With the Next Gen Update, CD Projekt Red recently gave the seven-year-old The Witcher 3 a multitude of new features and improvements. For the occasion, we tested the game again and couldn’t believe that one of the best games of the last few years can take it a step further:
The Witcher 3 in the post test
How does the RPG play after the next gen update?
The biggest disadvantage of the update is probably the great hardware hunger that goes hand in hand with the graphical improvements. However, the new Patch 4.01, which is available now, should help – a little. We summarize the most important changes for you.
What is improved with patch 4.01?
Some of the changes are specific to PC gamers. Bugs are fixed and performance improved here:
- Fixed a bug that made sure that the
Screen Space Reflections
didn’t work even though they were enabled. Note that this now working option may affect your performance. - Get ray tracing effects for global illumination a new performance mode, which should increase your FPS and provide more stable frame rates. You sometimes have to accept compromises in the distance display and precision of the effects.
If you have problems with the performance of the next gen update, our tuning guide can also help you:
The Witcher 3 Next Gen Tuning-Guide
These settings bring you valuable FPS
Also for the consoles there are some bug fixes and improvements that take care of similar issues:
- Fixed a bug that caused problems with saving and resetting user settings.
- On next-gen consoles, the quality of the
Screen Space Reflections
elevated. - Optimized ray tracing effects for global lighting to ensure better performance.
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The Witcher 3 Next Gen Update – Toussaint, Novigrad and Co. look so beautiful now
Also, some critical bugs in various quests that caused crashes or didn’t let you complete quests have been fixed. The patch notes with further changes and fixes can be found on page 2.
Are you affected by some of the errors and can you breathe a sigh of relief now? And have you already downloaded the update and noticed performance improvements? Write us in the comments!
