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CD Projekt has released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered, providing a polished update to the original RPG ahead of a new expansion arriving next year. While not a complete remake, the update introduces significant enhancements to the experience for existing owners across multiple platforms.
The remaster features a redesigned, more linear skill tree that the reviewer finds easier to navigate, though they note a preference for the original system would have been welcome. Gameplay adjustments include improved NPC and enemy artificial intelligence, alongside new quality-of-life options like auto-looting and toggles for inventory encumbrance, item durability, and infinite breath for swimming.
Testing the Switch 2 version, the reviewer highlights that the console's extra power allows for fewer visual compromises compared to the original Switch port. The game benefits from DLSS support, resulting in a crisper image, more complex lighting, and denser vegetation, maintaining a relatively reliable 30 fps.
The update is available at no additional cost to those who already own the game on the same platform, including the Switch ecosystem. The title is currently available on Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and Windows via Steam and GOG, offering mod support through mod.io.
