Oops, didn't notice it. It makes no sense since PC is not next gen, the right rig is already way better than the new consoles... Oh, well, we'll see what changesAnd your source for this is?
Edit: Also the note directly mentions PC
On one hand, it makes me sad that we are gonna have not a 3 but a 6 month delay for the Witcher 3 Update..
On the other hand though, all of us would prefer a proper upgrade instead of a rushed or unfinished one. Also this delay gives to many of us the time we need to upgrade our rigs to a somewhat desirable level since the GPUs' prices are still on the roof.
"as development of the game is still going plans maybe subject to change" "We're working with an external studio we've worked with before". [due to a change in development process which may -- or not -- cause a delay]
What would the "next gen update" even do to the PC version? A good rig already puts PS5 and Xbox to the trashcan. I hope they redo the char creation or something like that, cause graphics-wise, the game is using the latest tech already. (textures and models being bad is not technology related)
Graphics-wise the game on PC actually only used the latest tech way before vanilla. Then the renderer changed since the old gen consoles could not support it frame-wise.What would the "next gen update" even do to the PC version? A good rig already puts PS5 and Xbox to the trashcan. I hope they redo the char creation or something like that, cause graphics-wise, the game is using the latest tech already. (textures and models being bad is not technology related)
Graphics-wise the game on PC actually only used the latest tech way before vanilla. Then the renderer changed since the old gen consoles could not support it frame-wise.
If you want to see some of the cool stuff that were cut from the game, here, feel sad.
As for what the new upgrade will bring, a New engine with Fresh DirectX API supporting Ray tracing and then, new 4k textures, Volume based Translucency, Better LoD and Draw Distance.. These are some of the most important upgrades that they will prob gonna give us with the upgrade.
Also, they may even add the gorgeous NVIDIA WaterWorks that was also in the game, before being also cut eventually, but not shown in the linked video.
Sounds like they downgraded cp77 on pc only to "sell" the next gen patch as something new while it'll probably just restore the old graphics, because I don't see how any change in the PS4 version should affect the pc version.Graphics-wise the game on PC actually only used the latest tech way before vanilla. Then the renderer changed since the old gen consoles could not support it frame-wise.
If you want to see some of the cool stuff that were cut from the game, here, feel sad.
As for what the new upgrade will bring, a New engine with Fresh DirectX API supporting Ray tracing and then, new 4k textures, Volume based Translucency, Better LoD and Draw Distance.. These are some of the most important upgrades that they will prob gonna give us with the upgrade.
Also, they may even add the gorgeous NVIDIA WaterWorks that was also in the game, before being also cut eventually, but not shown in the linked video.
even on PC CP2077 has almost nothing "nex gen" visually speaking: just the RT, pleasant ok, but that's it, as for the rest the lod is something obscene, the textures are low res and cars made with 4 polygons (very squared), the water is rendered and animated as in games of 10 years ago and I could continue...PC is already the next next gen if you have the proper rig.
It's mentioned that the PC version has suffered as a direct result of old-gen consoles holding it back. Think, texture pop-in. downgrades etc. I'm sure you can search this forum and find many threads on the subject. The next-gen version would allow them to remove said bottlenecks, and add (visual) features into it.
It’s kind of a sad affair that this sort of thing - a ”next gen upgrade” and the hoo-ha around it - actually needs to be a thing in a world where graphics already are as good as they are.
I'll take Mafia over either of those. Lost Heaven is not especially suitable for messing around, it's not interactive as cities in GTA and SR and this is not due to Illusion Softworks wasting entire budget on fancy graphics. Mafia simply doesn't aim to be open world sandbox. Just like Cyberpunk, just like TW3 before it.Just look at all the stuff you can do in games like GTA 3 or Saints Row 2. You have gang wars and random encounters galore.