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gaming4 days ago•4 min saved

Witcher 3 Remastered Faces Community Backlash Over Patch Priorities Despite Technical Upgrades

CD Projekt Red has outlined upcoming fixes for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, focusing on PS5 performance, visual adjustments, and console audio. However, the community remains divided, with many players criticizing the developer for prioritizing Twitch drops and Ukrainian localization over critical game-breaking bugs. While the free update introduced path tracing and DLSS 4.5, it also raised system requirements and introduced technical issues that have frustrated long-time fans.

via eurogamer.net|

#cd-projekt-red #game-patches #gaming

gaming4 days ago•1 min saved

CD Projekt Red Confirms Upcoming Witcher 3 Remastered Patch to Address PS5 Performance and Visual Glitches

CD Projekt Red is preparing a new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered to fix performance issues on PlayStation 5 and other consoles. The upcoming patch will address visual adjustments, audio fixes, and localization availability. This follows two previous hotfixes released shortly after the game's launch to correct lighting and stability problems.

via Wccftech|

#cd-projekt-red #game-patches #gaming

gaming5 days ago•3 min saved

Witcher 3 Remastered Sets Steam Record, But Tech Reviewers Flag Visual and Performance Quirks

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered has driven the 11-year-old RPG to a new peak of 137,724 concurrent Steam players, surpassing previous highs from 2015 and 2020. The free update, released September 29, includes path tracing, DLSS 4.5, and gameplay overhauls. While sales spiked to 130,000 copies in a single day, technical reviews highlight inconsistent lighting and performance bottlenecks on high-end GPUs.

via Eurogamer.net|

#cd-projekt-red #gaming #nvidia

gaming10 days ago•1 min saved

Community Mod Restores 30% Performance to Witcher 3 Remastered's Path Tracing

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered launched on September 29 with demanding path tracing and DLSS 4.5 support. While official benchmarks show high frame rates on RTX 50-series hardware, the visual fidelity is taxing. A new free mod by Hourlines on Nexus Mods reduces path tracing light bounces from two to one, recovering up to 30% performance indoors with minimal visual loss. NVIDIA confirms the game now uses a unified DirectX 12 renderer and Linear-Swept Spheres for hair, while CD Projekt Red’s update includes revamped combat and skill trees across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.

via Wccftech|

#gaming #modding #nvidia-dlss

gaming10 days ago•0 min saved

Witcher 3 Remastered DLSS 5 Mod: Massive Visual Gains, Steep Performance Cost

Unofficial mods injecting NVIDIA DLSS 5 into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered significantly enhance character facial details but incur a 26-30% performance penalty on high-end hardware, with frame rates dropping to 38 FPS in demanding scenes.

via GameGPU|

#gaming #neural-rendering #nvidia-dlss-5

gaming16 days ago•1 min saved

Control Resonant Launches with Path Tracing and Early PC Leak

Control Resonant launches on September 24, 2026, featuring path-traced lighting and DLSS 4.5 on PC. The game, developed by Remedy Entertainment, follows Dylan Faden in a supernatural Manhattan. A PC build leaked a day early due to the absence of Denuvo anti-tamper protection, though the official release proceeded as scheduled across all platforms.

via en.gamegpu.com|

#control-resonant #game-leak #gaming

technology17 days ago•17 min saved

Control Resonant Launches Sept 24 with Demanding Path Tracing and New Melee Combat

Control Resonant, the sequel to Control, launches on September 24, 2026. The game features a new protagonist, Dylan Faden, and shifts from third-person shooting to melee-focused combat. While the Northlight Engine offers impressive path tracing and lighting, the Ultra settings are extremely demanding. Optimized settings can significantly improve performance without major visual loss, though frame pacing issues remain a concern.

via Wccftech|

#control-resonant #northlight-engine #path-tracing

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

Witcher 3 Remastered Gets Free Path Tracing as DLSS Expands Eight-Game Lineup

NVIDIA’s September DLSS lineup centers on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered, which will receive a free path-tracing upgrade on September 29 along with DLSS 4.5 improvements; NBA 2K27 introduces DLSS 5 Neural Rendering, and eight games in total (including 007 First Light, Honeycomb: The World Beyond, WARDOGS, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Active Matter, and Aniimo) get DLSS updates, plus a new GeForce Game Ready Driver.

via Wccftech|

#dlss-45 #nba-2k27 #nvidia

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

RTX 5080 Required for 4K Path Tracing in Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero keeps 1080p/1440p PC demands modest, but full path tracing at 4K/60FPS requires an RTX 5080 (16GB); the game supports DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and Multi-Frame Generation for upscaling, with high-end GPU setups enabling 1080p/60 or 4K/60 via upscaling, while PS5 Pro enhancements are teased but details remain vague; AMD FSR and Intel XeSS support haven’t been confirmed.

via Wccftech|

#4k-60fps #dlss-45 #path-tracing

technology5 months ago•13 min saved

RTX Path Tracing Backfires on Pragmata, Critics Say

NVIDIA’s side-by-side Pragmata path-tracing shots are criticized for washing out depth and undermining the game’s art direction, with reviewers saying the RTX-on visuals look unfinished and overly bright, more like an Instagram filter than intentional lighting, and that most players won’t enable RTX in Pragmata at launch.

via Kotaku|

#nvidia #path-tracing #pragmata

technology7 months ago•28 min saved

NVIDIA Unveils Mega Geometry Tech for Witcher 4 and Path Tracing in 007 First Light

At GDC 2026 NVIDIA unveiled Mega Geometry, a RTX-based geometry tech using nested triangle clusters to boost detail with lower memory cost, demonstrated in The Witcher 4 foliage and a path-tracing boost in Alan Wake 2; 007 First Light will also ship with path tracing for more realistic shadows, leveraging RTX cores optimized for this feature.

via TechPowerUp|

#blackwell #mega-geometry #nvidia

technology9 months ago•2 min saved

Bolt Graphics and Zeus GPUs Challenge Nvidia's RTX 5090 Performance

Bolt Graphics, a startup from Sunnyvale, introduces the ZEUS architecture claiming significant performance improvements in graphics rendering, including 2.5x the path tracing performance of NVIDIA's RTX 5090, through innovative hardware and software design, aiming to revolutionize consumer and HPC graphics markets.

via TechPowerUp|

#bolt-graphics #gpu-performance #path-tracing

technology1 year ago•2 min saved

Indiana Jones: The Great Circle's Impact on Gaming and Console Wars

MachineGames has released a Path Tracing patch for 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,' and benchmarks show that the NVIDIA RTX 4090 can only run the game smoothly at 1080p without DLSS 3. With DLSS 3 Quality Super Resolution and Frame Generation, the game achieves smoother performance at higher resolutions, including 4K. The demanding nature of Path Tracing makes DLSS 3 essential for a good gaming experience, and future GPUs like the rumored RTX 5090 may improve performance but are unlikely to handle native 4K path-traced games smoothly.

via DSOGaming|

#dlss-3 #indiana-jones #nvidia-rtx-4090

gaming1 year ago•7 min saved

Indiana Jones Update Boosts Xbox in Console Wars

MachineGames has released the first update for "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle," introducing Path Tracing support for high-end PCs, requiring at least 12GB VRAM. The patch also includes various performance improvements, bug fixes, and gameplay adjustments, such as resolving issues with HDR and DLSS, whip detachment, and animation glitches. Additionally, the update addresses PC-specific issues like performance on larger levels and graphical artifacts on AMD GPUs. Future updates are expected to add AMD FSR support.

via DSOGaming|

#gaming #indiana-jones #machinegames

gaming2 years ago•1 min saved

"Cyberpunk 2077: Patch 2.1 Enhancements, Emotional Impact, and Memes"

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.1 introduces path tracing and regular ray tracing improvements, with reflections showing the best enhancements. While not perfect, these improvements reduce ghosting issues. The patch also includes other features such as a metro system and new vehicles. However, the introduction of NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction support for regular ray tracing mode comes with a performance hit on certain GPUs.

via Wccftech|

#cyberpunk-2077 #gaming #improvements