The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Xbox Series X Upgrade

December 14, 2022 at 3:33am
By Jason Stettner

Here are the specific details in regards to the improvements that have been made for the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Xbox Series X upgrade. It features HDR support with two visual options. The first is performance mode which offers a dynamic 4k resolution (around 1600p) at 60fps.

The second is ray tracing mode which is a dynamic 4k resolution (1440p) at 30fps. This secondary mode features ray traced global illumination and ambient occlusion. Cross-progression saves have been added alongside a photo mode.

Those are the key details that are present. This game is Optimized on the platform, meaning it was specifically adjusted for the platform. A video showcasing this is found below, alongside a photo representing the game.

Description/Synopsis
This is one of the most epic and expansive games ever created. You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri, the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world. Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.

Enjoy the core game or expand the experience with Hearts of Stone or Blood and Wine which offer massive expansions to the overall story in many exciting ways. Spend well over a hundred hours as you explore this massive open world that features dynamic times of day. It really is quite a setup with deep RPG mechanics and many exciting surprises along the way.

Hopefully you found these details helpful in regards to understanding how this game is running on the platform. Whether that’s in the boosted resolution (visual fidelity) that’s provided in the filtering, or just generally the extra performance that assists with the The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt frame rate to keep it running smoothly.

Certainly great to see what these games can provide on the latest console platform that features full backwards compatible support and will see many new titles release over its lifespan. It should be exciting to see what’s to come for the consoles and how much gaming will change over this generation.

To summarize these were the details on if The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can run on Xbox Series X/S console platforms. You can read a review of a related title below, or check out a game hub for further coverage as well. Don’t forget to check out the video content to see the game in action.

Read our The Witcher 3 Review
View our The Witcher Hub