<svg width="110" height="18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#a)" fill="#000"><path d="M79.42 9.335c0-.484.523-.672 1.085-.672.908 0 1.769.282 1.769.282V7.628c-.59-.174-1.193-.241-1.89-.241-1.528 0-2.6.725-2.6 1.908 0 2.299 3.162 1.708 3.162 2.823 0 .551-.495.7-1.218.7-.51 0-1.327-.2-1.916-.406v1.304c.49.195 1.18.378 1.862.378 1.487 0 2.907-.444 2.907-2.043 0-2.218-3.162-1.64-3.162-2.715l.001-.001Zm8.337 1.345c0-1.491.817-2.003 1.783-2.003.643 0 1.32.19 1.774.364V7.696c-.536-.174-1.01-.31-1.802-.31-2.104 0-3.404 1.291-3.404 3.375 0 1.975.938 3.333 3.31 3.333.75 0 1.333-.148 1.976-.364v-1.317c-.723.282-1.279.39-1.775.39-1.044 0-1.862-.484-1.862-2.124v.001ZM42.273 8.596h-.054V7.548h-1.474v6.384h1.581v-3.804c.496-.94 1.099-1.25 2.105-1.25h.16V7.494s-.227-.027-.428-.027c-.858 0-1.448.336-1.89 1.13Zm19.837 0h-.053V7.548h-1.474v6.384h1.58v-3.804c.497-.94 1.1-1.25 2.105-1.25h.16V7.494s-.227-.027-.428-.027c-.857 0-1.447.336-1.889 1.13Zm45.76-1.21c-.682 0-1.46.377-2.171.848l-.187.12c-.335-.712-1.005-.967-1.742-.967-.683 0-1.461.35-2.171.82v-.66h-1.501v6.385h1.594V9.35c.59-.39 1.219-.632 1.676-.632.523 0 .844.282.844 1.183v4.032h1.581v-4.57c.59-.39 1.219-.645 1.676-.645.523 0 .845.282.845 1.183v4.032h1.581V9.524c0-1.237-.738-2.137-2.024-2.137h-.001Zm-12.262 5.431c-1.032 0-1.58-.671-1.58-2.07 0-1.398.548-2.07 1.58-2.07s1.568.673 1.568 2.07c0 1.398-.536 2.07-1.568 2.07Zm0-5.43c-2.184 0-3.216 1.411-3.216 3.36 0 1.95 1.032 3.347 3.216 3.347s3.216-1.399 3.216-3.347-1.045-3.36-3.216-3.36ZM73.664 9.336c0-.484.523-.672 1.086-.672.907 0 1.768.282 1.768.282V7.63c-.59-.174-1.193-.241-1.889-.241-1.527 0-2.6.725-2.6 1.908 0 2.299 3.163 1.708 3.163 2.823 0 .551-.496.7-1.22.7-.508 0-1.325-.2-1.915-.406v1.304c.491.195 1.178.378 1.862.378 1.487 0 2.908-.444 2.908-2.043 0-2.218-3.163-1.64-3.163-2.715v-.001Zm-6.86.7c.094-.887.576-1.452 1.366-1.452.845 0 1.099.673 1.099 1.452h-2.466Zm1.38-2.648c-2.037 0-3.096 1.586-3.096 3.32 0 2.38 1.245 3.387 3.267 3.387.817 0 1.523-.109 2.347-.363v-1.32c-.664.244-1.263.391-1.905.391-1.178 0-1.967-.323-2.008-1.72h4.074c.027-.256.054-.497.054-.94 0-1.345-.71-2.756-2.734-2.756ZM56.3 9.483h-1.254V6.257H56.3c1.019 0 1.527.564 1.527 1.573s-.469 1.653-1.527 1.653Zm-.013-4.556h-2.928v9.004h1.688V10.8h1.24c1.916 0 3.31-1.035 3.31-2.97 0-1.935-1.394-2.903-3.31-2.903ZM49.82 12.09c-.51.47-.992.725-1.5.725-.871 0-1.435-.578-1.435-1.935 0-1.465.697-2.231 1.903-2.231.375 0 .764.094 1.032.202v3.239Zm0-4.557c-.47-.094-.805-.149-1.193-.149-2.184 0-3.377 1.466-3.377 3.603 0 2.137 1.193 3.105 2.6 3.105.697 0 1.54-.323 2.05-.753v.591h1.5V4.926h-1.58v2.608Zm-13.565 5.282c-1.031 0-1.58-.671-1.58-2.07 0-1.398.549-2.07 1.58-2.07 1.032 0 1.569.673 1.569 2.07 0 1.397-.537 2.07-1.569 2.07Zm0-5.43c-2.184 0-3.216 1.41-3.216 3.36s1.032 3.347 3.216 3.347c2.185 0 3.216-1.399 3.216-3.347s-1.044-3.36-3.215-3.36Zm47.372 6.545h1.587v-1.64h-1.587v1.64ZM31.608 4.926 29.82 11.82 28.03 4.926h-1.805l.42 1.477-1.575 5.65-1.712-7.128H21.62l2.441 9.005h1.892l1.462-4.815 1.37 4.815h1.892l2.563-9.005h-1.634.001ZM8.973 0C4.025 0 0 4.037 0 9s4.025 9 8.973 9 8.973-4.038 8.973-9-4.026-9-8.973-9ZM.906 9c0-1.173.25-2.287.698-3.293l3.849 10.575A8.095 8.095 0 0 1 .906 9Zm8.067 8.092a8.052 8.052 0 0 1-2.28-.329l2.42-7.055 2.48 6.814c.017.04.037.076.059.112a8.02 8.02 0 0 1-2.68.458Zm1.111-11.885a16 16 0 0 0 .924-.077c.435-.052.383-.693-.051-.667 0 0-1.307.103-2.15.103-.793 0-2.126-.103-2.126-.103-.435-.026-.485.64-.051.667 0 0 .411.052.846.077L8.733 8.66l-1.766 5.311L4.03 5.206c.486-.026.924-.077.924-.077.434-.052.383-.693-.052-.667 0 0-1.306.103-2.15.103-.151 0-.33-.004-.519-.01A8.049 8.049 0 0 1 14.42 3.033c-.035-.003-.069-.007-.105-.007-.792 0-1.355.693-1.355 1.436 0 .667.384 1.231.792 1.897.307.54.666 1.232.666 2.232 0 .692-.266 1.496-.614 2.615l-.806 2.697-2.915-8.698.002.002Zm5.967-.088a8.077 8.077 0 0 1 .989 3.882 8.09 8.09 0 0 1-4.012 6.994l2.464-7.146c.461-1.155.614-2.078.614-2.9 0-.297-.02-.573-.055-.831v.001Z"/></g><defs><clipPath id="a"><path fill="#fff" d="M0 0h109.895v18H0z"/></clipPath></defs></svg>{"id":52833,"date":"2023-03-14T08:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/xbox\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mode-among-other-fixes\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:36:05","slug":"new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mode-among-other-fixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833","title":{"rendered":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>CD Projekt Red is rolling out the 4.02 update patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, bringing in sweeping quality-of-life changes for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions.<\/p>\n<p>The <u>4.02 patch notes<\/u>, which the Polish game studio published on Monday, detail different bug fixes within the game depending on the platform you play it on. However, the most important part is that the update has improved the game\u2019s overall stability and performance.<\/p>\n<p>In the PC version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the patch has improved CPU core utilization in the DX 12 version and restored horizon-based ambient occlusion. It also includes fixes for other bugs including the \u201cMy Rewards\u201d section not being localized in the REDlauncher; the landscape in Toussaint flickering when Nvidia HairWorks is disabled; and the game temporarily stuttering as a result of particle optimization.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen *\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/gallery\/152650\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"gallery152650\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On both the PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S, the patch improves Performance Mode and the alleviates the crashes that occur when Geralt runs away from Shani after initiating dialogue in the \u201cWhatsoever a Man Soweth\u2026\u201d quest. It also fixes bugs that have been popping up on individual consoles, incuding crashes that have been occurring as a result of memory usage while using ray tracing on Xbox Series X, and blurry characters in the PS5 version.<\/p>\n<p>The 4.02 patch also placed some nifty optical improvements across all platforms, including added refraction to SSR and ray-traced reflections on water for improved immersion and a Motion Blur slider.<\/p>\n<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was ported over to PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S on December 14, 2022, bringing new outfits and a quest inspired by the Netflix series. Five new games in The Witcher series are currently in the works.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><i>Cristina Alexander is a freelance writer at IGN.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/the-witcher-3\/180725\/news\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mode-among-other-fixes\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CD Projekt Red is rolling out the 4.02 update patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, bringing in sweeping quality-of-life changes for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions. The 4.02 patch notes, which the Polish game studio published on Monday, detail different bug fixes within the game depending on the platform you play it on. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xbox"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes - Gaming News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes - Gaming News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CD Projekt Red is rolling out the 4.02 update patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, bringing in sweeping quality-of-life changes for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions. The 4.02 patch notes, which the Polish game studio published on Monday, detail different bug fixes within the game depending on the platform you play it on. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gaming News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-14T08:36:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"pley2win\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"pley2win\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes - Gaming News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes - Gaming News","og_description":"CD Projekt Red is rolling out the 4.02 update patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, bringing in sweeping quality-of-life changes for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions. The 4.02 patch notes, which the Polish game studio published on Monday, detail different bug fixes within the game depending on the platform you play it on. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833","og_site_name":"Gaming News","article_published_time":"2023-03-14T08:36:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"pley2win","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"pley2win","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833"},"author":{"name":"pley2win","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abf11620d7b4805f5f298fb9c0a56d0d"},"headline":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes","datePublished":"2023-03-14T08:36:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833"},"wordCount":301,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abf11620d7b4805f5f298fb9c0a56d0d"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","articleSection":["Xbox"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833","url":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833","name":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes - Gaming News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-14T08:36:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/t\/ign_in\/news\/n\/new-witche\/new-witcher-3-next-gen-patch-improves-console-performance-mo_zzhm.1200.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=52833#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New Witcher 3 Next-Gen Patch Improves Console Performance Mode Among Other Fixes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/","name":"Gaming News","description":"Video Gaming News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abf11620d7b4805f5f298fb9c0a56d0d"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abf11620d7b4805f5f298fb9c0a56d0d","name":"pley2win","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Main-logo-.png","url":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Main-logo-.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Main-logo-.png","width":700,"height":250,"caption":"pley2win"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Main-logo-.png"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.pley2win.com"],"url":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}