{"id":56100,"date":"2026-05-29T01:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=56100"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:47:36","slug":"songs-of-the-past-expansions-size-and-story-teased-by-cd-projekt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=56100","title":{"rendered":"Songs of the Past Expansion&#8217;s Size and Story Teased by CD Projekt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt has dropped its first story hints for the game&#8217;s upcoming third expansion, Songs of the Past.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Officially confirmed yesterday, Songs of the Past will arrive for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S in 2027 and once again allow players to take on the role of legendary monster slayer Geralt.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The expansion will launch 12 years after The Witcher 3&#8217;s original debut in 2015, and 11 years after the game&#8217;s second expansion, Blood and Wine, released in 2016. Fans expect its story to also act as something of a bridge to the upcoming The Witcher 4, which still lacks a release date.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every CD Projekt Red Game In Development<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We won&#8217;t give too much away right now because we want you to experience it as you play,&#8221; senior community and social media manager Laura Beitzel teased today during a 10th anniversary livestream designed to celebrate Blood and Wine. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;But as a few eagle-eyed people have already seen over the past 24 hours, there are some hints waiting for you on a very important evening in Witcher lore, Belleteyn Night, in our Belleteyn celebration that we shared a few weeks ago. So&#8230; keep looking for clues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here, Beitzel is referencing a piece of artwork and a poem it sneakily posted on social media a month ago. It shows Geralt resting by a bonfire as Dandelion plays the lute while villagers dance. More importantly, though, it shows Geralt with a mysterious new sword \u2014 the same sword he&#8217;s also holding in Songs of the Past&#8217;s reveal artwork, which sports an unusual ornate curved crossguard.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">CD Projekt&#8217;s sneaky The Witcher 3 Belleteyn tease \u2014 with Geralt&#8217;s new Songs of the Past sword visible in the bottom left corner. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Belleteyn has been referenced in The Witcher before, and is a fertility festival that takes place each spring. Here is the image&#8217;s accompanying poem, in case you want to scour it for further clues:<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>On Belleteyn night, when tall fires rise,<br \/>Whispered wishes go through the quiet skies. <br \/>A lion cub\u2019s fate is penned in the stars,<br \/>And lilac and gooseberries are never too far.<\/em><br \/><em>Tonight, there are no monsters to kill, no roads to roam,<br \/>Just quiet thoughts and wishes that try to find a home.<br \/>The White Wolf sits still, mesmerized by the dancing flame,<br \/>While Dandelion strums his lute and hums Geralt\u2019s name.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So yes, Geralt is holding a sword,&#8221; CD Projekt&#8217;s Amelia Korzycka continued, referencing Songs of the Past&#8217;s key artwork. &#8220;It is a very important sword for the story and you will get to know it when the game comes out. So a few more streams before that when [we] reveal it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Beitzel also discussed the size of the expansion \u2014 and as we heard previously, Songs of the Past is an expansion rather than a smaller DLC or add-on. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Songs of the Past will be aligned with what you&#8217;re familiar with in Blood and Wine, and what you&#8217;ve come to experience and expect from us when we do our expansions,&#8221; Beitzel explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s an expansion, let&#8217;s make it clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past official artwork. Image credit: CD Projekt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Today&#8217;s livestream also included confirmation that Songs of the Past will include more Gwent cards, and that CD Projekt was still working on cross-platform mod support for The Witcher 3, to launch at some point in the future. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Finally, CD Projekt&#8217;s latest financial results have today confirmed a new overall sales total for The Witcher 3, which now stands at 65 million copies sold, up five million from its last count. That number seems likely to rise even further when Songs of the Past launches at some point in 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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