus both expansions as a single package.

What Does Songs of the Past Cost?

No price has been announced yet. Songs of the Past launches in 2027 and CD PROJEKT RED has not confirmed pricing ahead of that release. A specific date within 2027 has also not been set.

For context, Hearts of Stone launched in 2015 at $9.99 and Blood and Wine launched in 2016 at $19.99. Songs of the Past is expected to be comparable in scale to Blood and Wine, which added around 30 hours of content and a full new region. Based on that comparison and current expansion pricing across the industry, most estimates place Songs of the Past somewhere in the $20 to $30 range — but this is speculation until CD PROJEKT RED makes an official announcement.

Witcher 3 Songs of the Past DLC

Why Is the Remaster Free but Songs of the Past Is Not?

CD PROJEKT RED addressed this directly in an interview ahead of launch. The studio said charging for the Remastered upgrade never crossed their minds. They framed Remastered as an improvement to the existing product — a better version of something players already own — rather than a new product that should carry a new price.

Songs of the Past is genuinely new. It is a third expansion developed over multiple years by a team of around 190 people across CD PROJEKT RED and Fool’s Theory. It adds a full new region, a new story, new characters, new monsters, new mutagens, and a new weapon. That is different from improving the presentation of existing content, which is what Remastered does.

CD PROJEKT RED also acknowledged that the commercial return on the Remastered launch comes from Songs of the Past itself, not from the upgrade. The free Remaster grows the active player base and brings people back to the game ahead of the paid expansion. It is a deliberate strategy — give existing players the best version of the game for free, then give them a reason to spend money on new content in 2027.

What If I Am a New Buyer — What Do I Pay?

If you do not already own The Witcher 3, you will need to buy the game before playing Songs of the Past. New buyers pay $49.99 for the Complete Edition on PC storefronts, which includes the base game, Hearts of Stone, Blood and Wine, and the Remastered upgrade built in.

The base game price was raised by $10 shortly after the Remastered announcement — from $39.99 to $49.99 on Steam. CD PROJEKT RED did not provide an official explanation for the increase, but the timing coincided with the expansion of the package to include both expansions permanently.

On Nintendo Switch 2, new buyers pay $59.99 for the Remastered version. The Switch 2 edition is a separate native build rather than an update to the original Switch version.

Songs of the Past will be an additional purchase on top of whatever you pay for the base game, on all platforms.

Do You Need Remastered to Play Songs of the Past?

Yes. Songs of the Past requires The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered to play. The expansion is being built on the Remastered version of the game — the new rendering pipeline, the rebuilt DirectX 12 architecture, and all the Patch 5.0 improvements are the technical foundation Songs of the Past runs on.

CD PROJEKT RED confirmed that all Remastered improvements carry over directly into Songs of the Past. The new skill tree, Gear Reforging, the Photo Mode overhaul, the Path Tracing implementation on PC, and all other changes are present when you launch the expansion. You are not reverting to an older build.

DirectX 11 support was also dropped with the Songs of the Past announcement. From this point forward, the game runs exclusively on DirectX 12. Players on older Windows builds or older hardware that cannot run DX12 will need to upgrade before they can play Songs of the Past.

Quick Reference — What You Get and What You Pay

• Existing PC owner (Steam / GOG / Epic): Remastered is free. Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine are free. Songs of the Past is a separate paid purchase in 2027.
• Existing PS5 owner: Remastered is free. Both expansions are free. Songs of the Past is paid separately in 2027.
• Existing Xbox Series X|S owner: Remastered is free via Smart Delivery. Both expansions are free. Songs of the Past is paid separately in 2027.
• Existing Nintendo Switch owner: Witcher 3 Remastered on Switch 2 is a separate free download — not an automatic update to the original app. Both expansions are included. Songs of the Past is paid separately in 2027.
• PS4 / Xbox One owner: No Remastered version. Both expansions became free on August 25, 2026. Songs of the Past is not available on PS4 or Xbox One.
• New buyer on PC: Pay $49.99 for the Complete Edition (base game + Hearts of Stone + Blood and Wine + Remastered). Songs of the Past is an additional paid purchase in 2027.
• New buyer on Nintendo Switch 2: Pay $59.99 for the Remastered version with both expansions included. Songs of the Past is an additional paid purchase in 2027.
• Battle.net (new platform): Paid purchase — no previous version to upgrade from. Songs of the Past is an additional paid purchase in 2027, available on Battle.net with a Diablo IV Geralt skin bonus.

Should You Wait for Songs of the Past Before Starting?

No. There is no reason to wait. Songs of the Past does not replace or alter the base game, Hearts of Stone, or Blood and Wine. It is a separate addition that launches after all of that content is complete.

The Remastered version is the best starting point the game has ever had. If you have never played The Witcher 3, starting now gives you roughly 150 to 200 hours of content across the base game and both existing expansions before Songs of the Past even releases.

If you are a returning player who finished the game before Remastered, the rebuilt skill tree alone is reason to dive back in. Your skill points were reset by Patch 5.0 and the new tree structure changes how builds come together — see our best builds guide and skill tree guide to rebuild efficiently. The Gear Reforging system is also new and worth setting up before Songs of the Past arrives — our Gear Reforging guide covers how it works in full.

For the complete breakdown of everything Songs of the Past adds — Letten, Geralt’s silver chain weapon, new monsters, Dandelion’s family, and more — see our Songs of the Past everything we know guide. And if you want to confirm exactly how to claim the free Remastered upgrade on your platform, our free upgrade guide for all platforms walks through every platform step by step.

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