The Witcher 3 patch 4.01 notes: Next-gen performance improvements, quest bugfixes, more

The Witcher 3patch 4.01 update is finally here, so here’s everything we know about the latest bugfixes and game adjustments coming to the game.

Patch 4.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been rolled out on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. The next-gen update had previously caused a number of performance issues, but the latest patch aims to improve stability across all impacted platforms.

Geralt and Ciri in The Witcher 3

There are also bug fixes for a number of quests that had previously hampered the progression or crashedthe gameentirely. While no new content has been added, The Witcher 3 patch 4.01 does make Geralt’s adventure a lot smoother.

So, before you go swinging your sword at the next bloodthirsty beast, be sure to check out everything in the 4.01 patch notes.

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The Witcher 3 patch 4.01 notes

PC-specific

Fixed an issue where the Screen Space Reflections setting wasn’t working on PC despite being turned on. Players who had previously set their SSR setting to high may notice a performance impact.Added a new performance mode for ray-traced global illumination, which can be toggled by players with compatible hardware. It improves frame rate by prioritizing performance over range and precision.

Console-specific

Fixed an issue where consoles could create a higher amount of saves than their set limit, resulting in various issues with saving the game or user settings being reset.Improved Screen Space Reflections quality on next-gen consoles.Optimized ray-traced global illumination on next-gen consoles to improve the performance of Ray Tracing Mode.

Quests & gameplay (available on all platforms)

Localization (available on all platforms)

So, there you have it, that’s everything in The Witcher 3 patch 4.01 update. verify you check out our gamingpagefor all the latest news and updates.

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