The Witcher 3 Remastered Supports Xbox Play Anywhere So You’ll Get The PC Version Too

@phreak - that I understand. Rabid defenders are rarely better than those that hate on a game. If you like a game or series, it makes sense you want to discuss what it could have done better or where it might go in the future.

Think people have become to comfortable with giving simplistic aggressive responses, attaching a strong emotion to it as justification, then calling it a day.

phreak

23 September at 12:43

I will never deny that the FF7 remake games have good graphics, runs well and a great combat system.
Those parts are really well done. It's other things I don't like

phreak

23 September at 12:39

As I said, I hope everyone excited for it enjoys it.
Won't deny you that ever. Hope you love it.
I'm just tired of being insulted for not liking changes I feel are disrespectful to the original. Changes I won't talk about here due to spoilers.

deaththekid

23 September at 12:31

@phreak @IcariX - Everyone is entitled to their opinions but personally I am excited for Revelations. I never played the OG FFVII until 2006ish.

Loved it, but the remakes are even better. The combat, graphics and party interactions are great.

Played Remake and while it does have its slow parts i.e walking simulator. It's still a great game. Played Rebirth last month only and it was even better, much more exploration, and yes while there is a ton of side content - most of it is optional.

It was a joy to see Zack again and play as him. and I think in the remakes Aerith's characterisation is miles better than Tifa.

I am hyped for Revelations and cant wait for more.

I am not a purist so do not care much with the story changes, by the end of the trilogy I doubt there will be any crazy differences to the actual ending of FFVII.

Resonance will be my GOTY though, I can see it already.

Lurch

23 September at 12:27

Elitism is fine except when people lose sense of the context in which games (or any other media) are made.

We're shifting into a bipolar market - maybe exacerbated by social media - where things are near perfect and therefore worth money/time, or people fixate on flaws without considering things like the developers cultural setting, size, budget, development time, and publisher influence.

Increasingly problematic when a few flaws lead to small teams (and sometimes bigger ones) collectively trashed for one or two elements with no regard given for everything else the games/series/movie does well.

Does not bode well as that ultimately means more safe bets and more homogenisation (especially in the console market where creative indie titles don't sell nearly as many copies as on PC).

IkariX

23 September at 12:07

@Phreak

I can't wait for Resonance. But the more I hear Square Enix talk about Revelations, the less I'm interested in playing it.

I've been called an elitist as well. But the whole Remake trilogy so far feels like poorly written fanfiction. I hope Square Enix stays far far far away from Final Fantasy VIII

phreak

23 September at 11:19

If you're excited for FF7 revalations. I hope you love it.
But currently I'm not interested...

phreak

23 September at 11:17

Excited for FF Resonance!
And I HATE that I have zero excitement for FF7 Revalations

Being called an "elitist" because I don't like the changes from the original isn't fair. I LOVE FF, it's my fav game series, but am I not allowed to voice my displeasure things in about it I don't like?

Tea

23 September at 9:53

Morning Guys! Just awaiting delivery of Silent Hill: Townfall to us today - We are doing our best to get it to you as soon as possible - note it's a general SA retailer delay, that may affect it's 25th Launch due to the public holiday

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The Witcher 3 Remastered Supports Xbox Play Anywhere So You’ll Get The PC Version Too

by Sam Aberdeen on 23 September, 2026

If you already own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Xbox, CD Projekt Red has just given you another reason to replay one of the greatest RPGs ever made. The upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered isn’t just bringing a huge collection of visual and gameplay improvements, it will also turn the Xbox version into an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning Xbox owners will get access to the PC version at no additional cost.

The Witcher 3 Remastered launches on 29 September, and existing owners will receive the upgrade for free. While the original Xbox version supports Smart Delivery, it doesn’t currently support Play Anywhere. That’s changing with the Remastered release. Once the update arrives, Xbox players will be able to download the Windows PC version through the Xbox app without buying the game again. Progress can also be carried between the two versions, meaning you can continue your adventure across Xbox and PC without starting Geralt’s journey all over again.

It also means the Remastered version can be played across supported Xbox handheld devices, including Microsoft’s Xbox Ally handhelds which, honestly, is a pretty neat addition for a game that is already getting a ridiculous amount of free content. The Remastered update brings improved visuals, enhanced combat and traversal, revamped monster behaviour, a redesigned skill tree, new finishers, transmogrification and an expanded photo mode. Cross-platform mod support is also coming to Xbox Series X/S.

If you only own the base game, the two major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine will also be made available for free to existing owners. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid playing The Witcher 3 until now, 29 September is shaping up to be a pretty good time to fix that.

CD Projekt Red is still hard at work on the third expansion for The Witcher 3, titled Songs of the Past, which is scheduled to release sometime in 2027.

Source: VGC

Original article on GLITCHED

Sam Aberdeen

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Lurch

Also sensible with Xbox clearly not done pushing handheld PCs yet despite their Microsoft overlords contributing to rising component pricing making them unprofitable niche items thanks to AI investment.

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