I tried 'The Witcher 3: Next-Gen Update'...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third game in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective.
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[fractallusion]

I've played through The Witcher 3 probably 4 times, and spent 100s of hours in it. I've been waiting so long to play again on PS5. SO EXCITED!!

[Acrylescent]

I have 500+ in this game. I was honestly pretty exhausted by it and thought I had run my interest out on it, but with this update it feels like a fresh experience. I’m probably doing one final play through, and watch that anniversary video and cry again.

[williamohman]

It looked insane before, and now it looks insanely fucking gorgeous.

[lalcantara]

Music, lore, atmosphere in this game is just priceless 👌 my favorite game all time. Witcher 3 is a classic.

[ReaperD]

This is probably the last update we'll ever receive for this masterpiece. Enjoy it while it lasts ladies and gents

[sambarrett]

One thing I haven't seen mentioned in the 10s of these vids I've seen is that you sprinting doesn't drain your magic bar anymore! I can't be the only one that loves this. Also probably huge for speedrunning

[exodus]

Coming from a person who started playing the Witcher 3 on the PS4 slim (1080p TV) and then migrated to the PS5 with a 4K TV, this update looks and feels absolutely INCREDIBLE. With the improved graphics & framerate, and the addition of Haptic feedback and smoother controls, playing this again feels like a fresh experience! I'm jealous of all you PC users who've had the opportunity to experience this masterpiece as it was intended for years. Hats off to CDPR for providing this update for free and to everyone else reading this good luck on The Path!

[EVMjimmy]

As a PC player, who's never bothered to learn how to mod, and a MASSIVE Witcher fan, this is so exciting to me. I Look forward to run through the game for the umpteenth time. And another excuse to get that Witcher tattoo I've been meaning to get

[WillWonkeyTertel]

Put 236 hours in looks like a good time to hop back in for some fun. The hidden HUD is a big thing I wanted but having the buffs kinda shoved up there feels a bit off still. Hope everyone enjoys there return to this wonderful game!

[jedgamesguy]

Got Witcher 3 in June 2021, deliberately waited for the next gen update. So excited to get started!

[fh]

i prefer to reference the netflix nilfgaardian armor as the " black ballsack set"

[williamcrms]

As per Digital Foundry, reflections are not raytraced on console, but SSR has been implemented and improved. I think raytracing only applies to Global Illumination and Ambient Occlusion (which only come into effect in the 30fps mode). Luckily, improved SSR applies to both the 30fps and 60fps modes, so still a noticeable improvement from last-gen (along with other upgrades you mentioned).
Edit: Improved* SSR is in fact not included in performance mode, which is kind of surprising.

[Jeremy-qlor]

That quick Sign feature seems so obvious that I don't understand why that original selection menu ever existed.

[DuckfDoom]

I paused my first playthrough of TW3 when the next gen upgrade was announced like two years ago. So psyched to jump back in.

[xx.]

Those sunset soaked fields in White Orchard, holy, I was not expecting it to look this beautiful when it's already visually impressive pre-patch.

[Becks]

I forgot how much i love this game, can't wait to start another cozy winter playthrough

[MrSkullMerchant]

The trees hardly blow in the wind like it did before, little things like that bothers me lol

[DTLaw]

This couldn't have come at a better time. My all time favorite game that I haven't played in years and never molded on pc. Just got a new rig and will be playing it in 4k. Very excited!

[amiththomas]

What you're looking at with 30fps mode is actually screenspace reflections for the water, which is why they go away when you point the camera down (it falls back to the simplified reflections). Performance mode and the original game did not use full screenspace reflections, instead having simplified reflections. Detailed SSR like this does have a noticeable framerate impact in games, which is probably why it's in the 30 fps mode. Not sure to what extent raytracing is used for reflections, if at all. Maybe on the PC version.

[ImadZeryouh]

No more loot window opening when picking up herbs. Its worth it.