The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered is out this week, and whereas the Swap 2 native launch alongside the gameplay and visible enhancements are the highlights, I particularly wished to additionally try the PS5 model since that is the primary time The Witcher 3 will probably be PS5 Professional Enhanced. The Witcher 3 already noticed advantages on PS5 Professional with none enhancements because of it having a dynamic decision implementation on base PS5. Given the spectacular PS5 Professional improve for Cyberpunk 2077, I used to be curious to play The Witcher 3 Remastered myself, particularly after CD Projekt Crimson stated it might goal 60fps with ray tracing and help PSSR.
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I have been enjoying The Witcher 3 Remastered on PS5, PS5 Professional, Steam Deck, and Nintendo Swap 2 over the weekend and I am very impressed with the PS5 Professional model up to now, however I’ve just a few suggestions primarily based in your TV setup. The primary is the 120hz toggle within the PS5 system settings. I like to recommend utilizing this when enjoying The Witcher 3 Remastered solely if in case you have a VRR show. It does not really feel good with out VRR. Having your show at 60hz feels higher on a non VRR setup.
The Witcher 3 Remastered PS5 Professional and base PS5 impressions
With that out of the way in which, The Witcher 3 Remastered on PS5 has two modes: efficiency and ray tracing. Efficiency mode on base PS5 targets the next body fee whereas ray tracing is capped to a decrease body fee. On PS5 Professional, The Witcher 3 Remastered in its ray tracing mode nonetheless targets 60fps. It defaulted to the efficiency mode on PS5 Professional for me, however I swapped to the ray tracing mode and did not look again.
The Witcher 3 Remastered PS5 Professional gameplay
Be aware: The screenshots above have been captured utilizing the system seize performance since my seize card can’t do 4K 120fps seize and the sport engages 120hz when performed on a supported show. I included each efficiency and ray tracing mode 4K pictures above.
The Witcher 3 Remastered on the whole has quite a lot of adjustments past gameplay. These are in lighting, foliage, colour grading, UI, menus, menu fonts, and rather more. I even redownloaded The Witcher 3 for PS4 and The Witcher 3 for PS5 on my PS5 Professional utilizing one other area account so I might have basically three variations of The Witcher 3 collectively: PS4, PS5, and Remastered for PS5 Professional.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered PS5 controller options
Whereas not absolutely new to the remaster, I’ve at all times cherished the DualSense options in The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. Revisiting The Witcher 3 by means of The Witcher 3 Remastered on a number of platforms has cemented that my favourite model relating to controller help and options is the PS5 launch, however I hope we see gyro help added sooner or later.
The Witcher 3 Remastered on Swap 2 has a number of new management choices together with movement controls. It’s disappointing that the PS5 launch does not characteristic any movement controls.
Whereas The Witcher 3 Remastered could not appear to be an enormous improve from the bottom PS5 model in nonetheless pictures, having ray tracing options enabled with a 60fps goal itself makes this value enjoying on PS5 Professional so far as I am involved, not less than on the console facet. That is undoubtedly going to be the model of The Witcher 3 Remastered I play on my monitor whereas syncing over my saves to Swap 2 and Steam Deck to play on the go.
I can even do a full comparability protecting the Xbox Sequence X model, ROG Ally, and AYN Thor at a later date as soon as the remaster is dwell and any patches have launched forward of the foremost The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Previous enlargement launches subsequent yr.