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The Witcher 3 Won't Receive PS4 Pro Upgrades

CD Projekt Red is focused on its new games.

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While a number of already-released games will be patched to take advantage of various PlayStation 4 Pro features, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will not be one of them.

CD Projekt Red confirmed the news with Eurogamer, indicating it's more interested in focusing on future projects than returning to an old one.

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"Since we want to fully focus on Cyberpunk 2077 and Gwent, and converting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from a full HD game into a 4K one would be too much of a time and resource-consuming process, we decided not to release an edition of Wild Hunt supporting the new features of PlayStation Pro," the company said.

Eurogamer points out that the game does offer 4K support on PC, though that doesn't mean that enabling it on PS4 Pro would necessarily be an easy task. This also doesn't rule out the possibility that the game will simply run better on Pro, as some Xbox One games do on the Xbox One S.

A number of existing and upcoming games are receiving support for PS4 Pro features, including 4K and HDR (which is now available on all PS4s), or improved visual effects and frame rates when playing at 1080p. Specifics for most of the games confirmed to receive Pro upgrades have not yet been announced, but we do know about a handful that you can read about here.

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It's weird because I just purchased this game during the week 3 holiday sale for 15.99 which was like 2 days ago and I'm playing this game on PS4 pro on a 4k television and it's playing the game in 4k obviously upscale but regardless the picture quality and the performance of this game is incredible as it feels like 40 to 50 fps at all times completely smooth no frame rate or performance issues at all and it's funny because I had this game on Xbox one and it ran like absolute shit and also I've heard numerous people say it's runs worse on PS4 so all I can think of is that the extra processing power more specifically the 2.1ghz CPU of my pro is making the difference here since the game isn't patched to take advantage of the extra graphical power it's the only reason I can think of as the game runs phenomenal

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CD Projekt Red have gone from hero to zero. A disgrace.

I'm not even going to bother with petitions, they never work. What matters to them is money and lost sales. Hit them were it hurts. If the dev cares, they will do it. If not, they will just have to suffer the consequences.

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https://www.change.org/p/cd-projekt-red-get-cd-projekt-red-to-patch-the-witcher-3-on-ps4-pro?recruiter=89277067&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

Hey Guys I am starting a petition asking CD Projekt Red to reconsider patching the game on the PS4 PRO. Please sign !! Lets get them to see this and maybe just maybe we can get our patch !

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Well I'm, not supporting a dev that does not support its fans.

I loved the game but it was awful to play due the frame rate stutters. My copy became unplayable after the final patch causing me to delete the game at 90% completion.

If I don't get a PS4 Pro patch that makes use of the extra power to deliver better performance, I'm not buying any more of their games. I'm not asking for 4K, 60fps or HDR. Just make the frame rate playable and maybe deliver a smoother anti aliasing.

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I can guarantee that the Scorpio gets The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and Skyrim for exclusive "native" 4K updates. Lets hope they have 60fps options as well. They are single player games after all.

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@obsidian_born:

How can you "guarantee" it. You don't get any credit for promising the world without being able to prove it.

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@justerthought:

Well for one thing two of those games have mod support... And both CD Project Red and Bethesda are in bed with Microsoft.

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that's right they are focused on new games. that's what sets them apart from most devs today. much appreciation for this awesome team!

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CD also said that Cyberpunk is going to be even more ambitious than Witcher. Just imagine the possibilities ?

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Damn didnt mean to post that twice lol

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Wtf is wrong with ppl? The Witcher 3 is in FACT the best game in this generation...the awards prove it. Anybody who wants a 4k experience on consoles shouldn't have a ps4 pro anyway as the Scorpio is the superior console. Im not a fan boy...i own both

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@markfontana56: you don't own both lmao the Scorpio isn't even released yet as it's not coming until holiday 2017

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@jjs2016x4x1: i meant i own both the ps4 and xbox one

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@markfontana56: you should have looked at my reply to someone who thought i said that too, i corrected him as well

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Wtf is wrong with ppl? The Witcher 3 is in FACT the best game in this generation...the awards prove it. Anybody who wants a 4k experience on consoles shouldn't have a ps4 pro anyway as the Scorpio is the superior console. Im not a fan boy...i own both consoles. Its just a fact.

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@markfontana56: You own a PS4 Pro and a Scorpio? Wow.

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@Thanatos2k: haha smartass..u know what i meant lol

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cdp just focus on future projects..witcher 3 already took a lot of their development time..leave ps4pro for new unreleased (yet) game

(as if i will buy ps4pro) :p

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Cyberpunk will take every ounce of effort from that team. They need to focus on that.

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If you want 4k, you need a PC. It's that simple. If you don't want the complexity or price of a PC that's capable of true 4k gaming, then just settle for what you get on a console. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too unfortunately.

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@neo-rtsd: actually my PS4 pro looks every bit as good as Native 4k in almost all games that my are pro enhanced and while most games are native 1800p then checkerboarded up to 2160p it's still hardly noticeable AND THEN WITH XBOX SCORPIO & its 6 teraflop VEGA gpu, 12gb memory 320gb per second memory bandwidth, and an 8 core amd RYZEN CPU this system will absolutely do Native 4k 60fps and will waste most 90% of medium high to high end gaming rigs on the market as only the ultra high end gaming rigs will be significantly more powerful as Xbox Scorpio is gonna be the real deal

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I don't blame 'em one bit.

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I can understand why CD would want to focus all effort on their next projects. After seeing what they did with the Witcher 3 I can't wait for Cyber Punk. That being said I feel they should dedicated some staff to creating a Pro version or at least out source it and just do Q&A for the development. The Witcher 3 is so dope it deserves any enhancement you can give it. A 2K upscaled to 4k ( Not just a simple upscale but using Sony's rendering algorithms which I feel will impress a lot of people) and slap on some HDR support this game will look real.

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The load times are terrible on Witcher 3. If the Pro could at least address that, it would have my interest. Witcher 3 is the best game this gen so far for me.

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@swillermann: riiiight the loading times, the ones you see every 2-3 hrs, such problems really -_-

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@soclanov20: If you die in the game it is at least 3 minutes to get back in, sometime more. I had to lower the difficulty because of it. Unfortunate. Loading, in general, sucks this gen. I am perplexed that no one seems to care. I would take faster loading over 4K any day.

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@swillermann: it is possible to shorten loading times. i don't know much about game programming but i never thought it would be possible. yet Bloodborne did it and cut the loading times pretty severely. and it is a truly magnificent looking and big game (the 2 things a noob like me would think would influence the loading time).

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@swillermann: Yep The Witcher and MGS V.

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Consoles, where hardware upgrades literally do nothing for your current games except cost more money. I'll stick to my PC.

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Ps4 pro was trying to sell me but failed. Try again Sony!

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i have way more respect for this team for this statement. Too many companies these days want a fast dollar instead of focusing all effort, money and brain juice on delivering something groundbreaking. Bravo

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@camou504: You have more respect for a company that's deciding to not spend money to enhance the experience of the gamer?

Updating the game isn't making a "fast dollar". It is simply fan service.

They lost the only potential sale they ever had from me. I'll not play the game at the janky resolution they managed.

Maybe one day I'll give it a go on a very steep Steam sale.

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@dirthurts: CDPR isn't really that big of a company.Blame it on Sony/MS for making their weak ass consoles if you found the default resolutions not to your liking.

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@gamefreak215jd: You're going to try to blame Sony for their development? Doom and MGSV both ran at a solid 60 fps and looked amazing doing it. It's obviously not a hardware issue, it's a development issue.

Even if the consoles were 3x as powerful, they would still target 30 fps and push it until it's unstable again. It's a development choice, not an impossibility.

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@dirthurts: Witcher 3 is a PC game. If you bought it for another platform you crippled your own experience of the game and so you obviously didn't even care to begin with so complaining now is rather hilarious.

They're not putting more time and effort into the PC version, so there's no point. They're making new games.

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@Thanatos2k: Try reading. I didn't buy the game as the performance is terrible. I could buy it on PC, as mentioned above. If you'd bother to read you'd realize your post is pointless and fueled by ignorance (of my original post).

There is certainly a point, supporting the fans who already gave them multiple millions of dollars.

Much smaller devs offer support for their games much longer after release. Yachtclub games is a fine example.

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@dirthurts: You haven't bought one of the best RPGs in a decade and now you're whining about them not releasing a slightly improved console version? If you cared about the game you'd have bought and played it already. And if you cared about the graphical performance you'd have gotten it on PC.

"Much smaller devs offer support for their games much longer after release."

Oh, you mean the months of free DLC CDPR did followed by 2 expensions? Don't know much about the game do you? Best to just stop rambling.

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@Thanatos2k: I've not purchased the game, but I've certainly played it. I got about 8 hours into the game until the framerates fell so low that it simply wasn't playable anymore (in my eyes). The PS4 pro is a chance to fix that, and if they're passing that up, that's terribly support. All they need to do is unlock the framerate (although PC performance suggests CPU utilization issues).

They did offer a few free updates, and that's appreciated, but the performance issues are still there. All the free content in the world means nothing to me if the game runs like trash.

It's not complaining, it's not rambling, it's a discussion. Either fix your own internalized definitions or leave the conversation if you cannot handle a differentiated opinion.

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@dirthurts: "I've certainly played it. I got about 8 hours into"

On console, right? So as I said, you intentionally chose a crippled user experience, you don't get to come back to complain about it now

"the performance issues are still there."

No performance issues on my copy. Looks great, runs great.

"It's not complaining"

That's so weird, because it sounds exactly like complaining!

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The best example this gen of substance over style.

Witcher 3 isn't perfect. In fact has some pretty depressing frame rate drops on console.

Yet it is STILL the best game this gen for me by a LONG way. Give me a great story, an awesome world, a well crafted set of characters and you can shove 4K up your ass.

Native 1080p over upscaled 4K EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK!

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@dexda: I wouldn't go that far.... Nintendo also put out many gems this gen like always, it is hard to define one "best example" of substance over style with that.

And there some other games that also fill up that list, even indie ones(looking at you, SOMA).

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@metallinatus: Fine it is "one of the best". Though for me it is still THE best.

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@dexda: You should play it on PC. It's glorious.

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@neo-rtsd: Didn't it get shit on by PC players because the visuals were held back by the console versions?

IF I cared about a bit more eye candy I'd ALREADY be playing on PC.

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@dexda: Not that I'm aware of. The graphic options on the PC are vast and complex, so I'm not sure how it would have been held back by consoles. And it's a little misguided to think that having games on PC is strictly for eye candy.

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@neo-rtsd: I've been a PC gamer in the past.

It is pretty much the exact same games as on console but with more power under the hood.

Except cheaper games it didn't do anything for me that consoles couldn't.

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