CD Projekt Red is using AI to adjust Jacek Rozenek’s new Geralt recordings for The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past. The Polish actor performed the dialogue himself and approved the adjustments to help it match his earlier work.
As GamesIndustry.biz reports, Rozenek suffered a stroke in 2019 and later returned to acting. CD Projekt localization director Mikołaj Szwed described his current voice as lower and gruffer.
Szwed told Stephen Totilo at Game File that Songs of the Past puts new dialogue beside recordings from the original Witcher 3. Some new reactions and battle cries will also play in existing areas, making those changes in Geralt’s voice particularly noticeable.
CD Projekt worked with Ukrainian company Respeecher, using Rozenek’s original Witcher 3 recordings to train a model that adjusts his new performances. Rozenek said he trusts the studio and wants the result to sound close to his earlier Geralt.
Geralt’s Next Adventure Arrives in 2027
Songs of the Past is a new paid expansion scheduled for 2027, more than a decade after the base game’s 2015 release. CD Projekt is developing it with Fool’s Theory, whose leadership includes Witcher 3 veterans.
The adventure takes Geralt to Letten, a new region built around rural traditions and folklore. CD Projekt describes a seemingly peaceful land with a dark secret beneath its harvests and festivals. Geralt will have new abilities and a chain weapon, alongside new enemies and returning friends.
The expansion is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. It follows The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, which brought the base adventure to Switch 2 in September.
Official artwork: CD Projekt Red.
