CDPR pushes Witcher 3: Songs of the Past to 2027, but confirms it’ll dwarf Hearts of Stone in scale

Nobody likes hearing a release has been pushed back, but if CDPR’s latest update on Songs of the Past is anything to go by, the wait might genuinely be worth it.

Speaking during the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call, Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed the expansion won’t arrive until 2027. The studio had previously hinted at a 2026 window, so this isn’t the news investors were hoping for. Nowakowski didn’t dress it up, simply stating the team decided more time was needed to get the best possible result for players.

Think Blood and Wine, not Hearts of Stone

The more exciting part of the call was the scope confirmation. CDPR explicitly placed Songs of the Past in the same bracket as Blood and Wine rather than Hearts of Stone, and if you’ve played both, you’ll know exactly why that matters. Hearts of Stone wraps up somewhere between 10 and 17 hours. Blood and Wine, on the other hand, could comfortably eat 40 hours of your life if you let it. Songs of the Past is targeting that same level of ambition.

190 developers and a Gamescom date

Around 190 people are building the expansion, the majority from Fool’s Theory. Expect a proper showcase at Gamescom 2026, where CDPR plans to offer a guided demo rather than hands-on play, consistent with how the studio typically handles previews of its larger titles.

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