Old save files are officially compatible; Cross Progression and achievements are also confirmed, while skill-reset behavior, modded saves, NG+, and platform-specific cases remain separate.
Every result keeps confirmed facts and unresolved dimensions independently visible.Old save files remain compatible. Cross Progression remains functional and achievements/trophies remain unaffected. Official sources do not state that skills reset; keep modded saves, NG+, and platform-specific cases separate.
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The official FAQ also says Cross Progression remains functional and achievements/trophies remain unaffected.
Confidence: high
Source: The Witcher official Remastered launch FAQ Open source
Source Tier: T1 · Scope: 2026-remastered · global
Last verified: 2026-10-02
The official FAQ confirms save-file compatibility. It does not separately resolve modded saves, NG+, or skill-build migration.
Confidence: high
Source: The Witcher official Remastered launch FAQ Open source
Source Tier: T1 · Scope: 2026-remastered · global
Last verified: 2026-10-02
The FAQ confirms continued Cross Progression but does not enumerate every source/destination platform edge case.
Confidence: high
Source: The Witcher official Remastered launch FAQ Open source
Source Tier: T1 · Scope: 2026-remastered · global
Last verified: 2026-10-02
This is an official unaffected-status claim, not a claim about every platform's sync timing.
Conditions: official FAQ save-file scope, PC-specific edge cases are not separately enumerated
Last verified: 2026-10-02
View evidence record →Conditions: NG+ save, PC platform
Last verified: 2026-08-29
View evidence record →Conditions: modded save, PC platform
Last verified: 2026-08-29
View evidence record →Conditions: standard save, PS5 platform
Last verified: 2026-08-30
View evidence record →The skill tree is overhauled, but the official sources checked do not state that skills reset or how every existing build is converted.
Confidence: low
Source: No direct source recorded
Source Tier: — · Scope: 2026-remastered · pc
Last verified: 2026-08-29
Mod support does not imply modded-save compatibility.
Confidence: low
Source: No direct source recorded
Source Tier: — · Scope: 2026-remastered · global
Last verified: 2026-08-29
Standard-save discussion cannot be generalized to NG+.
Cross Progression remains functional, but the current official FAQ does not enumerate every PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 edge case. Keep a platform-specific migration question separate.
A compatible save can still fail for a specific reason. Follow the save-not-loading decision path; the known special-character Documents-path issue is fixed in 5.00c on PC.
Confidence: low
Source: No direct source recorded
Source Tier: — · Scope: 2026-remastered · global
Last verified: 2026-08-29
Standard-save discussion cannot be generalized to NG+.
Confidence: low
Source: No direct source recorded
Source Tier: — · Scope: 2026-remastered · pc
Last verified: 2026-08-29
Mod support does not imply modded-save compatibility.
Confidence: low
Source: No direct source recorded
Source Tier: — · Scope: 2026-remastered · ps5
Last verified: 2026-08-30
The PS5 store page confirms upgrade availability but not save migration behavior.