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CD Projekt Red Shared A Witcher 3 Remastered Comparison and Some Fans Think It Looks Worse Than the Original

Fans criticized the side-by-side clip for weaker fog, reflections and color, even as CD Projekt Red said the remaster adds ray tracing and free upgrades.

  • Next week, Projekt Red will release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, a massive overhaul of the 2015 game. Fans expressed disappointment after the developer posted a comparison clip on Twitter showing mixed visual results.
  • Most fans criticized the remaster for its handling of reflections and color compared to the original. One user sarcastically asked, "Did you put the before and after text on the wrong square because the left looks way better?"
  • Projekt Red attributed differences to using ray tracing in the remaster. Twitter user LeafusMaximus critiqued the new assets, saying "the new drowner just look wetter, the old ones actually look scaly/mucky."
  • PC players who prefer the original visual representation can roll back to an earlier version of the build. Console players remain unclear on whether this rollback option will be available.
  • The remaster release precedes Songs of the Past, an entirely new expansion set to arrive next year. This upcoming content will be similar in size to Blood and Wine, offering substantial new gameplay.
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A remaster is supposed to make a familiar game more beautiful. In a new comparison to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered some fans wonder, however, if they don't like the old version in a particular scene better. An official before-after-clip from CD Projekt Red has triggered the discussion. In the video on X and on YouTube [...]

CD Projekt Red has unveiled new images of The Witcher 3 Remastered to show his work on textures and graphics. But this comparison with the original game is already getting many reactions. The remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be offered to players and players in a

The upcoming remaster of one of the most acclaimed RPGs of the last decade has sparked heated debate on Reddit. Players received materials showing the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt compared to the 2015 original and... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/wiedzmin_3_remaster_2015_2026-54334.html

While CD Projekt RED has just unveiled a new excerpt from The Witcher 3 Remastered, fans are particularly divided about the nature of the improvements.

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IGN broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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