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title: 'Daily Fix: The Witcher 3 Remastered and Crimson Desert Enhanced'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=AG5Ez7L5uPY'
video_id: 'AG5Ez7L5uPY'
date: 2026-08-26
duration_sec: 163
channel: 'IGN'
---

# Daily Fix: The Witcher 3 Remastered and Crimson Desert Enhanced

> Source: [Daily Fix: The Witcher 3 Remastered and Crimson Desert Enhanced](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AG5Ez7L5uPY)

## Summary

This video is a daily gaming news segment covering two major announcements: The Witcher 3 Remastered, a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, PS5, and Xbox, and Crimson Desert Enhanced, a substantial free patch for the existing game. The segment also notes upcoming expansions and sales milestones for both titles.

### Key Points

- **The Witcher 3 Remastered Announced** [00:20] — CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3 Remastered, a free upgrade for all owners on PC, PS5, and Xbox, releasing on September 29th.
- **Switch 2 Version and Battle.net Release** [00:40] — No upgrade for Switch 1, but a separate Switch 2 native version will be sold, free for Switch 1 owners. The remaster will also be sold on Battle.net for the first time, unlocking a Geralt-themed skin in Diablo 4.
- **Remaster Features and Expansions** [01:00] — The remaster includes the first two expansions at no extra cost. Major features include tweaked combat, improved traversal, better mount handling, enhanced monster behaviors, a skill tree revamp, armor transmog, and expanded photomode.
- **Crimson Desert Enhanced Announced** [01:32] — Palabyss announced Crimson Desert Enhanced, a new version with additional story, available for free to all players via a version 2.0 update.
- **Enhanced Edition Details** [01:45] — The Enhanced edition adds new cutscenes and story moments, plus voiceover support for German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese. It includes all existing updates.
- **Crimson Desert DLC and Sales** [02:13] — The first paid DLC is due this year, with a Nintendo Switch 2 release expected early 2027. Crimson Desert launched in March and sold over six million copies in less than three months.

### Conclusion

The video delivers two significant game updates: a free remaster of The Witcher 3 and a substantial free patch for Crimson Desert, both aimed at enhancing player experience and expanding the games' reach.

## Transcript

What's up everybody, I'm Kate Douglas and for today's Daily Fix we have The Witcher 3 Remastered and Crimson Desert Enhanced. This is your Daily Fix.
Presented by Universal, London Thought and its newest deep-hug, Universal Epic Universe. CD Projekt Red has announced The Witcher 3 Remastered, coming as a free upgrade to all owners on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox next month on September 29th.
There's no upgrade to the Switch 1 version, though a separate Switch 2 native version of The Witcher 3 Remastered will be sold and owners of the Switch 1 version will be able to claim this for free. The remastered game will also be sold on PC via Battle.net for the first time, where it will unlock a Geralt-themed skin in Diablo 4.
The Witcher 3 remastered and the current game as of today will also include access to the game's first two expansions at no additional cost. Major features include tweaked combat improved traversal and movement better mount handling enhanced monster behaviours a skill tree revamp of armour transmog and expanded photomo new finishes and much more Of course all of this precedes the arrival of the upcoming Songs of the Past The Witcher 3 third expansion due in 2027 and the death of Witcher 4 confirmed for 2028
Moving on, Palabyss has announced Crimson Desert Enhanced, a new version of the game with additional story available for free to all players. Simply update the game to version 2.0 and Crimson Desert Enhanced will be yours,
so to be clear, it is just a fresh patch for the existing game, but one that Pearl Abyss feels is so substantial that it warrants an updated title. Crimson does Enhanced, adds new cutscenes and story moments throughout the main questline, plus voiceover support
for German, French, Spanish, Brazilian, Portuguese and Japanese. And of course the Enhanced edition will include all existing updates to the game, and there have been a lot with new bits and pieces every few weeks. All of this comes ahead of the game's first paid DLC due out
DLC due out this year and a Nintendo Switch 2 release expected early 2027. Crimson Desert launched back in March and was an instant hit for Pearl Abyss. Less than three months later, it had sold more than six million copies.
That's it for your Daily Fix for Wednesday, August 26th. Now that you're caught up on the news, watch our recap of everything announced at opening night live last night. I'm Jane Douglas, and for all your video game news, stay tuned to IGN.
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