The community manager for CD Projekt RED has clarified that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is just an update to the existing game client, which means you won’t be getting any new Trophies. Instead, your rewards will remain unlocked with the new release, and your saves will carry over.
Speaking on X, Marcin Momot noted that a lot of fans have been asking questions about Trophies/Achievements and saves, and therefore clarified a few things:
We’ve been receiving a lot of questions about these two topics connected to The Witcher 3 Remastered release, so here’s the latest:
Save files carry over as it’s an update to the existing game.
Trophies/achivements remain unlocked
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered launches September 29, 2026, and is a free upgrade to existing owners of the critically acclaimed fantasy-RPG, and offers a number of enhancements over the previous iterations of the game. This includes improvements to visuals, performance, gameplay and more for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. In addition, traversal and movement has been spruced up, new Witcher sign effects are dded, and the behaviour of creatures has been modified alongside a revamped skill tree.
CDPR originally released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt back in 2015 for the PS4, PC, and Xbox One, and supported the game with two major DLCs – Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone. The game was later released for the PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S, and a Complete Edition made available featuring all expansions. Next year, a brand new slice of content is coming out for The Witcher 3 in the form of Songs of the Past.
[Source – Marcin Momot on X via PushSquare]