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Witcher 3 Upcoming Xbox One Patch To Include 30 FPS Lock
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thatJohann
Member
900p leaves XBO CPU some room to breathe hence more stable frame rate? I guess.
Sounds like the PS4 should be down res'd if thats the case.
::ducks from incoming flack::
Yea but that didn't stop other PS4 games running better or as good with the better resolution, so what's the difference now? Seems to me that in open world games the gap is not as big, it happened in DA as well.
RedAssedApe
Banned
that sounds like this patches probably fixes that. i think that type of stutter was due to the unlocked framerate iirc
...Scatter...
Banned
Sweet, by the time I open my collectors edition the game will be patched well
Really sucks it released at the same times as House of Wolves.
Welp. Is Trials of Osiris back today? I was thinking of picking up Witcher now that its patched, but that dam Destiny crack.
Lakerchick4life
Member
COOL FINALLY will have to get this this weekend, I have the game just was waiting for the patch can everyone notice the difference now?
Assuming the game is GPU-bound (which is very likely is), it could mean that the Xbox One's resolution and graphical settings are less taxing on the XB1's GPU compared to the PS4's.
CDPR could make a few nips and tucks in a future patch to improve PS4 performance without affecting the visuals much, if at all. It's always possible that some GPU resources are being wasted on things the player can't even see.
Samurai G0SU
Member
If it truly eliminates the stutter or at least makes it comparable to the PS4 version, I gladly switch back as I'd prefer to play on my Xbox
I thought the face-off showed the ps4 with more frame-rate issues than the Xbox One. not directing that the one had higher frame rate with it uncapped but due to the 20fps lock ps4 expereinced.
...Scatter...
Banned
Impressions folks. Impressions. I'm the boss, need the info (in my Dr. Evil voice).
The Inventor
Member
Bug? The one related to the xp? Think that is only affecting "1.04". Actually, I don't know what's really happening to some of you.
Impressions 1.03: maybe minor dips in the swamps with storms and all if I have to say something. It plays smooth but I didn't have much of a problem playing before the patch, so...
thatJohann
Member
does anyone know if the loading is the same in both XBO and PS4?
RedAssedApe
Banned
yeah...need to hear about the performance in areas like swamps, rain, novegrad
Apoleptica
Banned
So the game seems smoother but I'm not sure everything else is exactly the same as pre-patch. I would like a video comparison to see if the texture loading is the same, view distance, etc. This locked framerate just seems too good to be true and I have a feeling, although I can't really tell, that something else may have been sacrificed. Also I killed some downers in some water on a beach and on ps4 the blood spreads into the water but I don't see that effect on the Xbox one.
No clue but all I know is that the loading in the XB1 version is HORRIBLE.
Now they just need to patch the dynamic framerate and we are set
You mean resolution... we just got rid of the dynamic framerate LOL
Or why not actually give us options?? PS4 performance doesn't bother me as much as others and i much rather have the superior visuals, if they can give the option to lower IQ for FPS everybody should be happy.
ioriyagami
Member
Nope, it should be fixed in 1.04 (which is not out yet), and affected both PC and PS4 (and now Xbox One). It consists on not gaining any XPs from doing quests 6 levels lower than the player's current level. Which sucks since quests are the main source of XPs in this game...
CDPR did say a while back they were having a harder time working on PS4 due to being so used to using DirectX
Apoleptica
Banned
The game has long loading times on both, it's a huge continuous open world with no loading screens between doors, so the long initial load is justified
PS4 is at a constant 1080p while XB1 is dynamic 900-1080p (automatically lowers resolution to keep a higher/stable frame rate).
I understand why the load times are long. Doesn't make it suck any less.
RedAssedApe
Banned
yeah some people actually claim the 1.03 patch on ps4 also nerfed the visuals as well. but i haven't seen any comparisons to confirm this. i wouldn't be surprised though if they made some concessions that they think the average player might not be able to eyeball.
ps4 loading is pretty bad in some instances too. think they might be longer than bloodborne pre-patch. like a minute or longer sometimes :\
I thought the bug was not getting XP from any quests, and not getting XP from quests 6 levels below was how it was designed :-/
I see.
Yeah it's pretty bad on XB1, too. I died quite often because I'm playing on Death March difficulty. Not so much now that I've gotten stronger.
Yeah.. what was I thinking, *beer
Apoleptica
Banned
Yeah the long loading is most painful after you die lol, the initial load I can deal with but after dying 3 times in a row to Jenny of the woods I couldn't take the load times anymore so I turned the difficulty down from broken bones to sword and story. If I could reload the game quickly after dying I would play on the hardest difficulty.I see.
Yeah it's pretty bad on XB1, too. I died quite often because I'm playing on Death March difficulty. Not so much now that I've gotten stronger.
I didn't feel any drop in visual quality on PS4 after the patch, unless you see a comparison you shouldn't buy into it.
The Inventor
Member
Oh, shit. I just did a couple. Hopefully they don't fall in that range. Thanks.
Do we know if that xp is lost forever and ever?
VaultBoy101
Member
So what I'm gathering is that they finally patched in some of the much-needed graphical fixes (30fps lock etc.) that I've been waiting for this week, but now I need to wait again for the XP bug patch.
*sigh*
*sigh*
Alcoholikaust
Member
yeah it was confirmed you wont magically get any lost xp back-by the community manager from CDPR
multiple saves and save often people
Difference in what? Unlocked framerate?
ioriyagami
Member
Dynasty8
Member
Same thing just happened to me.
AgentOtaku
Member
Video comparison of the first Griffin sequence:
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_tw3_version_1_01_and_1_03_xb1_comparison-16579_en.html
It's so close to perfect 29.97 it's not worth mentioning
I'll have more a bit later on, comparing gameplay from the actual game.
Just this video shows such a huge difference... I doubt there will be much in terms of *better* framerate, but as it is the game is soooo much smoother...
HOOLY
SHITTT!!!
MASSIVE DIFFERENCE!
No, in a better framerate with at least a cap to 30fps. A lock is still unconfirmed by now but looking at blimblim's post the performance is better on xbone.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Yeah we might be seeing what they meant by Xbox One was easier to program for(for them).
SEGAvangelist
Member
Yeah. Glad I went with XB1 version now.
...Scatter...
Banned
You can definitely see the difference in the camera pans. Are the vertical lines in the graph showing frame pacing? Seems like it. Looks soooooo much more steady.
AgentP
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What, those are both damn close, but in any case one is 900p. 30% less pixels and negliable difference in frame rate?
OdysseusVA
Banned
link1201
Member
I'm even more excited now to get some playtime in tonight!
ProvenDeadly
Member
May have missed it but how big is said patch?
JeffG
Member
616 MB
RedAssedApe
Banned
nice...i convinced my bro to buy it with his expiring credit. he saw gameplay videos after the fact and was like wtf...it looks like its runs like crap lol
this will be good for him
this will be good for him
