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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-Gen Update is scheduled for Q4 2022
- Thread starter dex3108
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It's been so damn long just for a next-gen patch. Hopefully this is a sign that they're really, really going above and beyond and we'll see some huge improvements.
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hard to even tell if this is supposed to be something worthy of anticipation, given than it's not clear what it will change/improve/add.
Especially for anyone who already played it on PC and couldn't give half of a sloppy fuck of a "60 fps patch".
Especially for anyone who already played it on PC and couldn't give half of a sloppy fuck of a "60 fps patch".
like I said in the other thread, it was also planned for release last year and in Q2 2022 so I'll believe it when I see it
Witcher 3 is an evergreen title, but it won't be if they fuck this up. Hopefully this means they are really trying to nail this.
I don't even expect that much from the patch. Its been like...7 years since the release of the game. The update should make it look substantially different, but I doubt it will. The game still looks very nice, but obviously a bit dated now graphically.
At least save the expansions for later (Blood and Wine would be a GOTY RPG by itself)
I'm hoping it's cross save. I didn't get the platinum last time just because of the one gwent card locked behind the baron story mission. I'm hoping I can just NG+ on PS5 and complete the platinum in style.
Y'know, even if I started it up again now the experience might be significantly different from 2015.
I played like 400 hours on PC but on medium graphics settings locked to 30fps (PC gaming isn't always 60fps with eye-watering graphics folks). That was two GPUs ago plus my upgrade to a 4K 120Hz display. What does it even take to max out Witcher 3 at that resolution/fps these days?
I played like 400 hours on PC but on medium graphics settings locked to 30fps (PC gaming isn't always 60fps with eye-watering graphics folks). That was two GPUs ago plus my upgrade to a 4K 120Hz display. What does it even take to max out Witcher 3 at that resolution/fps these days?
How do you know? When I see Q(anything) I assume they're talking about their fiscal year.
Way back when I played the game up until I was about to set sail for Skelliege before putting it down. Next-gen upgrade is as good excuse as ever to hop back in and see it through to the end.
Do we have any idea of what is being added?
Are they adding any engine features, or should we just expect 4k60 @ high/ultra PC settings?
Are they adding any engine features, or should we just expect 4k60 @ high/ultra PC settings?
If you have a Series X then it runs 1440p+ at 60FPS (VGTech have a resolution and framerate video for it) and that's not a bad way to play. The biggest thing a latch could bring would be tessellation and draw distance (and a responsive map/UI), as pop in is noticeable and things like wheat in fields will render in front of you as you move. Tessellation would also help some of the now dated looking character models and ground detail.
The other issue is the HDR update on Xbox broke the lighting in SDR (there was a topic on here about it) and that was never patched. So if you have a HDR set you're fine, although the HDR is average, but if you're playing in SDR I'd hold off to see if they fix that.
Finally, on Xbox there's a pain in the ass glitch where the difficulty sometimes changes to easy mode if you start the game from rest/suspend mode (not sure about quick resume though. I played it last on One X). This bug is fun when you're 200+ hour hardest difficulty save file swaps to easy and voids your opportunity to unlock the achievement for completing the game on hard.
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If you do play the game at any point though, turn of "Points of interest" markers in the settings and swap movement to alternative controls. The controls option means Geralt turns quickly instead of having a ton of animation priority, and the POI markers litter the entire map but contain nothing but scaled loot. If you turn them off you'll still easily find them as they all have natural environmental tells like plumes of smoke or debris floating in the water, but if you leave them on you run the risk of chasing map icons for worthless content which will make it feel like an Ubisoft game. Trust me, the game has hundred of hours of amazing constant that will make you travel the entire map. Don't spend fifty hours trying to clear of a checklist of map markers like my brother only to get burnt out and never finish the game.
I'd also suggest playing on Death March difficulty if you Dark Souls. It makes you utilise their entire combat system instead of just spamming shield and attack. It starts off incredibly hard and does gate you out of a few areas early on, but it also keeps the game interesting the whole way through and eventually eases off. Any other difficulty and I find the combat feels Ike a waste of time. You can always change mid playthrough anyway.
