{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e31855e1914bad87270a2b55","clusterId":"c_88d3582e9390abd45482263d","slug":"witcher-3-expansion-songs-of-the-past-dated-for-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Witcher 3 Expansion Songs Of The Past Dated For 2027","summary":"At Tokyo Game Show 2026, CD PROJEKT RED presented a live gameplay demo of the Japanese dubbed version of Songs of the Past, the new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, on September 18. The expansion is scheduled for 2027. Kazuhiro Yamaji returns as Geralt. A Remastered version of the base game arrives September 29 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Switch 2 version also planned. A free update goes to existing owners.","whyItMatters":"The demo ties the expansion to the remaster's September 29 launch, which puts the base game and its Japanese dub back in front of players well before the new story arrives in 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe presentation ran at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere On Tour at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with CD PROJEKT RED associate country director Satoru Homma providing commentary while playing the Nintendo Switch 2 build of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered. The demo covered the opening of Songs of the Past, which begins with Geralt waking from a nightmare in a new region called Ratten, the birthplace of Dandelion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman named Lila, Dandelion\u0026#39;s cousin, accompanies Geralt as the heroine. Her voice actor is not yet announced. Homma recalled asking Yamaji to keep voicing Geralt after 11 years; Yamaji asked whether he was the right choice, and Homma said he was the only one.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Songs Of The Past reaches Japan in 2027, but the Remastered base game hits PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and a planned Switch 2 on September 29. CD PROJEKT RED is selling the door before the room.","twitterPost":"Songs Of The Past lands in 2027. The Remastered Witcher 3 arrives September 29 with a Switch 2 version planned.","threadsPost":"CD PROJEKT RED is shipping the Remastered base game, plus a Switch 2 version, on September 29 while Songs Of The Past waits until 2027. That ordering is the release plan: get players into The Witcher 3 on current hardware, then sell the expansion.","newsletterBlurb":"CD PROJEKT RED used Tokyo Game Show 2026 to show the Japanese dubbed version of Songs of the Past, the next Witcher 3 expansion, set for 2027. Kazuhiro Yamaji returns as Geralt, and a new heroine named Lila travels with him. The Witcher 3 Remastered arrives September 29 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2, free to existing owners.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2142409.html\",\"title\":\"A More Seasoned Kazuhiro Yamaji Makes His First Appearance as Geralt! \\\"The Witcher 3\\\" DLC \\\"Songs of the Past\\\" Japanese Version Demo Play Report [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4789,"outputTokens":713,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789784962,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T02:23:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_88d3582e9390abd45482263d","canonicalTitle":"円熟味を増した山路ゲラルトが初お披露目！　「ウィッチャー3」DLC「追憶の調べ」日本版デモプレイレポート【TGS2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_aee756ce6cab3460521092a5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\",\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of Remembrance\"],\"studios\":[\"CD Projekt Red\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T01:30:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T01:30:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2142409.html","title":"円熟味を増した山路ゲラルトが初お披露目！　「ウィッチャー3」DLC「追憶の調べ」日本版デモプレイレポート【TGS2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt","The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of Remembrance"],"studios":["CD Projekt Red"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}