The almost decade-old game of the year winner title, The Witcher 3, is the center of rumors for an expansion, and this has revived the fanbase once again. 2026 has sure been off to a heated start with several events happening at the same time.
This rumor comes from a particular Eurogamer report detailing the chronicles of a Polish video game insider, Borys Nieśpielak. This is not a new rumor, though; he has been talking about the rumored expansion since last year, with hopes for news during The Game Awards.
Unfortunately, nothing has materialized out of this yet. But that did not keep fans from getting hyped up with renewed interest in the Witcher 3. This happened due to the rumors getting revived with new and important details.
What is so credible about this rumor?
According to Borys Nieśpielak, who reported to Eurogamer, other credible insiders have come out to talk about this possible expansion. Also added to the details was a specific transcript regarding the CD Projekt Red earnings call, where vague hints were given by the CFO, Piotr Nielubowicz.
The details of the transcript were as follows: “Given our current progress, there is a chance that new content hinted upon in recent calls and reports may see release in the coming year, having an impact on our results and increasing the likelihood of achieving the earnings condition for the first stage of the incentive program.”
Even with all of these new details, the rumors still fall vague and short of any concrete evidence. The transcript could be describing something completely different, and we as fans can’t help but move forward with hopeful assumptions.
Borys Nieśpielak’s original rumor dates back to the middle of last year, and it originally speculated that the Witcher 3 expansion was in development at Foll’s Theory, who are the same people behind the upcoming Witcher 4.
What will the expansion mean for the future of the Witcher series?
The entry will mark a new generation in the Witcher saga as Ciri will take on the role of the main character. The franchise will finally move on to the present generation of Unreal Engine. After this minute detail, it is easy to speculate on the fact that a last expansion will definitely make sense.
A paid DLC that will finally transition the story from the third entry into the fourth, bringing new fans and old fans up to date for the next game. However, now we are presented with a new question: Is the supposed Witcher 3 paid expansion coming out in 2026 ?.
The suggested release window for Witcher 4 is still far beyond the scope of this year, and that’s a fact that has been confirmed by various sources. This next game has big shoes to fill if it wants to surpass what the original trilogy meant for the fans.
It’s also realistic to imagine that CD Projekt Red will not sit around polishing the game for years before dropping it. If they want to smooth out the buffer years, a new game should possibly be under wraps.
But as fans, social media will always be the hotbed for entertaining discussions over rumors. All we need to do is sit tight, enjoy as time passes, and more rumors come out.
