The Witcher 3 Remaster received an exclusive patch for Xbox Series S - the update on Series X changes nothing

The second update had to be released due to system peculiarities.

CD Projekt RED continues to release patches for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster. Recently, update 5.01b was released, which is only available on Microsoft consoles. Previously, an update for PlayStation 5 consoles was introduced.

Update 5.01b for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster is available for the Xbox Series S version. The developers stated that they decided to change upscaling from TAAU to AMD FSR.

According to CD Projekt RED, this will not only improve image quality in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster, but the change should also positively affect performance.

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This update was also released for Xbox Series X, but it does nothing — it had to be released due to the technical peculiarities of Microsoft consoles:

Patch 5.01b will also be available for download to players on Xbox Series X due to the peculiarities of the update delivery system for this platform; however, no changes are made in this version of the game.

The developers did not specify when they plan to release the next update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster.

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