The Witcher 3 has a brand-new secret that's connected to Cyberpunk 2077

Just when you thought we’d turned over every stone in The Witcher 3’s vast world, the new-gen update has added even more secrets for players to discover.

Beyond its gorgeous visual upgrades, The Witcher 3’s latest update for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 has made some very significant changes. To the delight of players everywhere, a new fast travel sign has been added inside Crow’s Perch, at long last removing that extra walk to see the Bloody Baron that we’ve been dealing with for years. It’s the simple things in life.

Check out the trailer for The Witcher 3’s new-gen update below.

Not only that though, but some brand new content has been added, giving even the most dedicated players fresh stuff to do. As Eurogamer reports, one bizarre new Easter egg which seemingly connects the game to Cyberpunk 2077 has now been uncovered.

If you travel to Destroyed Bastion in Velen, three small ruins found there have now house mysterious switches on their walls. After all these are activated, an Earth Elemental appears, which must be killed to unveil a portal. Spooky. Travel through the portal and you’ll end up at the top of the bastion, above a room containing some seemingly indestructible Wraiths. These aren’t what you’re looking for, though - one of the walls in this room is embellished with a weird symbol.

On this symbol, some distinctive lines can be seen alongside a number of letters from the in-game alphabet. I hope you’ve been keeping up with your Cyberpunk 2077 lore, because here’s where things get extra interesting - the aforementioned lines match the lines on a statue found in CD Projekt Red’s 2020 RPG, tied to the the title's last big secret. In Cyberpunk 2077, the statue is emblazoned with the code “FF:06:B5”, and lo and behold, translating the letters on the outside of The Witcher 3’s new symbol spells out “FF, VQ, BZ, KW, GB”. Is “FF” being written there a complete coincidence, or could this somehow be the final key to solving the statue mystery?

There’s no doubt that those invested in the FF:06:B5 secret will be hard at work trying to figure out if this new Easter egg is of any use. They’re bound to crack it eventually, right?