CDRED realize xbox version is unplayable??

[RhinoSG]

The 1.03 patch on Xbox One will feature both, the FPS lock on 30 and will remove the save problem. We are hoping it will go live by Friday.

Ouch man this is going to end up putting me at being locked out of my playing my game for almost a full week due to the save issue. Hope things get resolved before that. Makes me wish I didn't buy the game at this point.

 

[smidge2k7]

im the same at this point rhino. i just hope the save problem is all of them and not just the manual save not working one.

 

[RhinoSG]

im the same at this point rhino. i just hope the save problem is all of them and not just the manual save not working one.

Yeah I would have happily back tracked a few hours but sadly every single save in the list is bugged out at the moment. Not about to start over and lose 35+ hours of gameplay unless that is my final end all choice hah. Just have to hope we have a working patch by the weekend.

 

[smidge2k7]

Yeah I would have happily back tracked a few hours but sadly every single save in the list is bugged out at the moment. Not about to start over and lose 35+ hours of gameplay unless that is my final end all choice hah. Just have to hope we have a working patch by the weekend.

yeah thats exactly the same as me then. i had reserved the last manual save i had for my last resort when i thought it was just my save but when i tried that and even it wouldnt work i was gutted lol that itself was setting me back about 4 hours as well

 

[Witcher3KingGambit]

Wrote a response, but my internet went bad and now I see the message didn't send. I'm just gonna give the gist of the message I originally wrote.

Basically, I wanted to apologize for that comment... it was illogical. What I'm trying to ask you is to give CD Projeckt Red a chance... they've done good by their customers in the past (and I've been playing their games since the Witcher 1 in 2007). I get most companies will screw the consumer over just for a quick buck, but I feel CD Projekt Red actaully wants to give you something worth your money.

Yes, the game SHOULD have gone through more extensive testing and yes, these bugs should have been caught, but let's face it... they weren't. The people working at CDPR are only human and we all make mistakes. CDPR has been working hard to get as many fixes out as soon as they can all the while trying to maintain communication with their customer base. We are all frustrated about the situation, but at least recognize that we aren't getting ignored.

Also, GTA V had some pretty bad bugs on its original release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (saves getting deleted and stuff like that). You probably didn't experience that one the current gen because within the year better GTA V's original release and re-release on current gen, Rockstar patched those issues. While on the subject of GTA V, I would like to mention that Rockstar promised heists on release and we didn't get them until a year and a half AFTER the game's original release.

Other current games that had large buggy releases include AC 4: Black Flag, AC Unity, Master Chief Collection, Farcry 4, Dragon Age Inquisition, Destiny, Dead rising 3, and Battlefield 4 (just the ones off the top of my head). Just wanted to include this to let you know that a majority of AAA release titles have had buggy releases... seems no one can really get launches correct the first time around on the current gen.

Fair enough. I just think there's a huge difference between bugs/glitches and game-breakers. I've never played those other games -- did play GTA V on 360 -- so I can't comment on them, but from the outpouring of critical and fan acclaim, none were as addictive as Witcher 3. I'm literally stuck at King's Gambit like some crackhead who needs his next fix waiting for a patch and all I keep reading about is font size and frame rate. I can understand frame rate/font size/random bugs in a game of this scope. To be honest, I noticed a hell of a lot of bugs on the way through (According to my Xbox I've logged 70 hours) and none of them really took away from the wonderful experience.

Not being able to play -- and finish the storyline -- is certainly detracting from the experience. It's a relatively dense story to begin with. Going cold-turkey is not helpful or conducive to this game in particular.

 

[Zekex45]

Fair enough. I just think there's a huge difference between bugs/glitches and game-breakers. I've never played those other games -- did play GTA V on 360 -- so I can't comment on them, but from the outpouring of critical and fan acclaim, none were as addictive as Witcher 3. I'm literally stuck at King's Gambit like some crackhead who needs his next fix waiting for a patch and all I keep reading about is font size and frame rate. I can understand frame rate/font size/random bugs in a game of this scope. To be honest, I noticed a hell of a lot of bugs on the way through (According to my Xbox I've logged 70 hours) and none of them really took away from the wonderful experience.

Not being able to play -- and finish the storyline -- is certainly detracting from the experience. It's a relatively dense story to begin with. Going cold-turkey is not helpful or conducive to this game in particular.

I get where you're coming from. I think another user, RhinoSG, put it best... the reason we are so frustrated is because we love the game for what we actually could play and are just really eager to get back to it ASAP. Though I do like your crackhead analogy... pretty spot on for a game like this... once it sucks you in, you just want more and more.

 

[NeoMorph_WTH]

Yeah I would have happily back tracked a few hours but sadly every single save in the list is bugged out at the moment. Not about to start over and lose 35+ hours of gameplay unless that is my final end all choice hah. Just have to hope we have a working patch by the weekend.

Have you tried the hard reboot of your xbox to clear your cache... that fixed the game not loading the saves for me. Whenever it happens now I just hold down the sensor on the Xbox console for 4 seconds until it shuts down, unplug for a while, plug it back in and then boot up and the saves will load again... at least it has for me. I have had to do it three times so far. I think this is an Xbox issue rather than a Witcher 3 issue.

 

[majin_streater]

The 1.03 patch on Xbox One will feature both, the FPS lock on 30 and will remove the save problem. We are hoping it will go live by Friday.

Thanks Marcin, hope it does!

Haven't been able to play since last Friday! Getting the shakes now!

I haven't attempted to fixes listed in the thread, tbh I didn't want to continuously worry about my save.... or being able to save with work arounds and quick fixes. Ruins the immersion in my opinion. Can't wait to get back to it!

 

[smidge2k7]

Have you tried the hard reboot of your xbox to clear your cache... that fixed the game not loading the saves for me. Whenever it happens now I just hold down the sensor on the Xbox console for 4 seconds until it shuts down, unplug for a while, plug it back in and then boot up and the saves will load again... at least it has for me. I have had to do it three times so far. I think this is an Xbox issue rather than a Witcher 3 issue.

yes many of us have tried this multiple times without success. do you think we have just not been playing the witcher for almost a week because we feel like it? if you are unfortunate enough to end up getting the "Save bug of doom" then the only fix there currently is out there is to wait till the relevant patch comes out or start your game from scratch which for all of us with the game breaking bug means wiping out 40+ hours of progress

 

[Willowhugger]

Dude... I wish I just had the awful stuttering. If you have a play through that goes to 30-40+ hours... you won't be able to load your saves. So I, like many others, am currently stuck with the inability to even play my save because the game keeps crashing while trying to load my save.... and there is no way I'm gonna restart on a play through that I'm already 40-50 hours deep.

Damn, that is EXACTLY my problem.

 

[smidge2k7]

Damn, that is EXACTLY my problem.

yeah dude its a problem a lot of us are having just now so lets hope the patch fixes this and we can all get back to quests and monster hunting!!

 

[Willowhugger]

yeah dude its a problem a lot of us are having just now so lets hope the patch fixes this and we can all get back to quests and monster hunting!!

Damn straight.

 

[smidge2k7]

hey guys spotted this thread and thought i may as well share it here. this seems to be a fix for the people who have the save bug of doom but have a working save file that will load. i havent been able to test it myself as i dont have any save files that will open but maybe some of you out there will at least be able to get back to some form of game in the meantime

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threa...57#post1713757

i am posting this in a few threads so everyone has more chance of seeing it

 

[paulhshort]

Yep, I posted that after confirming it for myself last night as I haven't able to play since the bug struck me last Saturday. After realizing it worked and I could save again I ended up pulling an all-niter last night to make up for lost time

 

[smidge2k7]

yeah i thought id post the link into a few of the save issue threads so that, even though i cant use it atm cos none of my saves will load, at least others may be able to get bk to the game in the meantime

 

[Narxes081206]

Wrote a response, but my internet went bad and now I see the message didn't send. I'm just gonna give the gist of the message I originally wrote.

Basically, I wanted to apologize for that comment... it was illogical. What I'm trying to ask you is to give CD Projeckt Red a chance... they've done good by their customers in the past (and I've been playing their games since the Witcher 1 in 2007). I get most companies will screw the consumer over just for a quick buck, but I feel CD Projekt Red actaully wants to give you something worth your money.

Yes, the game SHOULD have gone through more extensive testing and yes, these bugs should have been caught, but let's face it... they weren't. The people working at CDPR are only human and we all make mistakes. CDPR has been working hard to get as many fixes out as soon as they can all the while trying to maintain communication with their customer base. We are all frustrated about the situation, but at least recognize that we aren't getting ignored.

Also, GTA V had some pretty bad bugs on its original release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (saves getting deleted and stuff like that). You probably didn't experience that one the current gen because within the year better GTA V's original release and re-release on current gen, Rockstar patched those issues. While on the subject of GTA V, I would like to mention that Rockstar promised heists on release and we didn't get them until a year and a half AFTER the game's original release.

Other current games that had large buggy releases include AC 4: Black Flag, AC Unity, Master Chief Collection, Farcry 4, Dragon Age Inquisition, Destiny, Dead rising 3, and Battlefield 4 (just the ones off the top of my head). Just wanted to include this to let you know that a majority of AAA release titles have had buggy releases... seems no one can really get launches correct the first time around on the current gen.

The issue still remains that most gaming companies are failing at the quality control. Many of the bugs and technical performance issues are not subtle, but blatantly obvious. While yes, cdprojektred has typically done well with its treatment of their customers, releases like this hardly seem excusable. What I do appreciate about cdprojektred compared to other companies is their continued voice and presence in addressing these problems. Many other companies operate in silence which aggravates me to to no end. Criticize if you will, but the mentality of release first and patch later seems to be the norm for most games released today.

Granted there are times when bugs present themselves due to a series of unforeseen events that a user activates, but performance issues such as the opening cutscene which plays like a slow motion flip book hardly seem acceptable.

 

[Zekex45]

The issue still remains that most gaming companies are failing at the quality control. Many of the bugs and technical performance issues are not subtle, but blatantly obvious. While yes, cdprojektred has typically done well with its treatment of their customers, releases like this hardly seem excusable. What I do appreciate about cdprojektred compared to other companies is their continued voice and presence in addressing these problems. Many other companies operate in silence which aggravates me to to no end. Criticize if you will, but the mentality of release first and patch later seems to be the norm for most games released today.

Granted there are times when bugs present themselves due to a series of unforeseen events that a user activates, but performance issues such as the opening cutscene which plays like a slow motion flip book hardly seem acceptable.

Not disagreeing with you in that the practice of "release first and patch later" is pretty inexcusable, and I do think CD Projekt Red should receive some scolding and etc. from the community, but I also think that they've also done a lot to make up for it, so just out right calling them bad and etc. is a little bit of an over-reaction, in my opinion.

 

[smidge2k7]

Not disagreeing with you in that the practice of "release first and patch later" is pretty inexcusable, and I do think CD Projekt Red should receive some scolding and etc. from the community, but I also think that they've also done a lot to make up for it, so just out right calling them bad and etc. is a little bit of an over-reaction, in my opinion.

yeah i gotta agree zekex45, CDPR have at least been keeping us as informed as they can on the forums, and as a community we are all sharing any bits of info we can. and for anyone who hasnt seen it yet there is a thread with a fix for people who have the save bug of doom, but still have a save file that they can load.

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threa...57#post1713757

theres the link to the thread for any who havent seen it yet

 

[jam201984]

wow sorry to hear that your having a bad time with the game however im almost 80 hours in and not experienced any sory of issues hope u get it sorted,only thing diffent is i have my on my external 2TB drive which runs at a fast read speed then the orginal xbox fyi

 

[Narxes081206]

Not disagreeing with you in that the practice of "release first and patch later" is pretty inexcusable, and I do think CD Projekt Red should receive some scolding and etc. from the community, but I also think that they've also done a lot to make up for it, so just out right calling them bad and etc. is a little bit of an over-reaction, in my opinion.

Please read my post again. I did not call them bad, rather praised them for their treatment of their customers including the active voice they project concerning problems with the game.