[DIGITAL FOUNDRY] The Witcher 3 Patch 4.01: PS5/Series X/S/PC Tested! Better RT Perf But Console 60FPS Suffers

[John Elden Ring]

That should be the end of the story but it's not because bafflingly, the 60fps performance mode is now noticeably slower on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Series X:

Starting off with Series X as an example, our Novigrad test run shows a drop by as much as eight or nine frames per second on the new patch. For the entire route, by foot or horseback, the drop-off is impossible to ignore now. Frustratingly, in many areas where 60fps was possible at launch on Series X, it's now closer to the 50fps line.

PS5:

The problem remains areas outside the city: where our representative battle with the bandits now runs at a significantly lower frame-rate - by as much as 10fps. Even simple horseback routes in the countryside take a hit to the mid-50s, where before PS5 was a locked 60fps. Patch 4.01 genuinely downgrades the frame-rate, and we lose ground - even in cutscenes. So yes, if you've noticed your frame-rate dropping since the patch, you're not mistaken.

 

[Bryank75]

What is going on? We are downgrading now?

We waited for this? FML

 

[Old Gamer]

CDPR ladies and gentlemen

 

[Darth Vader]

CDPR is the only company that can downgrade performance with patches. Ridiculous

 

[adamsapple]

There's the CDPR we all remember. Making the performance mode 10 FPS worse without any visual differences.

 

[AshHunter216]

Damn CDPR, what are we doing here?

 

[Lord Mittens]

Remove the vaginas and that will give us back 5fps or so

 

[KiryuRealty]

Remove the vaginas and that will give us back 5fps or so

They should to make sure little Zzero doesn't get too scared playing the game.

 

[Shmunter]

Sheesh, who cares about optimising the 30fps mode, deal with it on the pro consoles for 60.

Now performance mode is the go to.

 

[ethomaz]

Typical CDPR.

 

[azertydu91]

There's the CDPR we all remember. Making the performance mode 10 FPS worse without any visual differences.

Nah I think they can do better, like 15 to 20 less fps with same or even worse image quality.They'd fall under classic cyberpunk 2077 CDPR.

 

[thelastword]

Downgrade in RT GI, SSR is now the quality it should be, of course they will say it's improved and of course all that comes with a worse framerate. CDPR can never get any praise from me. Of course it takes them forever to release the broken patches too.

 

[Darth Vader]

CDPR is the kind of company that can consistently release shit and get praised for it. Cyberpunk was a piece of garbage that had a good story, but that was it. Witcher 3 is not a good RPG - compare it with Fallout, Skyrim, etc... Not even in the same league, was as buggy as those, was downgraded to all hell post release, and people treat it as the best RPG of all time.

PR goes a long way.

 

[Swift_Star]

lol 60fps stutter is a joke ffs, CDPR...