My Official,
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Patch 1.50 Review on
PS4 Pro.
The new patch 1.50 for PS4 Pro is a welcoming upgrade, but at the cost of performance.
Straight away when i started playing i noticed the increased upgrade in resolution which makes the
Witcher 3 look just that much more better on 4K resolution screens (
clearer image and more refined detail ) in my opinion it looks really good.
The menus seem to be more responsive to player input and loading screens seem a tad quicker than the standard PS4 versions.
But that is about all when it comes to an Upgrade.
The Performance on PS4 Pro after patch 1.50 is a mixed bag at best.
When Traversing around Novigrad City on PS4 Pro after Update 1.50 it is very smooth and looks stunning. I did encounter some slight framerate skips here and there, but compared to the base PS4 it is Buttery Smooth.
Unfortunately now traversing the open world after patch 1.50 on PS4 Pro the performance takes a turn for the worst, areas such as Crookback Bog now has framerate drops as low as 25 - 24 Frames per second leaving us with a overall juddery presentation and not smooth at all, in my opinion unplayable.
The performance is now closely aligned with the standard PS4 version when it was not performing so well which is a downgrade from the excellent boost mode i was using on PS4 Pro prior to the Patch 1.50.
Previously I played the
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PS4 Pro Using the Boost Mode to enhance performance and the performance was buttery smooth all around when traversing the open world.
As a PS4 Pro user - I personally value solid performance over higher resolution ALWAYS!
Hopefully PS4 Pro Receives another Patch to Address the performance issues.