The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt ! [XO, PS4, NX, PS5, XBSX|S, PC]

[troyan]

On December 14th, all The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PC players will receive a free update that adds various gameplay changes, new quest content, and new graphics features that take full advantage of the latest PCs and laptops.

Here’s what to expect:

• RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) adds more immersive and realistic outdoor ray-traced lighting
• Ray-traced ambient occlusion improves shading around objects occluding light
• Ray-traced shadows improve the fidelity, clarity and visibility of shadows
• Ray-traced reflections increase the accuracy and quality of reflections on bodies of water and other suitably reflective surfaces

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[London Geezer]

Maybe with the typical PlayStation Saves song and dance?

Install old PS4 version that's patched for save export, load up PS4 version, select menu item to export save(s), exit game, install new PS5 version, load up PS5 version, select menu item to import saves.

Jesus... it's almost 2023!

 

[BRiT]

If you're looking for a brief peak at current-gen upgrade:

Review | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Next-Gen Edition on Series X|S

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was originally released back in 2015 on Xbox One. It became one of my favorite games of the generation with its

xboxera.com

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Jesus... it's almost 2023!

I re-downloaded Witcher 3 for PS4 on my PS5 over the weekend and my original 2015 playthrough of 120+ hours save where I miraculously got what most perceive to be "the good ending" was preserved in a cloud save! 120 fucking hours, what was I thinking! I never picked up Blood and Wine, but I will definitely dive into that at some point.

 

[Phantom88]

PC and Next-Gen Exclusives

• Added ray traced global illumination and ambient occlusion.
• Additionally, PC players with compatible hardware have an additional option to turn on ray traced reflections and shadows.
• All main characters, including Geralt, now cast high-resolution self-shadowing even outside cutscenes. Additionally, hair clipping through armor as well as some other armor-clipping issues have been fixed.

PC-Specifc

• Added “ULTRA+” graphical settings on PC, which significantly increases the visual fidelity of the game. The graphical settings available on ULTRA+ affect:

• Number of background characters

• Shadow quality

• Grass density

• Texture quality

• Foliage visibility range

• Terrain quality

• Water quality

• Detail level

• Added DLSS 3 support. Available only on compatible hardware.

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[Globalisateur]

I look forward into playing the game again on PS5. I hope the 60fps framerate (which is the most important new feature on PS5) will improve a bit the combat though. And it sucks that there is no preload as my Internet is really slow!

PC and Next-Gen Exclusives

• Added ray traced global illumination and ambient occlusion.
• Additionally, PC players with compatible hardware have an additional option to turn on ray traced reflections and shadows.
• All main characters, including Geralt, now cast high-resolution self-shadowing even outside cutscenes. Additionally, hair clipping through armor as well as some other armor-clipping issues have been fixed.

PC-Specifc

• Added “ULTRA+” graphical settings on PC, which significantly increases the visual fidelity of the game. The graphical settings available on ULTRA+ affect:

• Number of background characters

• Shadow quality

• Grass density

• Texture quality

• Foliage visibility range

• Terrain quality

• Water quality

• Detail level

• Added DLSS 3 support. Available only on compatible hardware.

The Witcher Universe | Action-Adventure RPGs

Discover award-winning games from the universe of The Witcher, featuring unforgettable characters and immersive storytelling set in a dark fantasy world.

www.thewitcher.com

You obviously shortened the list but on consoles they also improved plenty of assets and added some community mods.

 

[Malo]

Looking forward to seeing the new graphics in HDR as well!

 

[BRiT]

It works like this. On PC & Xbox it's a patch for the game you already have. On PS5 it's a separate game that needs to be downloaded (PS5 product). No matter which version, all of those files will be quite big to download, I'm afraid.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601556186649997313

 

[Cynicalking]

I was thinking on playing this on PS5 but if my old PC can handle it id rather play it there.

 

[Deleted member 11852]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601556186649997313

I hope the save transfers are not limited. I would like to transfer my original 120hr completed 2015 PS4 save, but I'd also like to transfer my 20hr save that I started earlier this year on Series X (because the Xbox version runs at 60fps) but the game is so insanely long that I'm not sure I'll ever fully replay the game.

 

[trinibwoy]

I’m about 2/3 through Witcher 2, doing both of the major story lines. Will be nice to pick up Witcher 3 with all the new bells and whistles.

 

[Jawed]

I’m about 2/3 through Witcher 2, doing both of the major story lines.

What, there's two major story lines?

Hmm, no spoilers, I will see if I spot what that turns out to be as I play. I'm still in Flotsam, so way behind you...

 

[Karamazov]

Tried it on ps4 a the time but could not get into it. Damn where is my new gen version of RDR2 ?

 

[trinibwoy]

What, there's two major story lines?

Hmm, no spoilers, I will see if I spot what that turns out to be as I play. I'm still in Flotsam, so way behind you...

Yeah if I recall correctly the fork in the road was pretty obvious. Just make sure you keep your save game from just before that point.

 

[techuse]

If you're looking for a brief peak at current-gen upgrade:

Review | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Next-Gen Edition on Series X|S

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was originally released back in 2015 on Xbox One. It became one of my favorite games of the generation with its

xboxera.com

I'm guessing FRS 2 is the cause for the awful and extremely pronounced smearing artifacts noticeable in virtually every scene.

 

[Frenetic Pony]

I'm guessing FRS 2 is the cause for the awful and extremely pronounced smearing artifacts noticeable in virtually every scene.

Hopefully patching in FSR2.1 will be easy on PC

 

[BRiT]

The Path is calling!

#TheWitcher3NextGen will be released on Dec 14th at midnight GMT on PC & Xbox Series X|S, and midnight local time on PS5.

If you want to jump into the game as soon as it's available, here’s a handy map with some of the release timings around the world!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601290585242882048

 

[Malo]

Yeah the Witcher PC version just needs a "patch". Just the entire game downloaded again.

 

[Below2D]

The 4080 and 4090 have almost the same performance at 1080p Ultra+/DLSS and 1440p Ultra+/DLSS. Seems to be a CPU bottleneck. I also noticed a very low CPU usage no matter what I do but with RT, the performance actually tanks.

 

[techuse]

78 FPS CPU limit on a 13900k is abysmal.