CD Projekt RED confirmed to reporters at Gamescom that players will not need to start from scratch to complete The Witcher 3: Remastered if they have already completed the original game. For now, the studio hasn’t detailed how save transfers will happen – whether they’ll be completely automatic or require some action from the player.
Developers at CD Projekt RED are expected to clarify the situation with more details on saves ahead of the release of The Witcher 3 Remastered on September 29. player in Reddit Currently asking:
- Can saves be transferred between platforms?
- Achievements are automatically transferred to Xbox or trophies are automatically transferred to Playstation.
- What happens to skills? It has been previously confirmed that Geralt’s development system has undergone major changes in the remake.
- How is New Game+ stored?
- What happens after the modifications (they’re available on PC now, in the remaster they’ll be on consoles as well).
At the same time, it is also a question whether the save files of the base version of “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” will be transferred to the Xbox in the remastered version. Let us remind you that currently on consoles the save of the basic version of the game is incompatible with the full version due to the peculiarities of content recognition in the save system. However, both versions should be updated as remasters, and owners of the base game will also receive both major DLCs.
It was previously reported that the Xbox version of “The Witcher 3” will not increase in price due to the release of the remaster, but will be removed from Game Pass.