The Witcher 3 Day One PS4 1.0 vs 4.0 PS5 Next Gen Patch Ray Tracing Graphics Comparison | PS4 vs PS5
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- The Witcher 3 Day One PS4 1.0 vs 4.0 PS5 Next Gen Patch Graphics Comparison | PS4 vs PS5
Timestamps
Hanged Man's Tree Intro 00:00
Velen 00:44
Velen Walk 02:05
Crookback Bog 03:05
White Orchard ride 04:26
Oxenfurt 06:52
Novigrad 07:46
Streets of Novigrad 08:40
Music:
-Bonnie at morn
-Aen Seidhe
-Back on the Path
-Witch Hunters
_Kaer Morhen
All of these were taken from The WItcher 3 OST
Day One and Next Gen version both were captured on PS5.
PS5 version was captured in Ray Tracing Display Mode
Day One PS4 version is an unpatched retail premiere disc version.
This comparison was made base on pre-release version with Day 0 patch installed. There will be Day 1 patch too so final look may vary.
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-PS5 version was captured in Ray Tracing Mode
-PS4 1.0 version was captured on PS5 as well (that's why 60fps)
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The PS4 version of Witcher 3 running on a PS5 is 60fps?
@@DovahkiinChildyes
@@sgtfuzzy007 only version 1.0 right?
Graphics is great but my God, this music is absolutely awesome. Przybyłowicz, Stroiński and Percival Schuttenbach I salute you.
Yep , the music sets the emotion to the game
Music still awesome
Gnomes aren't real
Don't forget Adam Skorupa who came up with the main theme in the first game, a version of it plays in W3 at Kaer Morhen
@@Caladras Absolutely! My bad, another genius, I'm listening W1 OST right now.
I really like how you swap back and forth multiple times per scene. Makes comparisons much easier
Can't believe it's been 7 to 8 years since The Witcher 3 came out!
time flies my friend !
Didn't aged a day. Still the best RPG ever made.
still ) like anyone tried to do anything last years. the game industry is dead
I can
7-8 years? Well which is it, 7 or 8? You couldn’t have looked that up?
This just goes to show how good the day one graphics were at the time of launch
? New looks so much better? Lol
@@tisssyyy for sure it looks better, but he meant that ps4 version does not look that bad
No. This just goes to show how little they did. And if you think the day one graphics looked good, then you must not remember the pre downgrade graphics.
@@neamraven I remember. The architecture of the buildings were amazing.
The "launch day" graphics are not very relevant, because there weren't significant changes at all, up until the next-gen patch. So effectively it's just 2 versions.
The massive anti aliasing overhaul and draw distance is the most noticeable and nifty thing which makes everything look more neat along with the high res textures and details. The main thing which bugs me is that they still didn't add in game HDR settings. For the new color grading & if someone uses RT some areas look really dark where HDR settings would be really helpful & would have made the game even more beautiful for the landscapes this game has.
Try increasing the gamma or try higig if your TV supports it
Or just play the better performance mode
@@ktevalgavrga9269 has NOTHING to do with this lol
Problem with HDR settings: Most people don't know how to set it up properly. I rather have a well balanced HDR. PS: Always set your tv to HGIG. Especially Oled.
@@stevemuzak8526 no
This is the first compression (I see) which shows a noticeable difference. Thank you!
The Witcher 3 and Skyrim are the two fantasy games that I will never forget how magical it was to play them both back in college. So many fond memories. Glad that the game looks amazing even with this rtx update
As an artist I don't understand how they could destroy the old color scheme, they messed this up big time! The old oil inspired look is completely gone in most of the scenes...
Agreed, why would they change that? The game appears muddy in its colors now.
Why wouldn't it be gone? The purpose of this update is to make the game look more realistic, so the cartoonish color palette obviously had to go.
@@BotsHateMe Come on, this game looked so beautiful, the art style was deliberately chosen and I and many other people loved it.
@@BotsHateMe that’s like desaturating Van Gogh’s Starry Night and saying “It’s better now because the colors are more realistic!” The original color scheme of this game was much more emotionally evocative and meant to be impressionistic. I don’t want it to look like real life, I want to be transported. The artistry and magic of the original palette has been lost now because CDPR meddled too much with it.
@@wurzelbert84wucher5 I never said I didn't like the original color palette; I simply informed you of the reason it was changed.
I still prefer the warmer color grading of the original release. Other than that, the new update is amazing.
just change the color gambit on your TV/Monitor to those settings
@@alientenno Not the same result
@@nortonfengler5943 Use Nvidia filters during game. Alt+F3 only for Geforce GPUs.
@@deymode9209 Not the same result...
@@Goodbutevilgenius with a combination of nvidia filters, you should definitely be able to get close.
A Masterpiece just got even better. Love this game so much
I really have no complaints with the vanilla version at all. The base game still looks great!
Great comparison video. Nice job!
Exactly! Weird choice to adjust the saturation, the game looks much "colder" and less fairy tale like now. Comparable to how San Andreas' orange hue contains a considerable amount of the charm. That's just personal taste, I guess.
The sound track is such a large part of this game!! Its unreal how good it is, very well done.
There are pros and cons and personally, I like how it looks on the older version. Sure, the short distance is sharper, on ver. 4, we get more shadows, but the colors are colder, sometimes more realistic but less pleasant. And above all, the contrast is increased which is a very bad thing, because we get camera realistic look, but not eye realistic look., meaning, in situations of high contrast, shadows are stronger and light is lighter which results in overexposed light and way less details - which is not what we see with our own eyes. This effect is so strong that I am ready to give up some of the perks, because the con is too big for me. It seems like the technology is still not ready to balance it properly and realistically, and goes from one extreme to the other.
Agree, I much prefer the warm colours of v1
Exactly.Same thing i feel for rtx in several games.Shiny everything does not mean it looks good.Some amount of roughness is there even in a water puddle.But everything,i personally feels like a mirror.
It's just another mod, it's the community that is hyping not what they are saying but they have being told, very bizarre
I agree but It's not about technology. It's about how you use it.
I agree
The wind-effects in trees and plants are now much less. They turned the wind-effects down. :( :( This kills a lot of atmosphere. :(
Agreed.
It's definitely better overall, but they took away the colorful objects.
It definitely is a graphical update, but it sacrifices the color. It just looks messy to me
Messy is very wrong to say imo. If anything I think the new update does the opposite, steralizes the scenes
the new updates is more realistic
Original was way too oversaturated
It makes its more gritty for what there going for it fits so well
Based on the color grading and textures, this looks a lot more like the first trailers.
And the pc ray tracing mode looks a Lil bit closer to vgx trailer but stil nowhere close to it
@@wingedhussar1453 yup, I actually liked that better and Geralt's model too. Looked way darker
textures are from mods.
One thing ill give to the PS4 version is that some of the foliage has a very distinct
painting-like look to it, and is more saturated, which I really like. Its very apparent in 0:27
Both of the version are good. Hard to choose. v1 seemed better in many places.
For me old graphics is more nostalgic.
what is wrong with these new washed colors... old one looks far better(it has magic in the colors)... new one is just too much realistic and it is killing the vibe!
Not even always too realistic - just very white and desaturated! It's a shame. It would be nice to have the option to choose... along with simply making the white version less white!
You summed it up succinctly!
Agreed! So disappointing.
1:25 actually shows how good the newer textures look. The difference in trees and its shadows compared to older ones is massive. I like it. And look at the 5:00 sunrise/sunset difference, the sunset actually gives off much realistic feeling.
The textures are mainly taken from the most popular and old mod for W3, Witcher 3 HD reworked.
1:25 was a good comparison shot to showcase the difference the ray-traced GI and AO make... Vastly superior shading and contrast under the trees, adds a great deal of depth to the scene.. 1.0 looks completely flat by comparison.
This might be the best comparison I've seen. Nice and simple.
I'm so thankful for the 60fps and the lighting on the people. It really made them look alive.
60 fps is so year 2005.
Excellent track choice for background music, fine comparison
I miss the trees having a huge shake, I wish they would bring this back
There is a cfg file in the game folder that has that setting number you can change wind intensity
Probably a sacrifice to target 60fps without dropping too much in performance mode. I also miss trees on crach
What I learned here is how big of a difference the foliage animation makes. The slower smoother pace is much more immersive
Agreed
Obviously, the RTX gives the game a greater degree of realism, however, the water implementation seems to be somehow more realistic in the original game (7:52)
PS5 doesnt get ray traced reflections, only ray tracing global illumimation and ambient occulsion. On pc you can add on ray traced reflections which does make it look better then even PS5 version.
That's what I thought too. But it still looks good.
@@TheEPICskwock This is base PS4 vs PS5 though - I agree with the above guy that the OG water looks nicer. There's another comparison video between raytracing off and on, and the water glitches too so maybe they just had some issues with the water shaders. Update looks great otherwise although I've noticed some weird glitching with distant objects.
Can't complain, it was a free update lol
I think maybe some of the differences in lighting or color could be from different (random) weather conditions between the two versions? At about 7:15 with the city walks at night, it looks like different weather or full moon is causing different (ray traced) lighting? Gerald casts a strong shadow on ps4, but no shadow on the ps5 shot, so that makes me think cloudy/gray skies (a new weather condition the did add) or a smaller moon or something. Not sure if the moon goes through phases in this game, but that would affect the lighting if it’s ray traced now. Can not WAIT to finally play this game with ray tracing on ps5!!! All I ever wanted was shadows drawn into the distance more, and chimney smoke. Mind. Blown.
That's what I thought as well. The old photogae is more blue.
Is it me or the trees move less with the update?
They do move less. I really loved the original movement, created a great atmosphere. I noticed the change right away as it was one of my favorite things. 😢
Love the update! Honestly though these comparison vids make me excited for the next gen of consoles where I imagine we will not have to choose between ray tracing and frames :)
Or, you could build a beastly PC.
No waiting, get the best of both worlds now. But it'll cost ya!
@@bliglum I already have a beastly hackintosh that I built for music production, sadly it can't double as a gaming computer :( Can't afford to build another one at the moment lol but one day!
@@BIG_PASTA Music production? Noice, priorities sound in line there.
They removed the blue filter during night time . Looks so bland without it .
Yep, same with the daytime yellow. It's sad. (Reducing a bit it would be okay, but now it looks blanched (very white and desaturated.) It looks so strange at times, now.)
@@ShadowMKII I actually never played this game. I will be playing in original version .
@@silentmaniac3626 I hope you enjoy it. The original design - although with its problems - is wonderful. It is a great game. :)
Great comparison!
But the 4.0 update is overshadowed and overshaded. Everything looks much more depressed, even Toussaint.
All water looks like it just came out of Novigrad's sewage.
Agreed. Wish they would restore the colors and shading of the original. The magic of the atmosphere is lost with the update.
Idlike to see the pre release footage vs the release footage vs footage from this patch. If you remember, there was much talk of visual downgrades back then...
Pretty dramatic difference between the console versions, makes me really excited for the future UE5 Witcher projects now that the 8G hardware has been dropped.
I prefer the og version, it's more appealing to my slavic taste since our nature isn't that colourful.
Is it me or is there a weird texture pop at @10:33
Plus the greens seem to be toned down somewhat in the new version
What's with the colour grading? It isn't there in other comparisons? For example on PC
I actually prefer the original. Obviously the ps5 looks sharper and more detailed I find the new colours too muted and it's just looks less comforting.
New version looks E3 trailer graphic!
Awesome work!
Looms like the overly intense wind finally calmed down after all these years.
Winds howling just a lil less
Next gen looks great! I will always prefer baked lighting over ray tracing though. It's way less resource heavy and it always insures that the intended visual tone is achieved at all times.
For sure new update looks more realistic and some elements look better than in the original version however overall personally I like the original more fantasy/less realistic/more saturated look.
Guys don’t forget if you truly want to see the comparison change the video quality to 2k
The 1.0 has the dust on the armor that were removed with the Blood and Wine update, as well as modified colour for various armor (look at the boots, pants how different were). I thought that in the NG update the dust and all these details were added back but unfortunately no. They added back the slow walk even outside building.
That's because the textures are entirely different due to the dye system. The original textures are superior in quality (not by much, but they are), but they are not dyeable.
Ive played TW3 for so long that i forgot that was a thing. Something i never noticed, until i it was pointed out.
Its such an odd thing to remove
There's blood splatter now tho. Geralt's hair and outfit can get messed up with blood. I dunno if it was there in 1.0 too. I never noticed it in any of my other runs after 1.0 tho.
@@PerhapsTheMost Yes there was blood splatter in the old version of the game. However, since quen blocks the blood splatter, most people rarely saw it. It's also slightly buggy and disappears quickly.
4.0 Better tech, more realistic, color grading flat / 1.0 better artist feel, color grading is magical.
Yeah unfortunately some of the original artistry has been lost. The atmosphere colors are muddier now. I’m upset to be honest. Wish I hadn’t upgraded… I’m on Xbox and not sure I can go back to just the last patch.
I like this video because it shows the differences very precisely. Good work
Great comparison. The most noticable difference when stationary is texture quality, but when moving it's the draw distance. Makes a huge difference.
1.0 looks much better IMO...
First song hits you, and you suddenly feel nostalgic of a place that you have never visited but you know its a home 🥲
Finally, side by side comparisons
I’m looking forward to revisiting this. In platinumed the base game earlier this year, but still not finished Blood & Wine. Hoping my PS4 save carries over to the PS5 version, although I’d happily start over again once I’ve finished God Of War Ragnarok
The witcher already had beautiful scenery. Now it's even more beautiful. They did a good job.
Visually speaking absolutely yes, performance wise (RT) absolutely no.
@@SOTVT I haven't played it yet. Hopefully, it wil improve.
Always wait for the reviews. Always. Is it that hard? I will wait for the first few patches and will have the finished product for maybe less money.
PS5 version is how the game supposed to look like in the development. And it's TOTALLY WORTH IT to buy. Thank goodness we came to the era where game console is now capable to handle such a very high 3D modelling that almost in the level as same as Pixar's animation 3D modelling since 10 years ago (which already been very high detailed on that time).
Game and movie are different. In movie you only need to render the movement once for the whole movie, meanwhile in game every single movement needs to be rendered every time in real time. That's why game world 3D modelling had never been able to show its maximum graphic potential, because the consoles were still not strong enough to handle the rendering of such high quality detailed 3D model every time.
But now, seems every developers' dream has come true since the release of Xbox XS and Playstation 5 where they can show off their hardworks to the full potential. No need to downgrade any game in release anymore.
A comparison to the E3 2014 trailer would also be interesting as people have complained so strongly back then about the "downgrade".
I've seen people say that even the update with RT turned on still looks worse than the 2014 demo. Now the video from 2014 is really low bit rate so it's hard to say. But I think it's pretty clear nostalgia is speaking there from what I saw the next gen version is far superior.
Plenty of reshade mods that tries to emulate the e3 demo
@@HoneyTwee It's really not. 2014 version has features TW3 does not have like tessellated water, cloud shadows, better geometry etc. Next gen version is a few mods from the PC version (CDPR hired modders even) higher draw distance and RTGI.
@@Ultizer I would actually agree that the vgx trailer from 2013 looks better than this (in some ways)
But the 2014 trailer I don't think does. Like you point out there are like a handful of ways in which the game got downgraded visually. But there are also a handful of ways in which the remaster is superior. But overall I think the remaster looks better than the 2014 trailer. But the vgx trailer is a toss up.
What's the scene at the start from? It's really familiar but I can't remember it in my playthrough.
So in some places, I found the grasses and plants, are in the 1.0 Version, much fuller and lot more ?
An awesome, timeless game that got a bit of sprucing up! And damn did they do a good job at it!
I still prefer the old graphics. Not so dark.
Original color scheme is better.
it makes the original version look like the switch edition, amazing
One of the best comparrisons so far :O
Thank you!
In 2015 it makes a great impression, and now it's even prettier.
the classic version looks and works much better than this remastered lag and freeze, blown-out bug
I just got to Toussaint yesterday, and my jaw hit the floor! I wasn't expecting it to be sooo beautiful. Next gen version alone is pretty, but toussaint...wow!
Wow! That’s unbelievable. Tousssaint was my favorite part of The Witcher game. The graphics, the color, scenery. To hear that it’s even better than before is groundbreaking. So excited to get to it now.
Can we get the upgrade if all we have is the disc version or did it have to be the digital version of the PS4 game?
Should be able to have the disk installed then give you the option to uorage to online ps5 version . some games do that you may still with keep the disk into to play once updated
Cd project did an amazing job with this upgrade. I suggest to play without ray tracing at 60fps and 4k.
Even at performance mode on consoles or no RT on pc you can see a lot of changes like long shadows, vegetation, new skybox, ligthing is warmer, the textures are miles apart, draw distances, lod also change a lot and the inclusion of screen space reflections the original game didnt had the same quality on those
"Performance" on a CONSOLE lol.
Ray traycing tanks my frams to 30 otherwise I get 100 ultra+ everything
@@Unknown-sz8kg Yet the PC version i have herd been barely playable
Did the 1.0 version have unlocked fps? I remember leaving the game on hold earlier this year because I wanted to play it at 60fps and it was capped at 30
The 4.0 version looks like it was overhauled by one of them Skyrim ENBs. Fantastic comparison video!
For me both look great and perfect. The sunset in the new is much better, the shadows are much more dark in general.
Did the Next Gen Patch fix the bug lagging in the item menu ?
I love Xbox one X version. Definitely with auto HDR on Xbox series x looks so good like in this upgrade just different colours I like both versions now both are great.
I like the colours on the left more . Is the performance so bad on 1.0 ver? Or is it playable? Thanks in advance.
I was playing with a reshade and custom textures for years ... To me, most of the "new" feelings I have from this upgrade is how buggy and unstable it is.
*thumbs down* to CDPR from me
So would I be able to enjoy this enhancement on the ps4 or is it just for the ps5 only? 🤔
Did they tone down the wind??
Nice comparison, but unfortunately the performance on the PS5 is horrible with ray tracing (maximum 30 fps). It's smooth in the performance mode without ray tracing (60 fps). So a comparison between the old game and the new performance mode would make much more sense.
2:47
Oh man, you guys. The grass is taller now. THE GRASS IS TALLER NOW.
There are some broken colors reflections in Version Version 4 (the new update)
Like those house roofs in 2:07 they supposed to be yellowish, but instead they were white
The Update need an update Lol.. hope they fix it
I agree, the art direction and color got completely demolished. It's dark, cold, with weird blueish filter all over
i started a new game, expecting much from the ray-tracing. then, in the first inn, i noticed how people did not have any shadows. i think the light from candles and similar little light sources are pre-baked and would need a complete revamp of the game world to work with ray-tracing.
The original still looks amazing, but I never noticed how much better the next-gen version looked until I saw this Comparison, especially in the foliage and shadows.
60fps to 15fps, what an improvement!
ikr. Even a 3080 is having issues with 60 fps. Im on a 2060 and i cant get above 45 fps on medium settings.
This game is the proof why games are so much better than their movie/series
Let's be honest - this was the game of the decade for many of us, and the graphics and gameplay are breathtaking in either version.
Launch day legit looks impressive aswell
Am I mistaken or is there a blueish hue to everything in the new 4.0 update?
Beautiful graphic & lighting enhancement. Gorgeous music.
To jest porównanie do trybu z RT ? Czy wydajności?
Rt
The new one look like what the showcase trailer looked like when this was coming out
The Witcher 4 is gonna be Epic , am loving my time in the Witcher 3 again , it's like a fine Wine that just gets better over time
agreed
Witcher 1 remake is going to be epic too!
The foliage is so much better in the new version which is interesting cause I always liked the foliage in the original!
I have a PS4pro an think about bying a PS5
Question:
When i install the game on the PS5 can i play the savegame Witcher 3 from the ps4 or do i have to begin a new game?
The game features cross-save. So yeah, you can transfer your PS4 saves to your PS5 via cloud. There are a few videos out there that exactly explain how to do it.
@@SOTVT thx because now i just beginned the game (have since years GOTY for PC an PS4pro but never the time to play)
for some hours on PS4pro
But in this case i will stop it and play it then in better gaphics on the PS5
The lighting in the next gen is real. Makes a huge difference when compared.
The new lighting is amazing, looks great and feels very real. The old colour saturation gave it a fairy tale-ish feel, that I'm missing a bit tho. Still, I'm very excited to re-play The Witcher 3 if I ever get my hands on a PS5.
Unbelievable. This game is an absolute masterpiece.
What could possibly come close?
Alot of models in the game still have to be improved but its a HUGE uplift. Lets wait for the NexGen UHD upgrade ^^
Aside from those small details in shadow, textures, models, draw distance,... The most noticable change is the lighting - Og was a bit muddy, yellow/green tint. Could be a good artistic choice - like you live in an old book, but I really like the hyper-realistic of the new lighting, it's breath-taking. (also there are more variations of foliage/tree and they don't bend like all of them suffering from heavy storm)
The lighting for the original doesn't cast proper AO, global illumination or shadow casting in general so its very evident in condensed areas.
Dude I just bought my Nintendo switch OLED for this reason. I cannot wait for the Witcher 3 next gen update on my switch! I bought the Witcher 3 too!
I liked the new version. became darker, similar to what was shown at e3 2014.
my thoughts exactly
It's probably due to raytracing but I love that it's darker especially indoors where there are only a few candles in a room.
Pytanie, czy warto kupić na PS5...ogrywales na PS4 FAT (oba dodatki ograne).
To jest Wiedźmin. Warto.