


With the 4.0 update installed for the PC version, some players were experiencing hugely reduced frame rates. That seems to be the best option right now, because trying to roll back the game after you’ve installed the update could very well make things a wee bit more awkward. I started up my copy on GOG and avoided the update, and had no problems running the game. That might sound like a long way back from today's next-gen 4.0 patch, but 1.32 was the final patch for the PC version of The Witcher 3, so it should be pretty stable to run. That should let you roll the game back to version 1.32.

On Steam, go to Properties, then Beta, and select the same Classic branch from the dropdown menu. Then choose Configure, and select the Classic version to roll back to from the beta branches dropdown. On GOG, head to Settings and select Manage Installation. To do this, you'll need to swap over to the Classic branch available in Steam and GOG. Liam and James had some issues with The Witcher 3's next-gen update performance.Īnyone with any version of The Witcher 3 should be able to download the next-gen 4.0 update from today, but we'd recommend sticking with the Classic version until it's been patched. Hardware editor James and vid bud Liam have more on The Witcher 3's performance woes here, but for now, here's how to avoid having the next-gen update ruin your Witcher 3 experience, and keep Roach running nice and smoothly. The RPS Treehouse has also been having trouble since installing the 4.0 update too, getting very inconsistent frame rates on the new max settings even with a RTX 3080 unless they turn off ray tracing and other new graphical features. People have already taken to Twitter, Reddit, and Steam with their tales of performance woe since the update landed, with Steam reviews claiming it's caused everything from reduced frame rates to issues with the HUD. Today is the day The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s much touted free next-gen update arrives on PC and consoles, but it’s not been going so well for a lot of us folk on PC.
