After its recent 4.02 update, The Witcher 3: Complete Edition on PS5 and Xbox consoles is in its best shape yet. digitalfoundry reports:
The 2022 revamp of The Witcher 3 set out to be the best version of game possible, tapping into the performance and features of the new consoles and modern PCs - except, this next-gen release also brought its own issues. Performance problems and crashes proved problematic and since then, CD Projekt RED has been intent on gradually ironing out the kinks and getting the game into shape. It hasn't been a smooth sailing, though: the last patch 4.
Looking at PlayStation 5 to begin with, the good news is that the hit to performance in the 60fps mode has been reversed. I wish I could say it's a perfect 60 across the board now, but some areas do still consistently drop beneath the target - so yes, Novigrad City still has trouble locking to 60. On balance though, for PS5 it's a net improvement overall, putting Novigrad aside at least. The optimisation is achieved with no noticeable hit to the game's visual feature set, either.
So where does that leave us in the console comparisons? Bearing in mind both premium consoles get an upgrade here, how do they rank side-by-side on the latest patch? Interestingly the game is now 60fps locked for a bulk of play on both PS5 and Series X and where it dips - Novigrad, again, in particular - the two are practically matched in their readings. And, if we're to split hairs on this, Series X does run marginally worse in a horseback run across Heirarch Square - by 2-3fps on average.
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