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The Witcher 3 (Xbox One X) broken since march, still no fix announced
- Thread starter Fortinbras
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They are still collecting information.
So everyone who is affected should report the bugs using the link in the first post.
I think he meant Xbox Store when he said marketplace.
Also a glitch.
It's almost funny. I played through the game and the expansions without experiencing any glitches. Now, after the patch my game has tons of them.
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I've recorded some footage this morning.
https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/ichi-fox/video/58890598
You'll notice that the weird spheres are on exteriors as well as interiors to varying degrees.
Maybe it's a new conjunction of the spheres?
This video is direct from my Xbox. Not sure how to embed etc so apologies!
https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/ichi-fox/video/58890598
You'll notice that the weird spheres are on exteriors as well as interiors to varying degrees.
Maybe it's a new conjunction of the spheres?
This video is direct from my Xbox. Not sure how to embed etc so apologies!
Jesus, fuck is that horrible. Please tell me DF is already on this. D:
We're aware but I don't have the Xbox version and most of us are going to Gamescom this week. So no promises.
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It's been months. We can wait a bit longer. Have fun at Gamescom.
I'm using a 1080p display and I'm curious if everyone else that is experiencing the glitches are using a 4K tv or 1080p like myself. Might explain why there are reports of people running into the glitch and then others reporting that their game is running fine in the One X.
1080p using high performance mode both motion blur turned off xbox model 1787
Finally came across this today in my playthrough, stopped playing there in hopes it's patched too. I waited for months and months for Skyrim to be fixed and ended up going fuck it and finishing it with the visual problems. Hopefully I won't have to do the same with Witcher 3.
Are you playing on a 4K screen or 1080p? I ask because I've asked on other forums too and so far, out of the 6 that have replied, all 6 are using 1080p screens and are experiencing the bug.
Could be a supersampling issue with certain textures or lighting.
We need someone with a 4K screen to confirm they are also experiencing the bug as otherwise, this issue could be a lot more complicated and could perhaps explain why CDPR have not been able to fix the issue so far.
Could be a supersampling issue with certain textures or lighting.
We need someone with a 4K screen to confirm they are also experiencing the bug as otherwise, this issue could be a lot more complicated and could perhaps explain why CDPR have not been able to fix the issue so far.
I've seen it on my 4K screen, downsampling is handled by the system anyway not the game. The game has no idea what the system is actually outputting at.
Nothing yet. I've filed reports and CDPR have replied stating they are 'gathering data on the issue'
A mod over on the CDPR forums has recently asked if someone experiencing the bug could try their Xbox on all the different types of screen (4K,1080p, native 1080p AND tv vs monitor) I personally think that CDPR should be trying all those permutations and it's ridiculous asking joe public - who has easy access to all those screens? I might pop into bestbuy with my Xbox and ask if I can try out all their TVs....
I think the silence so far is worrying and the length of time this bug has been prevalent is unacceptable. Game is unplayable at the moment.
it's interesting in a cynical way, lets you know where they placed all the lighting lol
I beat it on PC and I'm super picky with these details. I would have noticed if they fucked it up for everyone, yet I didn't notice a thing here.
I was partway through my playthrough when I first came across this bug and now I'm waiting on a fix. Honestly I'm sick of X patches breaking games and developers ignoring the visual bugs, at least Quantum Break got partly fixed (while adding a lot of tearing). Wish these problems would get more exposure so they'd actually get fixed.
Any difference if you have HDR on or not? I never noticed anything like this when I played it recently in 4K and with HDR on.
Just to add, another person has confirmed the glitch is present on a launch PS4 with launch disc version and all dlc installed. He posted the below pics showing the same issue.
https://imgur.com/a/dsfiOW8
https://imgur.com/a/dsfiOW8
Bit of an update, I tried out the 2 other versions I have access to and they're as follows:
DIGITAL GOTY XBOX ONE X - Bug present
DISC VANILLA + DLC PS4 SLIM - No Bug
DIGITAL VANILLA + DLC XBOX ONE X - Bug Present
DIGITAL GOTY PS4 SLIM - No Bug
So I've got the bug present on both versions on Xbox, both at vastly different points in the game and when starting a fresh save too (both are treated as separate games with separate save files and achievements/trophies)
Both PS4 versions (again, treated as separate games with their own save files & trophies) I have are completely bug free.
All 4 versions were tried in the same 32" Samsung 1080p native TV.
DIGITAL GOTY XBOX ONE X - Bug present
DISC VANILLA + DLC PS4 SLIM - No Bug
DIGITAL VANILLA + DLC XBOX ONE X - Bug Present
DIGITAL GOTY PS4 SLIM - No Bug
So I've got the bug present on both versions on Xbox, both at vastly different points in the game and when starting a fresh save too (both are treated as separate games with separate save files and achievements/trophies)
Both PS4 versions (again, treated as separate games with their own save files & trophies) I have are completely bug free.
All 4 versions were tried in the same 32" Samsung 1080p native TV.
Never understood this reasoning. Just because you don't experience the bug doesn't mean all is well. It's broken for a considerable number of people.
If you haven't got the issues, that's great. My PS4 version runs fine. My Xbox version, to me, is broken.
I love the game and have played 100s of hours across different platforms which makes this a tougher pill to swallow
If you can play a game with the graphics bugs shown in the video below and not think it's a problem, well I don't know what to say....
https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/ichi-fox/video/58890598
Yikes, I have a hundred+ hour save on a launch PS4 I've been meaning to get back into to finish Blood and Wine, I'll have to report back if I notice anything. *Fingers crossed that I don't*.
Feel bad for anyone with this problem on the Xbox One X especially, this is one of the game's I'd be interested in playing on the X and having this happen would be extremely disappointing.
Feel bad for anyone with this problem on the Xbox One X especially, this is one of the game's I'd be interested in playing on the X and having this happen would be extremely disappointing.
I wouldn't even bother. There's always people like this that like to treat those experiencing issues like shit. As if they have something to gain by making your legitimate issue seem small.
It's so needless. We're all gamers here. If someone's enjoyment is being spoilt due to bugs, I feel bad for them, even if it's not a game I like.
Lol, off the hype of Cyberpunk I was going to finally go back to playing The Witcher 3 after it had its X enhancements, guess I'll be waiting to see when/if this gets fixed.
I hope Dark1x and them can find the time to do even a short video about this. No way it gets fixed unless it gets publicized, and I don't really blame the press for not following the state three year old games after minuscule patches. . I would never have known it was an issue unless it was for this thread.
They didn't do one for Skyrim so I doubt they'll do one here either.
Wanted to tie some loose ends on the game. What I saw wasn't exactly game breaking but definitely distracting. Mostly happened indoors and most visible during cutscenes/conversations.
I'm not sure what's happening at CDPR but that's pretty disappointing. A stealth patch which introduces a nasty visual glitch? Let's innovate and be disruptive!
If I wanted to be cynical I'd say it's all so that we would stop playing the damn game so that we can focus on Cyberpunk lol
Of course playing on X1X (1080p display, game in "quality mode", so downsampling but I doubt it's related).
Edit: I don't suppose anyone found a workaround?
Gorramit this bugs me off much more that it should :(
I'm not sure what's happening at CDPR but that's pretty disappointing. A stealth patch which introduces a nasty visual glitch? Let's innovate and be disruptive!
If I wanted to be cynical I'd say it's all so that we would stop playing the damn game so that we can focus on Cyberpunk lol
Of course playing on X1X (1080p display, game in "quality mode", so downsampling but I doubt it's related).
Edit: I don't suppose anyone found a workaround?
Gorramit this bugs me off much more that it should :(
Ok, visited some caves yesterday. Was so amazed by this new form of art that I forgot to take pictures.
(it's hard to see shit in these caves anyway, and it's even harder with this bug)
Stupid question: Anyone tried to tweet good guy Phil on that issue? Surely he'll be able to exert his amazing powers of goodwill to fix that shit right?
(yeah I'm pissed that my game is broken because of some stupid patch, and even more pissed that CDPR will never fix it)
I swear every time I try to enjoy this game it's like it tries its hardest to prevent me from enjoying it :(
(it's hard to see shit in these caves anyway, and it's even harder with this bug)
Stupid question: Anyone tried to tweet good guy Phil on that issue? Surely he'll be able to exert his amazing powers of goodwill to fix that shit right?
(yeah I'm pissed that my game is broken because of some stupid patch, and even more pissed that CDPR will never fix it)
I swear every time I try to enjoy this game it's like it tries its hardest to prevent me from enjoying it :(
For those arguing that this is no big deal, bear in mind that people spend a lot of money on an X specifically to have the best looking versions of games available on console. For some, that's the entire point of the purchase. I can entirely understand that this must be very frustrating. Hopefully it can be resolved soon.
It's not so much a matter of a 500$ console and "superior version". Some areas have huge visual glitches.
Shit like this is incredibly distracting (check around the 1:00 mark) : https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/ichi-fox/video/58890598
Of course not all areas have this glitch and it technically doesn't prevent you from walking, fighting, talking, etc.
But fuck if it doesn't hamper the experience.
Look inside random huts. There may be small lighting issues around some doors/windows. IIRC the back door of seven cats inn has a rather visible one on the floor.
Otherwise it seems pretty much every cave have huge lighting issues. Maybe not all of them, but I explored a few last night and they all had huge missing gradients (as in all the lighting resemble large flat oval patches of black/dark gray/light gray). Check the monster den near hanged man tree (north/north-west).
Edit: It may be more or less visible depending on the time of day.
Otherwise it seems pretty much every cave have huge lighting issues. Maybe not all of them, but I explored a few last night and they all had huge missing gradients (as in all the lighting resemble large flat oval patches of black/dark gray/light gray). Check the monster den near hanged man tree (north/north-west).
Edit: It may be more or less visible depending on the time of day.
Ok. After some digging, I found this : https://wccftech.com/mystery-witcher-3-xbox-one-patch-hdr/
It seems the patch which broke X1X version was deployed to introduce HDR support on X1S consoles (which it did, based on some reddit posts).
Link above contains a tweet answer from CDPR's own Marcin Momot. That's the most official info I found with regard to that update.
I won't give up! I want a working game goddammit :p
It seems the patch which broke X1X version was deployed to introduce HDR support on X1S consoles (which it did, based on some reddit posts).
Link above contains a tweet answer from CDPR's own Marcin Momot. That's the most official info I found with regard to that update.
I won't give up! I want a working game goddammit :p