The Witcher 3 Replace Boosts PS5, Xbox Collection X Efficiency & Fixes Bugs

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt formally made its method to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X|S in December 2022 (alongside an upgraded PC model), and CD Projekt Purple has been steadily patching it since. This new 4.02 replace fixes a ton of bugs and even addresses points launched within the sport’s earlier patch.

As proven within the detailed listing offered by CD Projekt Purple, the sport reportedly now runs a bit extra easily on Xbox Collection X and PS5 in Efficiency Mode. The 4.01 replace did enhance the sport’s efficiency in its High quality Mode, however it someway additionally slashed the body charge in its Efficiency Mode. Exams carried out by Digital Foundry demonstrated the way it ran at a decrease body charge with the 4.01 replace put in when in comparison with the earlier variations.

PC and current-gen consoles additionally now have a movement blur slider and higher water reflections. There are additionally just a few console-specific modifications, like how the PS5 model now gained’t delete the oldest save when rewriting a guide save and the way Xbox One customers will be capable to extra easily load cross-console saves.

There are various different fixes, as famous by the complete replace patch notes under (a few of which aren’t immediately listed, nevertheless):

PC-SPECIFIC

• Improved CPU core utilization within the DX 12 model.
• Restored horizon-based ambient occlusion. Gamers who had beforehand turned Ambient Occlusion off will want to take action once more. Yow will discover it in Choices → Video → Graphics.
• Fastened a problem the place the “My Rewards” part was not localized in REDlauncher.
• Fastened a problem with a flickering panorama in Toussaint that occurred when NVIDIA HairWorks was disabled.
• Fastened a problem associated to particle optimization which might end in momentary stuttering.

CONSOLE-SPECIFIC

• Improved Efficiency Mode on next-gen consoles.
• Fastened a problem the place characters might grow to be barely blurry throughout dialogues and cutscenes on PlayStation 5.
• Fastened a problem associated to reminiscence utilization in Ray Tracing Mode which might end in crashes on Xbox Collection X.
• By any means a Man Soweth… – The sport will now not crash if Geralt runs away from Shani after beginning the dialog on next-gen consoles.
• Fastened a problem the place quicksaves couldn’t be loaded when utilizing cross development on Xbox One.
• Added two lacking “Prime notch swords!” on previous-gen consoles.
• Fastened a problem with overwriting guide saves the place in some circumstances the oldest gamesave was deleted on PlayStation 5.
• Addressed efficiency points in Beauclair and Novigrad that occurred after loading a gamesave.

VISUAL – PC and Subsequent-Gen Unique

• Improved immersion of water look by including refraction to SSR and ray-traced reflections.
• Fastened a visible problem with brick textures the place black artifacts coated stone arches.
• Added a Movement Blur slider. It may be present in Choices → Video → Graphics.

QUESTS & GAMEPLAY – Out there on all platforms

• Battle Preparations – Fastened the dearth of a dialogue choice that will progress the search through the goal “Let Avallac’h know all the pieces’s prepared.”
• Motive of State – Fastened a problem the place the door to the warehouse might grow to be completely locked if the participant knocked, entered after which instantly left the constructing.
• Scavenger Hunt: Cat College Gear Improve Diagrams Half 1 – Fastened a problem the place the search might keep energetic even after the diagrams have been looted.
• Fastened a problem the place attempting to start out a New Recreation+ on an incompatible save would block the participant from beginning the expansions in standalone mode till the sport was restarted.

LOCALIZATION – Out there on all platforms

• Fastened a problem with the Korean localization of Ciri’s and Geralt’s Gwent card descriptions.
• Fastened punctuation points in Arabic localization.
• Up to date Conventional Chinese language font.

Please word: these are solely essentially the most notable modifications. The patch accommodates different minor fixes that didn’t make it onto this listing.