Pharaoh 117
Member
Bingo. That's why I think X will get more support than Pro. If the power is there to handle 4K it requires way less effort to implement.
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The Witcher 3 4K Patch for Xbox One X
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Bingo. That's why I think X will get more support than Pro. If the power is there to handle 4K it requires way less effort to implement.
This is unprecedented in that never before did we have consoles be updated within the same gen. Otherwise why would any developer worth their salt spend hundreds of hours and tons of money massively updating their game 1.5 or 2 years after launch. We are lucky that Witcher 3 may even get an Xbox One X patch when they flat out said they wouldn't do it for PS4 Pro and had moved onto their new Cyberpunk game. The entitlement some of you have. Without paying for the patches, we wouldn't even get them. A patch is to fix bugs, improve something usually around launch to 1 year etc.
EatinOlives
Member
How did I put 100+ hours into an "unplayable" game? Lol
Admiral Woofington
Member
well I mean in this case it was a console that was released later in both instances. And in both, they are an upgrade to a console they already released an optimized. And they've already moved on to the next game.
Sony asks you if you can patch it, they are busy and want to focus on their next game as patching this won't make them any money at this point.
Microsoft likely put money forward, as they tend to do, so they DO put some resources into updating their version. Therefore they would make money, money that hey could always be useful as they are in full production of the next game.
Where did this notion that it's a paid patch come from? It makes absolutely no sense.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
this explains the sudden resurgence of this being played by my Microsoft friendlist folks. Jelly
I will be the first to admit I was a little disappointed there wasn't anything about a Sunset Overdrive 2. I know, I know. We're all waiting on the amazing Spider-Man Homecoming. But SO is an IP that would be amazing with 4K and HDR. Can't wait to see tomorrow though.
jobrro
Member
Plenty of games use a straightforward resolution bump on Pro though, like Uncharted 4 to 1440p. It's not like a Pro patch for Witcher 3 has to use checkboard rendering or hit 4K.
I would imagine it will be rare for the Pro or X to get an update while the other doesn't. The Pro clearly won't match the X 1:1 but there isn't a lot of reason to not support it if a developer is already doing some work on the X version.
down 2 orth
Member
Fuck it, I'll just wait a little longer for a Pro patch.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
So ... what we're looking at here is the obvious but let's not mention that.
CertifiedFP
Member
So, any bets on X1-X/Pro support becoming the next big Moneyhat arena, joining the ranks of exclusive DLCs and marketing deals?
I mean, we're looking at a potential return to the era of the SNES vs the Genesis, when Sega and Nintendo were courting developers left and right to make the version for their console have the definitive version through any means necessary.
I mean, we're looking at a potential return to the era of the SNES vs the Genesis, when Sega and Nintendo were courting developers left and right to make the version for their console have the definitive version through any means necessary.
michaelius
Banned
I guess I was right suspecting that biggest obstacle for Pro patch comes from marketing deals with Microsoft.
Still disappointing considering most of CDP fanbase is on pc and ps4.
Still disappointing considering most of CDP fanbase is on pc and ps4.
thelastword
Banned
JaseC said:
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I told you guys, it's like clockwork....linked thread.
Caayn
Member
Feel free to mention it.
Assuming for the moment there is indeed a Scorpio patch in the works (I wouldn't consider it confirmed until CDPR corroborates the listing), that doesn't mean it's the result of a contractual wrinkle in the marketing agreement between CDPR and MS. Again, that doesn't make any sense for the reasons listed in my post you've quoted and the fact that Scorpio didn't enter Microsoft's purview until 2014.
If CDPR is indeed working on Pro and/or Scorpio patches, then obviously I was wrong and, as alluded to in the aforementioned post, that's great news for Pro/Scorpio owners. I'm not above expressing a modicum of humility.
I'm sorry but you're overthinking it. Even if the PS4 Pro version couldn't hit native 4K, that doesn't mean they couldn't easily tell the game to run at something like 1440p and/or improve some of the effects like shadow cascade distance, foliage, etc. Those are things that would require almost zero effort on the part of CDPR.
The problem I see with paying for a patch is it doesn't make sense. If resources like time and manpower is the issue like we see with CDPR, money isn't going to really solve that. It's not like MS or Sony would shell out enough money to make it worth it for a studio to disrupt their development schedule to that extent. These studios are also not going to take that money and use it to hire additional resources since that's a lot of work for a patch. The most likely reason why we would see an exclusive patch is because Sony or MS send out engineers to assist a studio with the patch. They have both sent out support for titles in the past, so they may do it again if they feel it's worth it.
Another, less likely, possibility is that it's "easy" to take enhancements from the PC and move them over to the X. I don't see this happening though if the game wasn't already coded within MS' UWP framework like we see with RE7.
I don't see this becoming a trend for older titles though so it's hardly a big deal.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
My thoughts exactly. And I have a PS4.
Yeah, let's not resort to pulling shit out of own asses now.
thelastword
Banned
They could have done a simple geometry rendering patch for PRO ages ago if they were timestrapped. Hell, even a resolution bump like you're suggesting for XB1X and an AF bump would take no time at all on pro months ago...And no, a rez bump does not take an age on the PS4 PRO...Seriously, it does not...
I doubt there was any money involved, people like to take things unconfirmed and run with it..Just like they did with Scorpio at $399.00 in that thread two days ago and started stating it as fact....
Yes it does set a bad precedent, but we have no confirmation of that.....Improving a game's resolution and sliding it's quality up a tad should never incur a price....Devs patch their game months and years later for those who already purchased....You want persons playing the best version of your game or new players to have the best experience, it's that simple....I never believed CDPR and the excuses they gave...People went out of their way defending them and saying they were so caught up in Cyberpunk and the codebase for witcher was closed..When will they learn...
That I said that there would be a Witcher 3 patch on Scorpio/XB1X....I also mentioned it in many other threads tbh....You said, it would never happen, I did say I'd hold you to that.....Cheers...
It's not about gloating though, I hope the patch is a good one finally on consoles and that the pro finally gets it's patch as well...
Bull_peeler
Banned
This a fact, or are people just believing in rumours again?
Ah, I see. People tend to use "like clockwork" when referring to an expected outcome or occurence with historical precedence, so I thought you may be suggesting you're generally if not always correct, haha. You quoted me before my edit, so allow me to add this:
If CDPR is indeed working on Pro and/or Scorpio patches, then obviously I was wrong and, as alluded to in the aforementioned post, that's great news for Pro/Scorpio owners. I'm not above expressing a modicum of humility.
Buy a xboxx lol
Or just go PC for multiplats.
Yay I agree, if you really need your Witcher 3 in 4k get the Xbox x or if your pc can handle it get it in steam, it's not that big a deal.
Phew.
artsi
Member
If that's true I'll rebuy W3 on PS4 (already have it on PC). I want those sweet trophies.
Good stuff.
f@luS
More than a member.
Good. Still waiting to play this game
How are performance in boost mode ? I played 2h on normal PS4 and I hate frame dips.
Hope for a steady 30fps more than higher rez here
The GOTY edition (digital) goes on sale quite frequently. I'll pick it up myself closer to the patch release.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
How long ago did you last play? CDPR fixed the performance on PS4.
f@luS
More than a member.
About 8 months ago. I think that was fixes by then but not sure but it wasn't 100% steady
It's an almost locked 30fps. Game still dips here and there but less than with regular PS4.
B&W is great! It also runs on an updated version of the engine, so it already plays smoother and looks better than the rest of the game
MosquitoSmasher
Member
So any clarity to this?
Where are you pulling this from? If anything, it looks like The One X patch may have convinced CDPR to put out a Pro patch at the same time.
killatopak
Member
Currently playing Witcher 3 on my pro. This info made me want to buy a XOX but I don't want to wait months just to play 4K. I hope they patch it for the pro as well. A 2nd playthrough for 4K would be my goal.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Good news then for PS4 owners. This is great news all around. Will the X patch be ready on day one?
Waiting for confirmation
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Is this true for legacy engines that were optimized for eSRAM?
Some kind of software wrapper that abstracts the eSRAM to the regular RAM pool would be imaginable, but is unconfirmed (?).