{"id":2173705,"date":"2026-10-01T12:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173705"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:07:40","slug":"witcher-3-remastered-patch-addressing-various-lighting-adjustments-rolls-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173705","title":{"rendered":"Witcher 3 Remastered patch addressing &#8220;various lighting adjustments&#8221; rolls out"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Witcher 3 Remastered patch addressing &#8220;various lighting adjustments&#8221; rolls out<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">No Morhen expected.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/geralt-horse-witcher-3-toussaint.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A man on his horse in a picturesque springtime countryside, with a golden sun hanging low.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"geralt-horse-witcher-3-toussaint.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer \/ CD Projekt Red<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-01T12:07:40+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 1, 2026, 12:07 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/witcher-3-lighting-brightness-patch-remastered?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          9 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5602a568-15bf-416c-8edc-63042b171df5\" data-name=\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" title=\"Follow The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> &#8211; Remastered&#8217;s launch earlier this week, the debate around its lighting changes &#8211; whether it&#8217;s overly brightened and washed out &#8211; has waged on. Now, CD Projekt Red has rolled out a patch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, and the game&#8217;s PC Xbox Play Anywhere version, which makes &#8220;various lighting adjustments&#8221; among other things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2105587052112720140\">CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3 the patch&#8217;s release  on social media<\/a>, noting the following changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where DLSS was unavailable in the Xbox Play Anywhere version of the game on PC<\/li>\n<li>Made various lighting adjustments, including fixing some interiors that appeared too dark<\/li>\n<li>Made various other adjustments to ensure parity with the PC version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"10 BIGGEST Changes in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J6YvHoivVrQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J6YvHoivVrQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">10 BIGGEST Changes in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6YvHoivVrQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There are a number of factors seemingly contributing to <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=eurogamer+witcher+3+remastered&amp;oq=eurogamer+witcher&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIICAEQRRgnGDkyCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGAoYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIGCAUQRRg8MgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEEUYPNIBCDIxMzBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\">The Witcher 3 Remastered&#8217;s apparently increased brightness<\/a>. A main offender seems to be the Bloom setting, which you can turn off on PC but not on console &#8211; perhaps this update addresses that. Graphical flourishes like path tracing and HDR exacerbate the issue.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CD Projekt Red also said it was preparing a hotfix for the PC version relating to a save-game issue, and that it continues &#8220;investigating the issues you&#8217;re reporting via <a href=\"https:\/\/cdpred.ly\/Technical_Support\">our Technical Support portal<\/a>&#8220;. It thanked players for their patience, and for reporting issues they&#8217;re having.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-generous-upgrade-makes-it-new-again\">The Witcher 3 Remastered significantly refreshes the game<\/a>, with a more-than-skin-deep visual refresh as well as  many animation improvements, and notable gameplay and quality of life changes. What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s free to everyone who already owns any version of the game. It&#8217;s all being done to prepare for &#8211; remarkably &#8211; a third expansion for the game, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past\">Songs of the Past<\/a>, which is due to be released next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a> &#8211; Remastered&#8217;s launch earlier this week, the debate around its lighting changes &#8211; whether it&#8217;s overly brightened and washed out &#8211; has waged on. Now, CD Projekt Red has rolled out a patch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, and the game&#8217;s PC Xbox Play Anywhere version, which makes &#8220;various lighting adjustments&#8221; among other things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thewitcher\/status\/2105587052112720140\">CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3 the patch&#8217;s release  on social media<\/a>, noting the following changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed an issue where DLSS was unavailable in the Xbox Play Anywhere version of the game on PC<\/li>\n<li>Made various lighting adjustments, including fixing some interiors that appeared too dark<\/li>\n<li>Made various other adjustments to ensure parity with the PC version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"10 BIGGEST Changes in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J6YvHoivVrQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J6YvHoivVrQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">10 BIGGEST Changes in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6YvHoivVrQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There are a number of factors seemingly contributing to <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=eurogamer+witcher+3+remastered&amp;oq=eurogamer+witcher&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIICAEQRRgnGDkyCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGAoYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIGCAUQRRg8MgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEEUYPNIBCDIxMzBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\">The Witcher 3 Remastered&#8217;s apparently increased brightness<\/a>. A main offender seems to be the Bloom setting, which you can turn off on PC but not on console &#8211; perhaps this update addresses that. Graphical flourishes like path tracing and HDR exacerbate the issue.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CD Projekt Red also said it was preparing a hotfix for the PC version relating to a save-game issue, and that it continues &#8220;investigating the issues you&#8217;re reporting via <a href=\"https:\/\/cdpred.ly\/Technical_Support\">our Technical Support portal<\/a>&#8220;. It thanked players for their patience, and for reporting issues they&#8217;re having.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-generous-upgrade-makes-it-new-again\">The Witcher 3 Remastered significantly refreshes the game<\/a>, with a more-than-skin-deep visual refresh as well as  many animation improvements, and notable gameplay and quality of life changes. What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s free to everyone who already owns any version of the game. It&#8217;s all being done to prepare for &#8211; remarkably &#8211; a third expansion for the game, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past\">Songs of the Past<\/a>, which is due to be released next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Witcher 3 Remastered patch addressing &#8220;various lighting adjustments&#8221; rolls out No Morhen expected. 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