Guide: How To Start The Witcher 3s New Game Plus on PS4

New Game + is the final slice of free downloadable content for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but as some of you may have already experienced, its usage isn't clearly signposted. Indeed, in order to start a new game while carrying over your skills, equipment, and non-quest items, you need to follow a few specific steps. These steps make sense when you stop and think about it, but if you're raring to get going on a new adventure, we can see why you may get a tad confused. Fortunately we've detailed the necessary steps below, and hopefully, you'll be hunting monsters all over again in no time.

Step 1: Make sure that you've got the newest update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt installed on your PlayStation 4. The latest patch is version 1.08, and you need it in order to use the New Game + DLC.

If you're unsure if you actually have it installed, simply press the options button on the PS4 dashboard icon for The Witcher 3, and press X on 'check for update', which will commence downloading of the latest update if it's not already installed.

Step 2: Visit the PlayStation Store and download the New Game + DLC. You can easily find this by visiting The Witcher 3's game page and clicking on 'add-ons'. This should bring up a list of all available DLC, then it's simply a case of clicking on 'New Game +' and hitting 'download'. Fortunately, it's a pretty small download, so it shouldn't take long to finish and automatically install.

Step 3: Start up The Witcher 3 and load your last saved game. This save needs to be from after the main story's ending. Once you've loaded it up, enter the options menu and save your game. This save file can now be used for your New Game +.

Step 4: Quit back to the game's main menu and select 'new game'. From here, select your difficulty level and Witcher 2 save simulation as normal, and then a third option will present itself. When asked if you wish to begin New Game +, select 'ON' and then choose the save file that you wish to use.

And there you have it. It's back to the hunt for us, but will you be bloodying your blades once again? Strike down the baying beasts in the comments section below.