It was already a huge success (apparently the Switch port was responsible for TW3 sales being up over 500% YoY in December 2019, as an example).
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Patch for Witcher 3 on Switch is out and adds cross-save with Steam and GOG, as well as a graphic options, and more
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It will save the settings. They are in game settings you can change any time and it will save whatever you had last selected switching between docked and undocked.
And wow what a patch! One of the biggest improvements I've seen made in a game via a patch (not counting something like an X enhanced or pro patch or a complete redo like ff14). It's too bad that it didn't release like this as it's so much more impressive now that you can really see all the detail left in when playing portable.
Some screens I took (sharpness high, all blur-options off, AA on). sorry for the social media post.
how is the game performance wise? still havent downloaded the patch yet, but i seen updates about visuals (which is amazing) but peformance?
Performance during gameplay is apparently better than it was on PS4/XB1 when it launched then. Fairly comparable to their performance now I believe.
During some cutscenes it can chug pretty badly though.
Edit: for some reason I thought you were asking about the game in general, not the patch. I think they noted that they enhanced performance in the patch notes but I don't think anyone has noticed a major difference.
I only played for 20 minutes and did t experience any issues with performance. Solid 30fps in Novigrad too.
Reaaaally? Need to try this!!
Edit : nah dawg
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Y'all thought Switch wouldn't be able to run TW3.
And now it runs better than before hahaha.
Way to go and slap someone's face.
And now it runs better than before hahaha.
Way to go and slap someone's face.
Glad this is out. My switch is hacked, but I don't like messing with the game files. Already looked great using reverse NX, but the AA blur is so noticeable even with the docked resolutions on the small screen.
Can't wait for it to finish downloading.
Can't wait for it to finish downloading.
There was also the show which surely boosted the sales of all versions of the game...
Hopefully the patch is up when I wake up but it's sounding great. Hope with cross saves it means I can play handheld at work during lunch and then "docked" on my ultra settings pc when Im home.
Seriously surprised because the patch sounded too good to be true
Seriously surprised because the patch sounded too good to be true
It was boosted something like 60% without counting Switch sales, and 540% including Switch sales.
Ah
Show boost is lower than I would have expected for the existing versions then
I would have expected sales to double
I dont think Ive ever been this excited for a patch then! Thanks for confirming
in the end, its all percentage based. So sales could have doubled. But it will only amount to a 60% increase of the 540% total
Hmm
Percentages are confusing, lol, I'll stop commenting on this since I haven't read CDPR's financial reports or anything
Here's the thread:
N.P.D: U.S. December 2019 physical sales for The Witcher III were 554% higher than December 2018 and still 63% higher when excluding the Switch
Read the rest of the article through this link.
www.resetera.com
It's probably important to note these numbers are almost certainly revenue, so while the (physical) sales revenue only went up 63%, it could have been double the units if the games were more heavily discounted.
Not if they wanted the game to look as close as the others as possible. Most people tend to notice a bigger difference in reduced visuals than they do in framerate. And you are making it seem like they had a choice with witcher 3 like they were gonna make the switch versions 15fps or something.
They were able to keep the framerate essentially the same as on other platforms, rather than even reduce it at all. That's what I mean.
I'm not trying to downplay Panic Button's work, I'm just of the opinion that other porting houses have done more impressive conversions at this point.
Ok some updates on mod interference. I downloaded a heavily modded save file that had a lot of scripting, model swaps, cheated items etc. None of the extra content that is extraneous to the main files makes it over (obviously) but also none of the changes to NPCs and main characters that were to happen given they just swap out existing files. So it seems playing with QOL mods like auto apply oil and auto loot on pc should be no problem when switching between platforms.
lol they didn't have a choice. If wither was 60fps on ps4 ther is a high chance it would have been 30fps on switch with as many bells and whistles as possible
It could average in the low 20s instead of 29-30. I don't presume to know what they'd do if TW3 was a 60fps game but the graphical results they achieved with the same framerate look better to me than what Panic Button achieves while halving the framerate.
Especially for people who play it more in the handheld mode, no AA is going to look great.
More Cross Save testing. It seems I either have an outdated Steam install, or a Save made on Switch can't be used on Steam, as it gives me the following Error:
"Can't load save game as it was made in a newer version" Guess we'll have to wait until an Update hits PC for this to work.
Using a Steam Save on Switch works fine btw, just not vice versa at the moment.
"Can't load save game as it was made in a newer version" Guess we'll have to wait until an Update hits PC for this to work.
Using a Steam Save on Switch works fine btw, just not vice versa at the moment.
Yep. And Witcher 3 in portable mode runs at a higher average resolution than Wolfenstein 2, which is probably the blurriest game I've played on Switch.
Not gonna lie, after the Saber Interactive ports (also counting Vampyr), I think Panic Button was a bit overrated. There are also other ports from other studios that impressed more than what Panic Button delivered.
Also on the subject of ports, I would love to see Saber tackling something like Assassin's Creed Origins or Dark Souls 3 on Switch.
That's pretty cool but I kind of just wanted Nintendo costumes
Really? that doesn't sound right.
I tried Novigrad plaza and it didn't seem as smooth as in the forest.
Damnit.....I'm going to have to play the witcher 3 soon aren't I? I really hope this becomes the standard for multiplatform games going forward. This is making me REALLY want to get the switch version now based off this addition alone.
Played the game for 30 mins. Handheld only.
Turned the blur options off. AA on. Sharpness high. Looks pretty good with those settings.
hmmm it works for me. both ways.
Turned the blur options off. AA on. Sharpness high. Looks pretty good with those settings.
hmmm it works for me. both ways.
Yeah, i had something wrong with my install, redownloading a few files fixed that and it works now swimmingly.
Absolutely amazing. Going from a heavily modified game on PC, to Switch and back again. No telling what mods like Fast Travel from anywhere might do, but other than that, it works a charm.
Also, Hierarch Square is definitely not 30fps in Handheld. It runs about the same, but with high sharpening and AA it looks muuuuuch better.
Well I don't know the update is good, but I can't stand the shimmering without AA, and the difference between off and low sharpening is almost non existant on the captures I made. High is XB2 level of oil painting effect. So... This update was only good for the touchscreen stuff really