In late May, CD Projekt RED announced a story expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt called Songs of the Past. At that time, the company also announced that it was changing the system requirements for The Witcher 3 on PC.
While many players were generally willing to accept the updated hardware requirements for The Witcher 3, another aspect related to software caused considerable outrage. The fact is that CD Projekt RED decided to drop support for the Windows 10 operating system.
Even Microsoft itself no longer supports this OS, but Steam surveys show that Windows 10 accounts for more than 25% of all Windows users who have provided data about their PCs to Valve. Some are concerned that the game will stop working on their PCs.
Amidst the buzz surrounding the announcement of content for The Witcher 3, many players missed that a similar statement about dropping Windows 10 support appeared on the CDPR website section dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077 — now the “minimum” required operating system for the game will be Windows 11.
However, dropping Windows 10 support does not mean that Cyberpunk 2077 or The Witcher 3 will no longer work on such an operating system at all. Previously, the User Experience Director explained that CDPR simply “cannot guarantee” that the game will run on Windows 10.
Read more on the topic:
- CD Projekt Increases The Witcher 3 System Requirements and Drops HDD Support
- The Witcher 3 Director Responds to Complaints About Dropping Windows 10 Support - The Game May Work, But CDPR Guarantees Nothing
- CDPR Reveals The Witcher 3 Sales and Details the Scale of the Songs of the Past Expansion
- CDPR Unveils Russian-Language Poster to Celebrate The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Expansion Anniversary