{"id":126141,"date":"2022-11-24T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=126141"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:26:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T10:26:49","slug":"witcher-3-to-get-new-content-in-next-gen-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/126141-witcher-3-to-get-new-content-in-next-gen-update","title":{"rendered":"Witcher 3 to get new content in next-gen update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During one of its REDstreams, CD Projekt Red shared new footage from its next-generation update of the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and announced several new features.<\/p>\n<p>The publisher also confirmed that this update will be free for players who own the game on previous-generation hardware and will allow existing players to carry over their latest save.<\/p>\n<p>The next-gen update launches on December 14<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">New, improved quests<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2014 Complete Edition | Next-Gen Update Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vr27jM9Lk6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next-gen players will get access to a completely new questline, too &#8211; and while CD Projekt Red has not provided many details about this new content, it has been confirmed to be inspired by the Witcher Netflix show.<\/p>\n<p>The game will take further inspiration from this show by implementing alternative looks for Dandelion and Nilfgaaridan soldiers from the Netflix adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the next-gen update will allow gamers to play quests that had unfixable bugs in the previous generation&#8217;s versions.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear<\/em> and the <em>Ofier&#8217;s Distant Shores<\/em> quests will thus be playable thanks to the next-gen update.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Upgraded visuals<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-109735\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Witcher-3-e1669295325861.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CD Projekt Red also used its latest REDstream to highlight the updated game&#8217;s far superior visuals<\/p>\n<p>This next-gen version will have improved textures, upgraded Screen Space Reflections, and more realistic lighting due to ray tracing implementation.<\/p>\n<p>PC Gamers with <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/126112-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-graphics-card-is-the-best-gaming-has-ever-seen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nvidia&#8217;s GeForce RTX 4090<\/a> graphics card can use DLSS 3, while AMD Radeon RX 6000 series owners can use FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.1 &#8211; both of which significantly boost the game&#8217;s fps.<\/p>\n<p>The updated version will also come with a new camera allowing you to explore the game&#8217;s world from a new perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Players will be able to capture these improved visuals thanks to the next-gen update&#8217;s photo mode.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/126063-witcher-4-will-start-of-a-new-witcher-game-saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 4 will start off a new Witcher game saga<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next-gen update of Witcher 3 to get improved visuals and a new quest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253,"featured_media":102969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,11681,4],"tags":[26437,3553,26438,15397,21861,1093,8657,26081],"class_list":["post-126141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-dlss-3","tag-geralt-of-rivia","tag-next-gen-update","tag-pc","tag-ps5","tag-the-witcher","tag-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt","tag-xbox-series-s-x"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126148,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126141\/revisions\/126148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}