Witcher 3's PS5 & Xbox Series X/S Upgrades Delayed Indefinitely
Disappointing news for fans of The Witcher 3: the game's next-gen upgrade has been delayed, with no estimated timeframe offered by developer CD Projekt Red. The next-gen upgrade of The Witcher 3 was delayed from late 2021 to sometime this year, with many believing it would come not long after the long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen update. Now, it appears that players will have to wait a bit longer for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions.
The Witcher 3, while considered to be one of the best-looking games ever made at launch, is starting to show its age a little bit. This is especially true on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game (not to mention the Nintendo Switch port), which run at around 30FPS and are still not 4K-compatible. After a number of changes and enhancements to Cyberpunk 2077, including the release of PS5 and Xbox Series X|S upgrades that introduced modern features like ray tracing, high frame rates, and better VFX, many gamers felt that a similar patch for the much-lauded The Witcher 3 was imminent.
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Alas, this does not seem to be the case, as indicated by a post from The Witcher Twitter account (via Polygon). In the tweet, CD Projekt Red states that it has decided to develop the next-gen upgrade in-house, taking over the project from Saber Interactive, the studio behind the Switch port for the game. CD Projekt Red noted that it was still "evaluating the scope" of what needed to be done, which was cited as the reason for not providing a more concrete release date. It is not clear if they are starting from scratch or picking up from where Saber Interactive left off, nor was any reason given for CD Projekt Red taking over development from Saber
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