{"id":1961606,"date":"2026-05-29T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961606"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:13:11","slug":"the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past-expansion-is-in-a-way-a-prologue-for-the-series-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961606","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past Expansion &#8216;Is, in a Way, a Prologue&#8217; for the Series&#8217; Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt&#8217;s newly-revealed <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> expansion Songs of the Past will help set the stage for the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-iv\">The Witcher 4<\/a>, the developer has suggested.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While telling a standalone story starring Geralt set after the events of The Witcher 3, the new adventure will also act as a sort-of prologue to CD Projekt&#8217;s next big blockbuster, according to the company&#8217;s joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to investors, Nowakowski was questioned on how the expansion is being positioned in the franchise, why it is now launching in 2027 (after previously being expected this year) and whether any of CD Projekt&#8217;s new trilogy of The Witcher games will also receive expansions, as The Witcher 3 has (don&#8217;t hold your breath).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;First and foremost, we really wanted to deliver a great experience to the fans, a really cool expansion that&#8217;s going to make people happy that they can come back to The Witcher 3 setting,&#8221; Nowakowski said, discussing why Songs of the Past was being made. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Of course, indirectly, yes, it is a reminder [of the franchise for fans]. 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Geralt&#8217;s bard buddy Dandelion is also present.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We had a moment where our plans assumed that Songs of the Past would be released this year,&#8221; Nowakowski said, when questioned why the expansion was launching later than expected. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We decided together with the development team, that the game will be launching in 2027, to be honest, to achieve the best possible result from the consumer standpoint, which in the end, frankly speaking, is the only ultimate thing that really matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt&#8217;s latest financial results show the company reported Q1 revenue of 191 million PLN ($52.5 million), up year-on-year, and net profit of 106 million PLN ($29 million). &#8220;These results stem from solid sales of our key titles and the revenue from their inclusion in the subscription catalogues,&#8221; said CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The company currently employs 975 people, a headcount that has grown by more than 40 since February. The vast majority of its staff (now over 500) are working on The Witcher 4, while 163 people are assigned to Cyberpunk 2. Around 80 people are working on multiplayer Witcher spinoff Project Sirius, while 24 are building the studio&#8217;s new IP codenamed Hadar.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There&#8217;s still no word on when The Witcher 4 might arrive, but CD Projekt has <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/cd-projekt-still-plans-to-launch-all-3-games-in-the-new-ciri-fronted-the-witcher-trilogy-within-a-6-year-period\">an extremely ambitious plan to launch it plus The Witcher 5 and 6 all in a six-year time period<\/a>. It&#8217;s this plan which essentially rules out the possibility of further expansion content being made anytime soon, Nowakowski concluded.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The plans are pretty ambitious,&#8221; Nowakowski acknowledged. &#8220;It would be difficult, to be very honest, for us to add an expansion to the upcoming trilogy. This is where we are here and now with this particular issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Separately, CD Projekt also celebrated the fact that its Cyberpunk Trading Card Game campaign raised $28 million via Kickstarter, making it the platform&#8217;s most successful gaming project ever, and the third-largest Kickstarter campaign of all time.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt&#8217;s newly-revealed <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3<\/a> expansion Songs of the Past will help set the stage for the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-witcher-iv\">The Witcher 4<\/a>, the developer has suggested.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While telling a standalone story starring Geralt set after the events of The Witcher 3, the new adventure will also act as a sort-of prologue to CD Projekt&#8217;s next big blockbuster, according to the company&#8217;s joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to investors, Nowakowski was questioned on how the expansion is being positioned in the franchise, why it is now launching in 2027 (after previously being expected this year) and whether any of CD Projekt&#8217;s new trilogy of The Witcher games will also receive expansions, as The Witcher 3 has (don&#8217;t hold your breath).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;First and foremost, we really wanted to deliver a great experience to the fans, a really cool expansion that&#8217;s going to make people happy that they can come back to The Witcher 3 setting,&#8221; Nowakowski said, discussing why Songs of the Past was being made. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Of course, indirectly, yes, it is a reminder [of the franchise for fans]. It is, in a way, a prologue, although it&#8217;s not a prologue in a verbatim way of [being] a prologue for the actual The Witcher 4. Yes, you can look at it as it&#8217;s a way to maintain certain chatter on The Witcher 3. All of those are side effects, additional side effects. 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Geralt&#8217;s bard buddy Dandelion is also present.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We had a moment where our plans assumed that Songs of the Past would be released this year,&#8221; Nowakowski said, when questioned why the expansion was launching later than expected. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We decided together with the development team, that the game will be launching in 2027, to be honest, to achieve the best possible result from the consumer standpoint, which in the end, frankly speaking, is the only ultimate thing that really matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CD Projekt&#8217;s latest financial results show the company reported Q1 revenue of 191 million PLN ($52.5 million), up year-on-year, and net profit of 106 million PLN ($29 million). &#8220;These results stem from solid sales of our key titles and the revenue from their inclusion in the subscription catalogues,&#8221; said CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The company currently employs 975 people, a headcount that has grown by more than 40 since February. The vast majority of its staff (now over 500) are working on The Witcher 4, while 163 people are assigned to Cyberpunk 2. Around 80 people are working on multiplayer Witcher spinoff Project Sirius, while 24 are building the studio&#8217;s new IP codenamed Hadar.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There&#8217;s still no word on when The Witcher 4 might arrive, but CD Projekt has <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/cd-projekt-still-plans-to-launch-all-3-games-in-the-new-ciri-fronted-the-witcher-trilogy-within-a-6-year-period\">an extremely ambitious plan to launch it plus The Witcher 5 and 6 all in a six-year time period<\/a>. It&#8217;s this plan which essentially rules out the possibility of further expansion content being made anytime soon, Nowakowski concluded.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The plans are pretty ambitious,&#8221; Nowakowski acknowledged. &#8220;It would be difficult, to be very honest, for us to add an expansion to the upcoming trilogy. This is where we are here and now with this particular issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Separately, CD Projekt also celebrated the fact that its Cyberpunk Trading Card Game campaign raised $28 million via Kickstarter, making it the platform&#8217;s most successful gaming project ever, and the third-largest Kickstarter campaign of all time.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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