Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Free on GOG If you own it on any other platform

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009896837-FAQ-Claim-a-free-copy-of-The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-via-GOG-GALAXY-2-0?product=gog

So if you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on any platform that is connected to GOG Galaxy 2.0 you can claim it on GOG for free. Also if you already own it on GOG and another platform you can claim the free code as a giftable code of the game to give to a friend.

From the site:

Which The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases are eligible for this action?
PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Origin and Epic Games versions of:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition

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Hmm. So if i own it on Steam,claim it on GOG which makes me own it both on Steam and GOG i get another giftable copy because now i own it both on GOG and Steam or this loophole was too obvious and is accounted for ?

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No, so if you already have it on GOG and another platform and then claim the free copy for GOG you will get a giftable copy, so you would had to already purchased the game twice before claiming. I edited the original post to make it clearer.

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I see. Makes sense. I guess i misunderstood whole deal.

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I already owned the GOTY Edition on both GOG and Steam. When I claimed my copy, instead of giving me a giftable copy (like. it says in the FAQ), it instead gave me a GOG copy of the Regular Edition :man_shrugging:

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Well, shit. This is awesome! Too bad I only have it on GOG. lol

edit

Damn, should have got it on Steam again. This is the perfect opportunity to gift to friends on GOG. A shame, but oh well.

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Never owned it anywhere, but this is very nice one for GOG Connect, if they still call it that.

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I think this involves their game mangler, not GOG Connect…From what I am reading.

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Manager?
Although I do like mangler :slight_smile:

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Mangler/launcher…whatever :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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For those who use Steam and were affected by this “feature”…

We are currently investigating the issue with the Steam Witcher 3 GOTY Editions and will update you as soon as it is resolved. Apologies for any inconveniences caused.

— GOG GALAXY 2.0 (@GOGGalaxy) June 16, 2020
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It seems only affecting users who purchased the base game on Steam first with a season pass addition later on.

All steam user gets the base game for now :joy:

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Witcher 3 (GOTY or Regular edition) has been on my Steam WISHLIST for a while, if anyone has a spare giftable copy they’d like to find a home for.:thinking:

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how does the banner look liket?

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If you go to the galaxy client, and link in the appropriate account that already has witcher 3 on there, then you can go to the Witcher 3 GOG store page on the client and on the activities side on the left side of the screen it just says for you to click on it and claim it to your account for free.

As others have mentioned, even if you own GOTY edition on Steam, the GOG copy is still currently the base game, hopefully they fix this, but then again, I guess if they don’t fix it, then i will be set on playing it through Steam, lol.

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Update: Steam users should be able to get the GOTY edition as normal now.(try updating gog galaxy in case it still misses it.:wink:)

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Yes it works now!!

I connected to my Steam account and received a giftable copy of the GOTY Edition (I already owned this version on both platforms).

So resuming this:

  1. Had GOTY on GOG and Steam
  2. During the first day this was announced, I connected the platforms and received a GOG key for the regular edition
  3. Today, now that’s working, received a giftable copy of GOTY

Not bad I guess :grin:

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Plz READ THIS
For anyone still having problems connecting playstation to gog there is a fix -----

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Sounds like you got two keys, really not bad at all :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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got the Witcher 3 yesterday after the gog galaxy client update. The client offered me the new copy itself.

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