The Witcher 3 Update Boosts PS5, Xbox Series X Performance & Fixes Bugs
comingsoon.netofficially made its way to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in December 2022 (alongside an upgraded PC version), and CD Projekt Red has been steadily patching it since. This new 4.02 update fixes a ton of bugs and even addresses issues introduced in the game’s previous patch.
As shown in the detailed list provided by CD Projekt Red, the game reportedly now runs a little more smoothly on Xbox Series X and PS5 in Performance Mode. The 4.01 update did improve the game’s performance in its Quality Mode, but it somehow also slashed the frame rate in its Performance Mode. Tests performed by Digital Foundry demonstrated how it ran at a lower frame rate with the 4.01 update installed when compared to the previous versions.
PC and current-gen consoles also now have a motion blur slider and better water reflections. There are also a few console-specific changes, like how the PS5 version now won’t delete the oldest save when rewriting a manual save and how Xbox One users will be able to more smoothly load cross-console saves.
There are many other fixes, as noted by the full update patch notes below (some of which aren’t directly listed, however):
Please note: these are only the most notable changes. The patch contains other minor fixes that didn’t make it onto this list.
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