Lol, the idea of fans announcing an expansion earlier than a developer is wild 
There is no official conformation yet, but the primary source for this rumor is Borys Nieśpielak, a very reliable Polish gaming journalist with friends in CDPR - he said that the DLC is 100% happening.
All the other info, the price, as well as location, comes from other analysists and might not be as reliable. The cost of development is unknown - what is possibly known, however, is that it is being developed by Fool's Theory, a studio comprised of former CDPR developers, who also, coincidentally, have some unnamed project in their worklog (I wonder what could that be? *wink-wink*)
I can see this as plausible. A paid expansion that connects to Witcher 4. What gets me thinking is do they incorporate graphical features such as path tracing, multi-frame generation, etc in this expansion. Feels like CDPR would want the buzz of a new expansion plus the graphical upgrades made to Cyberpunk 2077. I'm sure, or at least hope, CDPR would have adequate oversight over Fool's Theory to make sure it's a quality product if this is true. I decided to purchase Witcher 3 through GOG after hearing the rumors and am enjoying the game quite a bit despite the random crash here and there. So if it is a paid expansion, I would probably purchase it.
Someone mentioned that if the rumour of new content were incorrect, CDPR would straight out deny that they are working on said new content. That they haven't said anything may be taken as a quiet admission that something is in the works.
If the expansion is real and if it's supposed to come out end of May like blood and wine did, then I guess the marketing campaign should begin any day now.
Or at the very least an announcement.
Blood and Wine was announced 1 year in advance while the teaser trailer dropped 20 days before release but that was when the game was freshly released.
Given that the game is 11 years old now, I expect a more 'aggresive' marketing campaign this time around to generate the hype.
Or at the very least an announcement.
Blood and Wine was announced 1 year in advance while the teaser trailer dropped 20 days before release but that was when the game was freshly released.
Given that the game is 11 years old now, I expect a more 'aggresive' marketing campaign this time around to generate the hype.
Maybe it means nothing, but The Witcher 3 joined the Game Pass which I guess help people who never played the game to at least, give it a shot. I'm still quite skeptical about the release of a new expansion, but it could be a little sign
I think the Game Pass release means the exact opposite; why would they put the game on there only to soon after release an expansion that people need to buy to get the full experience.Maybe it means nothing, but The Witcher 3 joined the Game Pass which I guess help people who never played the game to at least, give it a shot. I'm still quite skeptical about the release of a new expansion, but it could be a little sign
So, to me the Game Pass news is just further proof that the rumoured expansion doesn't exist.
The game is on discount what seems like every second day, GamePass means nothing.
Now what I think is a possibility that not a lot of people seem to acknowledge is that it might be a stand-alone expansion, an expansion that doesn't need base game at all. This is a possibility that I think is very likely, considering that Fool's Theory is probably going to update some graphics and character models (which hold up really well still, mind you), and if it really is Ciri focused, then there is no point in transferring Geralt's skills and equipment either.
Now what I think is a possibility that not a lot of people seem to acknowledge is that it might be a stand-alone expansion, an expansion that doesn't need base game at all. This is a possibility that I think is very likely, considering that Fool's Theory is probably going to update some graphics and character models (which hold up really well still, mind you), and if it really is Ciri focused, then there is no point in transferring Geralt's skills and equipment either.
That sounds interesting
No 30gb or so of the base game download required, no schizophrenia of finding details hidden in the base game and expansions. No character switching between Geralt and Ciri,...
Truly a standalone game. I really like the idea.
How many people are dreaming here A separate game, and for Ciri - this is in fact "The Witcher 4", but not a DLC for the Witcher 3.
A separate game, and for Ciri - this is in fact "The Witcher 4", but not a DLC for the Witcher 3.