OwtDaftUK it's really sad that Sony isn't doing their customers this service. A huge library of old PS3 and 2 games are at their finger tips, and they aren't taking advantage.
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Hi guys ,first off thank you for the quality content !! Secondly ,is it worth you guys uploading and keeping the video private until the 4k encoding has finished then release it to the public ? I'm pretty sure Linus tech tips and many others operate like this but it may not be viable for you guys to work like this.
DigitalFoundry that cinematic depth of field with ubersampling was always known as a framerate killer i remember i played witcher 2 on 680gtx back in 2012 with ubersampling off and cinematic depth of field of apart those 2 all was maxed out and i downsampled from 2560x1440 to a 1080p and it ran beautifully more an average of 50fps with some drops to low 40's. And if my 980ti can do 1080p with ubersampling(4k performance hit)without that cinematic depth of field at 60+fps with a few drops below 60, then you could have done the same with a regular 1080 at 4k just disable the cinematic depth of field the game regular depth of field is beautiful enough and the performance hit is not worth it.
It really does. But I don't like the animations, even when I played through it in time for Witcher 3 the game looked good in stills but kind of jarring in motion. Just a personal preference though.
Before people comment why didn't the Xbox one X version just run like the pc and call it weak Well the Xbox one X version is the 360 version but enhanced you can't change code so drastically where frame rates and fully blown ultra textures are used
It would still be the 360 code, it would just need a patch to enable it. It's not the first game to have an option in a 360 game to remove the cap, bioshock, bioshock 2, bioshock infinite, and saints row 3 are examples.
The backward compatibility versions are the versions I was referring to. They had an option even when they were released on 360 to uncap the framerate. It usually dropped the v-sync on 360, but with bc it forced v-sync so it uncapped it, but didn't have the screen tearing on xbox one hardware. I'll suggest you look up digital foundry's backwards compatibility video on bioshock 1 & 2 as they explain it better than I can. Saints row 3 never came to current gen outside of backwards compatibility.
It's amazing how this channel just never gets boring. Been watching you guys for 4 years straight and I never miss an upload. Best game analysis channel on RUclips!
Sure, the PC version of Witcher 2 maxed out (even without Ubersampling) looks amazing, but damn, the X360 version at 4K with the stuff the X1X does looks jawdropping all the same.
Christopher Scott Please provide proof that it ever dropped down to 14fps! I played through the game twice on 360 and NEVER saw it drop below 24-25fps on its most demanding scenes or sequences. No one who has played or reviewed the 360 version has EVER stated that the game dropped that low. Quit lying to yourself!
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the effort that went into the ports and optimisations by both CD Project Red and Microsoft. Thanks! Show those other developers how it’s done right!
Yselian Its the 360 version being enhanced so obviously there will still be limitations, they cannot change the game completely, so they didnt remove pc assets they werent there in the first place from the 360
Hm...not bad. Especially on the Xbox One X; however, I felt that it was a little weird to leave out the regular Xbox One as it would have been neat to compare the two alongside the 360
It'll be a similar story to every other game on back compat. No screen tearing, higher texture filtering quality. Great game, definitely worth picking up
Better than a company defending one, low standards though i use the only open platform, where i can switch hardware and optinions whenever i want? Ok, then, keep bowing to others.
Xbox One X is running a emulated old Xbox 360 game @4K, the textures and assets are untouched but you still get great results in 4K on the Xbox One X Good Job Microsoft
From a PC gamer perspective, this isn't bad at all. I own the ps4 too and wish they had something similar for ps3 games, what they have now is a terrible solution.
I believe emulations on PS3 titles is nearly impossible due to the complicated nature of the cell processor. This was the main reason all multiplats ran at lower resolution and worse performance than the 360. I can imagine emulating it must be a nightmare, let alone increasing resolution and adding AA like microsoft does through hardware.
This game has that Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines effect on me where seeing just a little of it makes me want to replay the whole thing all over again.
Witcher 2 had always that strange yellow-ish graphics/effects filter on it's envoronment. Seems to be almost GONE in the X-version which makes the game look almost totally different!
It's closer to what books were about. I also prefer some other aspects of Witcher 2 to Witcher 3 - which an amazing game, but W2 as far as I am concerned is the closest we ever got to the books. Wild, ambitious and riddled with difficulties during development, I think this is CD Projekt's most impressive achievement to date.
I played this on 360 first, despite owning the PC version (couldn't run it). I was blown away how 360 could handle this game. Played PC version last year after beating TW3 on consoles, and damn, it still looked great.
Actually witcher 3 looks not that much different, just bigger world, and better lighting, without stupid one color filters, which are not seen in this video.
Yeah 3 has too big map for and too much ?. For first play it won't matter but on second and next play it matter (Sorry for grammatical mistakes. U know what i mean). Witcher 1 and 2 don't have this problem. Witcher 3 is good game with a lot of stories in every location (Kaer Morhen, Biały Sad, Novigrad, Velen, Skellige, even Wyzima).
DF doing the lords work as always. Just picked this up for series X and on sale. So where would I go to get the industries best analysis on this game and others I have bought. Why DF of course. Legends keep it up and thank you
Even though I had Witcher 2 already for my PC, I bought Witcher 2 because I preferred to play third person games on console. However, I just can't get pass the vertically stretched look. It is very noticeable if you have played the PC version.
As a PC gamer i have to say that i was really amazed when i first saw The Witcher 2 running on a X360, in theory it should not have even been possible due to hardware limitations, but CD project red pulled through and made an exellent version, for the obvious dowgrade here and there it was actually The Witcher 2 running on a console. Such a talented team. Cyber Punk 2077 hype!!
It truly looks great, Microsoft did a great job with this enhanced version for the Xbox One X. I always wanted CD Projekt RED to add the more natural lighting of the 360 version to the PC version. Even if the PC version has better textures, shadows and effects, the 360 version looks more pleasing to the eyes. The PC version has too much bloom and saturation, also it has unnatural character shading.
YES! I still have a poster of TW2 in my home. I WISH Iorveth was in TW3. I wanted to know more about his personal life, background, story - and wanted him alongside me. He was my favorite character in TW2.. there was an air of mystery to him, and a charm. Wish CDPR at least included him as a big expansion.. alas..
one just cannot fully appreciate the magic of the Witcher 2 ....its atmosphere, artstyle, music, ...geez..i loved the game years ago but after I saw the game in this video ..there is only few games with such a strong magic
The 360 port was very impressive considering the hardware limitations. Not only did they retain the beautiful art direction of the PC original, but in my opinion the colors of the 360 port actually look better at times.
Xbox x looks better than pc. On 360 you had better colors and more natural lighting - without the overbearing bloom on PC - but the sub native res coupled with hideous texture filtering and fxaa really muddied it. Still looked great for a 360 title though. On X everything's fixed and honestly Witcher 2 benefits far less from 60fps than Witcher 3 does. Also the 360 version has more responsive gamepad controls.
People always find a way to complain and argue lol. The x version plays so great. I'm loving this game. The fact that I can even experience this game on a console at 4k is a blessing.
Richard, how are you playing this on the Xbox One X? Although I can find the game in the Store on my Xbox One X, there’s no option to buy or download it. It’s the same on the mobile app and the website.
Some of the best graphics 2011 had to offer. Skyrim, the War in the North and LA Noire were released the same year, and weren't comparible (at least without mods). Then again, other amazing looking games were released that year such as Crysis 2, Space Marine, Arkham City.
I’ve also noticed that Geralt’s face looks smaller or thinner in the Xbox Console. Thank god I got the Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition because I get to see more of those upgrades
backwards compatibility is alright,but all and all,if you really want to have a better 4k experience for the witcher 2,just get any gtx 1060 pc from amazon,or build your own like a lego set,and run 4k 60fps witcher 3 with texture mods.Not to mention the absurd prices from most 60 dollars to 40 dollars for a year of multiplayer,its better right now to own a ps4 pro for exclusive single player games and pc for multiplayer without having to deal with greed and locked behind a subscription games which you can get cheaper and permanently yourself.But take my advice,just wait 2 years after the release of ps5,to get the next gen gtx cards and intel cpus,if you are new to pc.
I just played Crackdown last night and will get into this and Forza Horizon 1 soon. These X enhanced games are amazing. Completely revitalizes old games on console!
Of course, all those extra visual effects come performance free, just an artistic choice by the developer, whoever says ultra settings are extremely demanding are supporting a myth, obviously.
Which is nothing more than an absurd statement by Richard. Of course the game is demanding at 4K maxed out on PC, partly because of the depth of field that's mentioned throughout. Turning that down or off alone would send the frame rate drastically upwards. It's just nonsense that continues to perpetuate the myth that you need a Titan Xp or 1080Ti to run anything at 4K on the PC.
In my opinion, consoles should be compared to consoles. PC Gamer will always be ahead in processing power and hardware. I find a comparison without a fit between a PC Gamer and a video game console. Everyone is bald to know that a medium-cost or high-cost PC Gamer will be superior to any powerful or equivalent console.
Everyone needs to support CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED. Seriously, buy their games even if you don't plan on playing. They are definitely one of the good ones. Respect!
Any improvements when using and 1080p screen and graphics mode on the Xbox One X ?Does the game show the same improvements in graphics on a 1080p screen?Downsamples...??Many people still use an 1080p screen with the Xbox One X so why not talk about it?
That squashed image really bugs me. You'll probably not notice it unless you have the two versions side by side but it's still weird that they left it like this.
Wow i dont believe it. Digital foundry has done it again. Superb work guys. By the way the fact that this is an analysis of a witcher game in itself deserves 50million views
Have this on pc and on 360. I downloaded on 360 since the wife took over my pc a while back( works from home and needed powerful pc). Well, after playing it on pc it was hard to play it on 360. Now, playing it on xbox one X it is very enjoyable. Kudos for Microsoft and their backwards compatible team!!
PC still looks leagues better... Microsoft's infatuation at cash grabbing from resolution fappers is hilarious. Resolution doesn't beat a smooth frame rate with higher settings, and never will.
That framerate was virtually locked to 30,, that means it was smooth. And also slow, but smooth is a description of consistency not speed. Yes I'm a pedant.
I've played this on my One X, on a nice full local array dimming LED, 65in Vizo M. Anyway, I'd try to play this game before numerous times bc of How Good The Witcher 3 was.. and it was a freebee from Xbox Live... And it went from being "unplayable", bc it's low res graphics were too awful to look at,. to absolutely beautiful and smooth in native 4k. I'm even going through the Witcher 3 Again after like five times on PC (Max settings w/hairworks @4k or 7680x1440), on the Xbox One X bc it's the Only 4k HDR Version of the game and it looks FKN INCREDIBLE. The XB1X even makes the original Xbox classic, Ninja Gaiden look like a stylized movie in 4k. I freaking Love this machine!!!
Well it needed a win, you got no games anymore and you're getting all the mainstream titles a year late. Glad you were knocked down a few, someone needed to put the PC community back in it's place.
Playing the witcher 2 & 3 on Xbox Series X in 2021.. and all I can say is WOW. Witcher 3 is truely gorgoues 60fp / 4K almost , Witcher 2 is beatiful too, cant belive it is a 10 year old game !! Great fun !!
No, it had more features and wasn't downgraded console bullshit. The latest Witcher game don't even has the different stances anymore, and you got all signs from the start.
That's not an opinion I hear every day! Would you compare the series' progression (regression?) to that of System Shock and Bioshock, then? The comparison came to mind even before I saw your name!
Debatable, the pacing of the story and the voice acting are measurably better in the series 2nd installment. As for the gameplay the elements you seem to take umbrage with are entirely subjective in nature, no point debating it. I've never played TW3 so I'll reserve any judgement insofar as that goes.
Man, the Xbox One X is just in another level. It's amazing how good the games are looking from these 4K updates. They look like totally new games. Great work Microsoft.
Yea, it doesn't look nowhere near as good as the PC version, BUT, it was impressive how good they made the game look for 360 hardware. Port well done. CDPR is just awesome.
The obsession with 4k resolution is too overrated these days. It show its effect when you play it on a 55 or 70 inch tv but on a more modest size display unit I could simply live playing most of the older games on the original Xbox 360 and ps3 without any problem at all. It still look very nice to this day.
Great comparison, but how does it fare against that same PC with mod enhancements? I just finished a second replay through the Wild Hunt and while Ultra settings were great to start (new PC build for me) - Once I discovered mods, the game took on a whole new feeling of emersion. That, in my opinion is the true power and capability of the PC platform. The developers were limited in what they could put out, modders aren't :)
![[4K] The Witcher 3: Xbox One X vs PS4 Pro Graphics Comparison + Frame-Rate Test](/img/1.gif)
I really really really want to see them do this with the Mass Effect Trilogy. That would be amazing!
You can do that on Pc. Modders released a texture pack as well, so it looks up to date.
System Shock we already know that. The post was about it being on consoles
I know, just mentioned it.
Man, deadspace trilogy, Mass effect Trilogy and Red Dead Redemption would be Golden Glory!!
I hope all games will support enhanced version love my Xbox One X.
As a PS4 owner I look at the X's backwards compatibility with envy.
OwtDaftUK it's really sad that Sony isn't doing their customers this service. A huge library of old PS3 and 2 games are at their finger tips, and they aren't taking advantage.
Cause, Sony want you to buy new games and make them more rich.Cause of this, I can't see ps5 supporting ps4 games and hardware.
I don't think it's possible for them to do PS3 because of the CPU but the fact they won't even let you play your PS2 games I think is a bit cheap.
OwtDaftUK if the Xbox one can play 360 games then the PS4 can play PS3 games, I don't think the CPU has anything to do with back compat.
j.k. 123 I guarantee you that people would totally pay to buy PS3 and PS2 games if they were made back compat on the PS4
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Hi guys ,first off thank you for the quality content !! Secondly ,is it worth you guys uploading and keeping the video private until the 4k encoding has finished then release it to the public ? I'm pretty sure Linus tech tips and many others operate like this but it may not be viable for you guys to work like this.
DigitalFoundry that cinematic depth of field with ubersampling was always known as a framerate killer i remember i played witcher 2 on 680gtx back in 2012 with ubersampling off and cinematic depth of field of apart those 2 all was maxed out and i downsampled from 2560x1440 to a 1080p and it ran beautifully more an average of 50fps with some drops to low 40's.
And if my 980ti can do 1080p with ubersampling(4k performance hit)without that cinematic depth of field at 60+fps with a few drops below 60, then you could have done the same with a regular 1080 at 4k just disable the cinematic depth of field the game regular depth of field is beautiful enough and the performance hit is not worth it.
The lighting looks noticeably better on PC than xbox one...
You guys really love saying "full fat"
ubersampling is a gimmick... wtf are you doing using it in 4k? I thought you were tech savvy folks.
Game still looks good for being 7 years old.
It really does. But I don't like the animations, even when I played through it in time for Witcher 3 the game looked good in stills but kind of jarring in motion. Just a personal preference though.
It's the same age as me
Alot of older games still look good.
It's a great looking game, primarily the shadow dithering, and inconsistent dialogue animations as low points, TW2 is superb looking.
I guess you have not seen BF3
Before people comment why didn't the Xbox one X version just run like the pc and call it weak
Well the Xbox one X version is the 360 version but enhanced you can't change code so drastically where frame rates and fully blown ultra textures are used
Pu3r 360 yeah they didn't mention enough how much the engine was rebuilt for this on 360.
They absolutely could, it would just require going back to the original code and putting a option for an unlocked framerate.
It would still be the 360 code, it would just need a patch to enable it. It's not the first game to have an option in a 360 game to remove the cap, bioshock, bioshock 2, bioshock infinite, and saints row 3 are examples.
well put. most people who comment dont know anything about developing games
The backward compatibility versions are the versions I was referring to. They had an option even when they were released on 360 to uncap the framerate. It usually dropped the v-sync on 360, but with bc it forced v-sync so it uncapped it, but didn't have the screen tearing on xbox one hardware. I'll suggest you look up digital foundry's backwards compatibility video on bioshock 1 & 2 as they explain it better than I can. Saints row 3 never came to current gen outside of backwards compatibility.
It's amazing how this channel just never gets boring. Been watching you guys for 4 years straight and I never miss an upload. Best game analysis channel on RUclips!
The fact that they got Witcher 2 running on the 360 looking good and at a reasonable frame rate is impressive.
Very impressive ms continues to do well with backwards compatibility
Fallofduty no new good games so...
Maicon Afonso true
Fallofduty multiplax box one x.
You don’t need to worry about backwards compatibility on pc since every game since the 1990’s works on that system.
Always so much hate lmfao
Sure, the PC version of Witcher 2 maxed out (even without Ubersampling) looks amazing, but damn, the X360 version at 4K with the stuff the X1X does looks jawdropping all the same.
PC ver honestly looks more jaw dropping to me.
The 360 was not an excellent port....it was barely playable with drops down to 14 FPS. It was a ballsy endevour however to port it to 360.
Christopher Scott Please provide proof that it ever dropped down to 14fps! I played through the game twice on 360 and NEVER saw it drop below 24-25fps on its most demanding scenes or sequences. No one who has played or reviewed the 360 version has EVER stated that the game dropped that low. Quit lying to yourself!
Just out of curiosity you can tell 24-25 fps? for me it's either fluid or choppy (regardless of game)
You don't say....
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the effort that went into the ports and optimisations by both CD Project Red and Microsoft. Thanks! Show those other developers how it’s done right!
Xbox one X once again continues to amaze me. Not bad for a $500 box.
Otie Floro Agreed 😁
it amazes you how they had to remove 70% of PC features to run this 2011 game?
Yselian I have heard that the code was a mess for witcher 2 so that may be a reason.
Yselian Its the 360 version being enhanced so obviously there will still be limitations, they cannot change the game completely, so they didnt remove pc assets they werent there in the first place from the 360
GodLike C hes talking about free online, customizability ect and the xbox ones lack thereof, not the actual games features
Hm...not bad. Especially on the Xbox One X; however, I felt that it was a little weird to leave out the regular Xbox One as it would have been neat to compare the two alongside the 360
Daniel Pierce default xbox one just does a 360 emulator, only the X is upgraded towards 4k on the backwards compatibility games
It'll be a similar story to every other game on back compat. No screen tearing, higher texture filtering quality. Great game, definitely worth picking up
No one in there right mind would still own an original xbox one.
the Xbox One version is just the 360 version... its a 360 BackCompat game.
Still remember playing this masterpiece, if you didn't play it on 360 you've like ZERO excuses now.
Witcher 2 MASTERPIECE!
Hugo Azevedo Or you played it on Pc, where it should be played on.
On PC it's how it was meant to be played.
Yeah, without a Pc you can't play the whole franchise.
System Shock childish comment really. It was an excellent port.
@System Shock - The Witcher 1 is trash though.
Xbox One X- Very Impressive!!!
NexGenTek Man you have low standards.
System Shock yes, your standards are low indeed you you're a PC fanboy.
Better than a company defending one, low standards though i use the only open platform, where i can switch hardware and optinions whenever i want? Ok, then, keep bowing to others.
you know you sound like a vegan right?
Is it really?? Objects are scaled wrong, textures and DOF are dialled back whilst not being at 4k. What's impressive about it?
Xbox One X is running a emulated old Xbox 360 game @4K, the textures and assets are untouched but you still get great results in 4K on the Xbox One X
Good Job Microsoft
yea in 30fps lmao underpowered!
@@TheRedFoxMcCloud
Did you miss the part where Richard said you need to lock it to 30fps on pc for it to be consistent?
From a PC gamer perspective, this isn't bad at all. I own the ps4 too and wish they had something similar for ps3 games, what they have now is a terrible solution.
Just as well RPCS3 is coming along nicely, that'll be your solution in the near future.
I believe emulations on PS3 titles is nearly impossible due to the complicated nature of the cell processor. This was the main reason all multiplats ran at lower resolution and worse performance than the 360. I can imagine emulating it must be a nightmare, let alone increasing resolution and adding AA like microsoft does through hardware.
Admiral Ackbar Then tell me how I've played the first 5 hours of persona 5 on my pc?
Admiral Ackbar Search up RPCS3. There you have a one that is work in progress where games are becoming more and more playable.
"Emulation on PS3 is nearly impossible"
RPCS3 already able to run some games
"The stuff of a madman s dreams. " Lol That's gold right there, Richard!
this game was extremely demanding back in the days, even compared to the witcher 3 today, still looks incredible
These X enhanced games look incredible.
Wichard >>> Witcher 2
Wichard >>>>>>>>>> Witcher 3
Wichard 3 >>> Witcher 3
Just finished playing The Witcher 2 on xbox one enhanced here in 2020. It's a great experience!
Witcher 2 still looks good for such an old game, better than many games out today.
This game has that Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines effect on me where seeing just a little of it makes me want to replay the whole thing all over again.
Dont know what it is but I actually prefer the lighting for the Xbox version.
Yeah, on pc I would probably turn off that depth of field effect too, some of those scenes looked better just due to having that turned off on the x.
Man, the Xbox team should really be proud of their work with 360 emulation. Higher-level geometry out of an emulator? Frankly, that's amazing.
Ps4 to one x:
What?what!?what are u doing?!?
One x:
Killing monsters!!!!!!
That trailer was horrible. Even the developers made fun of it.
Ps4 to xbox one x: what are you doing? Xbox one x: playing old ass game because we don't have any new game
The good guy killed bad guy ^ Butthurt much? Ps4 guy here, it was a joke.
adolfo zaragoza it was a joke too as a respond to his joke
The good guy killed bad guy A joke to counter a joke? Well then all is settled, good day.
Witcher 2 had always that strange yellow-ish graphics/effects filter on it's envoronment.
Seems to be almost GONE in the X-version which makes the game look almost totally different!
I liked the story of Witcher 2 more than Witcher 3.
It's closer to what books were about. I also prefer some other aspects of Witcher 2 to Witcher 3 - which an amazing game, but W2 as far as I am concerned is the closest we ever got to the books. Wild, ambitious and riddled with difficulties during development, I think this is CD Projekt's most impressive achievement to date.
Witcher 2 was definitely future proofed. I actually prefer 2 to the third instalment.
Definitely gonna revisit this game on my X1X now! Xbox is KILLING it with the back-compat games looking/running better on the X1X!
Would be great if they ported it to Switch. Would probably hold up pretty well and sell a fair few copies
I remember how graphically demanding this was on PC when it released. Playing it on max settings with Supersampling was madness!
I played this on 360 first, despite owning the PC version (couldn't run it). I was blown away how 360 could handle this game. Played PC version last year after beating TW3 on consoles, and damn, it still looked great.
The witcher 3 has a much better interface but the story of the witcher 2 as superb, not including w3 expansions which were brilliant
46k views in 2 hours. Congrats!
If someone told me that TW2 was a current gen game I would've believed them, this game looks pretty good even by today's standards.
Actually witcher 3 looks not that much different, just bigger world, and better lighting, without stupid one color filters, which are not seen in this video.
I actually preferred The Witcher 2, over 3. Being more linear made it better somehow. Not saying 3 is bad
Yeah 3 has too big map for and too much ?. For first play it won't matter but on second and next play it matter (Sorry for grammatical mistakes. U know what i mean). Witcher 1 and 2 don't have this problem. Witcher 3 is good game with a lot of stories in every location (Kaer Morhen, Biały Sad, Novigrad, Velen, Skellige, even Wyzima).
A Remaster of Witcher 2 for PS4/5 Xbox One/Series SX would be great. And a Version like the XB360 Version for the Switch.
Just bought TW2 for $2.99 on my SX. I feel like a kid on Christmas. Lol
one of the best games i've ever played. Finished it 2 times making big different choses each time. Had different endings. Brilliant game!
Isn't there two versions of the PC game? There is the Standard Edition and Enhanced Edition (Director's Cut) on Steam.
Yeah i think it's not a fair comparison as the pc version has been improved too
DF doing the lords work as always. Just picked this up for series X and on sale. So where would I go to get the industries best analysis on this game and others I have bought. Why DF of course. Legends keep it up and thank you
Kudos Microsoft.
Even though I had Witcher 2 already for my PC, I bought Witcher 2 because I preferred to play third person games on console. However, I just can't get pass the vertically stretched look. It is very noticeable if you have played the PC version.
GG Microsoft GG
I wish all 360 xbox one x enhanced games gets a 60fps patch or performance mode patch
It just baffles me how this amazing channel has only 500k subscribers while some immature person like Linus has around 5M. Truly unfair.
So to sum up the vid: CDproject Red made a good port of The Witcher 2 on Xbox360 and it looks even better on Xbone; however, PC is still master race.
I’m 6’3! I know that has nothing to do with this, but I keep saying it!!!!
you are pretty small to be honest :D
You're 6 foot 3 inches in height?, I doubt that, sounds like a tall story to me
As a PC gamer i have to say that i was really amazed when i first saw The Witcher 2 running on a X360, in theory it should not have even been possible due to hardware limitations, but CD project red pulled through and made an exellent version, for the obvious dowgrade here and there it was actually The Witcher 2 running on a console. Such a talented team.
Cyber Punk 2077 hype!!
Xbox one x is absolutely amazing
It truly looks great, Microsoft did a great job with this enhanced version for the Xbox One X. I always wanted CD Projekt RED to add the more natural lighting of the 360 version to the PC version. Even if the PC version has better textures, shadows and effects, the 360 version looks more pleasing to the eyes. The PC version has too much bloom and saturation, also it has unnatural character shading.
Great game.
YES! I still have a poster of TW2 in my home. I WISH Iorveth was in TW3. I wanted to know more about his personal life, background, story - and wanted him alongside me. He was my favorite character in TW2.. there was an air of mystery to him, and a charm. Wish CDPR at least included him as a big expansion.. alas..
It's incredible, I can't believe they did this and it shows that other developers are going to have to step up their game!
But what is the frame rate test on the PS3/4?
Azza Prime It's on 0fps! But rock solid I swear!
Oh good, as long as its rock solid
one just cannot fully appreciate the magic of the Witcher 2 ....its atmosphere, artstyle, music, ...geez..i loved the game years ago but after I saw the game in this video ..there is only few games with such a strong magic
A lot of people prefer the light on Xbox, it's just "better". PC's light is "dumb".Did you disabled "Ubbersampling" on PC? At 4K it's not necessary.
He did say, "with ubersampling turned off no less" when mentioning how taxing the game was to run at 4k.
The 360 port was very impressive considering the hardware limitations. Not only did they retain the beautiful art direction of the PC original, but in my opinion the colors of the 360 port actually look better at times.
Xbox x looks better than pc. On 360 you had better colors and more natural lighting - without the overbearing bloom on PC - but the sub native res coupled with hideous texture filtering and fxaa really muddied it. Still looked great for a 360 title though. On X everything's fixed and honestly Witcher 2 benefits far less from 60fps than Witcher 3 does.
Also the 360 version has more responsive gamepad controls.
People always find a way to complain and argue lol. The x version plays so great. I'm loving this game. The fact that I can even experience this game on a console at 4k is a blessing.
Damn, looks like a completely different game on pc.
Richard, how are you playing this on the Xbox One X? Although I can find the game in the Store on my Xbox One X, there’s no option to buy or download it. It’s the same on the mobile app and the website.
Xbox Win X
Some of the best graphics 2011 had to offer. Skyrim, the War in the North and LA Noire were released the same year, and weren't comparible (at least without mods).
Then again, other amazing looking games were released that year such as Crysis 2, Space Marine, Arkham City.
Ps4 pro update 5.50 with new supersampling, DF, please, test)
I’ve also noticed that Geralt’s face looks smaller or thinner in the Xbox Console. Thank god I got the Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition because I get to see more of those upgrades
I got the Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition on X box one X too its so perfect xd i love it on pc and console
Xbox one X is amazing, they keep on doing great things with the new Xbox. Xbox now is simply outstanding!
backwards compatibility is alright,but all and all,if you really want to have a better 4k experience for the witcher 2,just get any gtx 1060 pc from amazon,or build your own like a lego set,and run 4k 60fps witcher 3 with texture mods.Not to mention the absurd prices from most 60 dollars to 40 dollars for a year of multiplayer,its better right now to own a ps4 pro for exclusive single player games and pc for multiplayer without having to deal with greed and locked behind a subscription games which you can get cheaper and permanently yourself.But take my advice,just wait 2 years after the release of ps5,to get the next gen gtx cards and intel cpus,if you are new to pc.
This port is good for xbox gamers who already have the game. If someone wanted to play this game in 4k, the best way is to do it on PC.
Best Box Won
Wasn't the X
*Yes, let the hate flow through you.*
I just played Crackdown last night and will get into this and Forza Horizon 1 soon. These X enhanced games are amazing. Completely revitalizes old games on console!
"I'm running this with a Titan x pascal at 4k resolution to provide a match for the xbox one x version" let that sink for bit
raysugoi turn off ubersamplimg which doesnt do much anyway it would run 4k on a 1070 with better graphics than the x with close to 60 fps
Of course, all those extra visual effects come performance free, just an artistic choice by the developer, whoever says ultra settings are extremely demanding are supporting a myth, obviously.
raysugoi You don't need a Titan to run this at 4k on PC.
The x is running with less than half enabled settings pc has and on a heavily nerfed engine. Let that sink in.
Which is nothing more than an absurd statement by Richard. Of course the game is demanding at 4K maxed out on PC, partly because of the depth of field that's mentioned throughout. Turning that down or off alone would send the frame rate drastically upwards. It's just nonsense that continues to perpetuate the myth that you need a Titan Xp or 1080Ti to run anything at 4K on the PC.
Finally this video comes out! Good job DF!
Jesus PC, what a beast, not even a contest.
Even potato could run gimped down ten-year-old game at high-resolution. Nothing impressive really.
More salt please.
XBOX one x version taken directly from 360, not made for xox so it is obvious that pc look good
In my opinion, consoles should be compared to consoles. PC Gamer will always be ahead in processing power and hardware. I find a comparison without a fit between a PC Gamer and a video game console. Everyone is bald to know that a medium-cost or high-cost PC Gamer will be superior to any powerful or equivalent console.
Everyone needs to support CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED. Seriously, buy their games even if you don't plan on playing. They are definitely one of the good ones. Respect!
Ernesto M "buy their games even if you don't plan on playing" ummmmmm, no.
szanyi95 like you've played every game in your steam library :).
Ernesto M I haven't but I intend to play every game I buy, why would I pay for a game I have zero intention of enjoying?
I also don't see a point in buying a game I don't plan on playing. Stop being such a fanboy.
Any improvements when using and 1080p screen and graphics mode on the Xbox One X ?Does the game show the same improvements in graphics on a 1080p screen?Downsamples...??Many people still use an 1080p screen with the Xbox One X so why not talk about it?
So, you wanna plough?
That squashed image really bugs me. You'll probably not notice it unless you have the two versions side by side but it's still weird that they left it like this.
So glad i backed ms and the X sony are done
Wow i dont believe it. Digital foundry has done it again. Superb work guys. By the way the fact that this is an analysis of a witcher game in itself deserves 50million views
Compare the PS4 version
Oh wait
Witcher 2 never came out on PS3.
Admiral Ackbar That was the joke bro 😅
I got the PC version free about a year ago. Haven't played it yet nor the third game. Maybe now is time I get into this series.
Let’s not talk about resolution anymore! And it’s not because of One X, honest!
Awww You and TruthHurts commented at the same time.
Have this on pc and on 360. I downloaded on 360 since the wife took over my pc a while back( works from home and needed powerful pc). Well, after playing it on pc it was hard to play it on 360. Now, playing it on xbox one X it is very enjoyable. Kudos for Microsoft and their backwards compatible team!!
PC still looks leagues better... Microsoft's infatuation at cash grabbing from resolution fappers is hilarious. Resolution doesn't beat a smooth frame rate with higher settings, and never will.
That framerate was virtually locked to 30,, that means it was smooth. And also slow, but smooth is a description of consistency not speed.
Yes I'm a pedant.
Any chance you'll test The Witcher 3 with PS4 supersampling enabled? I've started playing this last week and be interested to see if it's worth using
pc version looks way better
It does have a pretty ugly tinting, though.
That's easily fixed with SweetFX
For 4x the cost, it had better.
XBOX one x version taken directly from 360, not made for xox so it is obvious that pc look good
Greg Hayden even gtx 1050ti with old i5 can run it on 4k ultra
I've played this on my One X, on a nice full local array dimming LED, 65in Vizo M. Anyway, I'd try to play this game before numerous times bc of How Good The Witcher 3 was.. and it was a freebee from Xbox Live... And it went from being "unplayable", bc it's low res graphics were too awful to look at,. to absolutely beautiful and smooth in native 4k. I'm even going through the Witcher 3 Again after like five times on PC (Max settings w/hairworks @4k or 7680x1440), on the Xbox One X bc it's the Only 4k HDR Version of the game and it looks FKN INCREDIBLE.
The XB1X even makes the original Xbox classic, Ninja Gaiden look like a stylized movie in 4k. I freaking Love this machine!!!
PC WINS
Im replaying the game again and i modded it all i could. Looks 2 times better than this video.
Well it needed a win, you got no games anymore and you're getting all the mainstream titles a year late.
Glad you were knocked down a few, someone needed to put the PC community back in it's place.
Playing the witcher 2 & 3 on Xbox Series X in 2021.. and all I can say is WOW. Witcher 3 is truely gorgoues 60fp / 4K almost , Witcher 2 is beatiful too, cant belive it is a 10 year old game !! Great fun !!
Soon I’ll be able to actually play on PC instead of constantly updating drivers and fixing technical issues :(
Yeah dude my nvidia drivers have been updating for 28 hours
I can't wait to play minecraft
Someone is trolling.
Your PC must suck because I played this game back in 2012 without any issues
You're def doing something wrong. I think you might be to stupid to use a PC.
You can get more graphical quality out with DSR and NVIDIA Game filter on PC
The Witcher 1 is still the best one, hoped the sequels would continue that. Sadly not.
Agreed
No, it had more features and wasn't downgraded console bullshit. The latest Witcher game don't even has the different stances anymore, and you got all signs from the start.
That's not an opinion I hear every day!
Would you compare the series' progression (regression?) to that of System Shock and Bioshock, then? The comparison came to mind even before I saw your name!
Debatable, the pacing of the story and the voice acting are measurably better in the series 2nd installment.
As for the gameplay the elements you seem to take umbrage with are entirely subjective in nature, no point debating it.
I've never played TW3 so I'll reserve any judgement insofar as that goes.
Man, the Xbox One X is just in another level. It's amazing how good the games are looking from these 4K updates. They look like totally new games. Great work Microsoft.
One X - the best console ever made!
and what a joke the pro is...
enjoy your "games"
Kid Presentable, I have to many games to enjoy them all but thanks
Did you own the original Xbone?
Dammage, it seems you don't. The jealously is much too obvious
Van Dammage witcher 2 looks fucking bad on the both Consoles
Well... I didn't expect the wither 2 to hold up and run so well on any console... Colour me impressed
PS4 Protato was a HUGE mistake!
Yea, it doesn't look nowhere near as good as the PC version, BUT, it was impressive how good they made the game look for 360 hardware. Port well done.
CDPR is just awesome.
The obsession with 4k resolution is too overrated these days. It show its effect when you play it on a 55 or 70 inch tv but on a more modest size display unit I could simply live playing most of the older games on the original Xbox 360 and ps3 without any problem at all. It still look very nice to this day.
Daryl Kit youre blind and to poor to own 4k tech and form a logical opinion. The obsession for 720 & 1080 was overrated also. stay wrong
Daryl Kit You're right. We're years away from consoles doing 4k properly. They should focus on 1080p, 16AF and 60fps.
fcukugimmeausername they already are doing 1080p60..... Why you stuck in the past tho??
Aheeem Barely, most games are still 1080p/30 and really the only games close to 4k are 10 year old remakes/emulation jobs.
fcukugimmeausername no , not barely, try again. Been doing it since launch
Great comparison, but how does it fare against that same PC with mod enhancements? I just finished a second replay through the Wild Hunt and while Ultra settings were great to start (new PC build for me) - Once I discovered mods, the game took on a whole new feeling of emersion. That, in my opinion is the true power and capability of the PC platform. The developers were limited in what they could put out, modders aren't :)
Xbox One X is a MONSTER.
No dude, it's not.
if you put it that way i agree it is a monster can only run old games in 30fps that's great!