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The Witcher 3: One Deadly Bug That Will End Your Game

PSXE has stumbled across a terrible bug that essentially forces you to start the game over. No way to fix it, but you might take a precautionary measure.

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Sharius4033d ago

i don't even getting pass the intro loading bug to play this game, just throw it to my backlog now and will try it again when the new patch go live

PS: it's PS4 version and this is my first game of CDPR studio, going to take note at that one and never get thier game day 1 again, sadly

Rob_Ko4033d ago

You mean the endless loading? I had that one too, the fix was to restart ps4, it works fine since then.

Sharius4033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

yes that one, it's take me 1 day just tried to find the way to fix it but nothing work, so i gave up

uptownsoul4033d ago

Thats why I always create multiple saves in these open world games that allow for instant manual saves. Always allow yourself to pick up from a recent save point

nveenio4033d ago

Are these bugs you all mention for PS4? I haven't had any on PC. (Not saying PC is better, just that my experience with the game has been bug free so far.)

RedDevils4033d ago

@inveni0 Ps4 here don't have any bug playing the game perfectly :)

gatormatt804033d ago

What's interesting is CDPR said they thought about implementing an "Insanity" mode where when the player dies their save data gets deleted.

http://www.destructoid.com/...

http://www.gameinformer.com...

Irishguy954032d ago (Edited 4032d ago )

That was in Witcher 2 as well mate^^

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Skate-AK4033d ago

I would say delete and re-install the game. Shouldn't be hitting a bug that makes you not even able to begin the game.

Pastorfuzz4033d ago

I am playing the disc version on the PS4 and it's not so bad. A friend of mine downloaded his and he says he has run into many problems

ChronoJoe4032d ago

I've run into a lot of problems with the disc based version (I don't think it matters if it's disc based or not, they both run the same lines of code at the end of the day).

No game breaking bugs for me, but once the game crashed while playing gwent, on other occasions animations have glitched out, not displaying what they're supposed to. I had some cutscenes where characters would not be present in scene at the correct time, not have their textures, and sometimes slide across the floor without animation.

Lots of little things that don't break the game, but do break immersion somewhat.

Wii_nes_0074033d ago

My Ps4 copy is so laggy and studders so bad that its unplayable. I got 30 minutes and had to stop. I too put my game in backlog until/if they fix it. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Snookies124033d ago

That's weird, mine runs perfectly. Been playing for 20 hours on the PS4 version. Haven't run into any lag or stuttering outside of some cut scenes.

iistuii4033d ago

yeah it is rather laggy but its not unplayable. But remember the people who say its smooth are either in denial or just not bothered. Even the likes of Digital Foundry & even the dev's themselves have said its got issues, thats why theres a patch on the way.

poor_cus_of_games4033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

You still flogging that same old dead horse. My copy is running perfectly. Same as all my friends copies. Your ps4 (if you have one) is clearly broken. Or you haven't downloaded the patch. Or clean the disc.

d0x3604033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

Nice try bud but that "lag" is you stopping pushing the stick. Its pretty damn obvious since the water is still moving at the same pace the entire video as are any trees you can see

ChronoJoe4032d ago (Edited 4032d ago )

Same for everyone I think, it's not actually lagging there it's the way the camera moves. Notice how the boy running in the background doesn't stutter, despite the camera stuttering as if it were dropping frames.

Turn your camera sensitivity down, and it makes it a lot better.

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d0x3604033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

Not a single issue on PC except one desktop crash which was likely my fault. It was the second time I booted the game and I overclocked my 290x to see how far I could push it. I boosted the core clock by 500mhz and the memory clock by 500mhz. I started playing, did a quest, paused and when I came back the game was gone. No issues at all since.

Best off all since I'm playing on a 6 core i7@ 4.4ghz and a pcie SSD the game loads in about 15-20 seconds. Fantastic.

As for this article the guy starts off by saying the game should have been delayed to fix the bug he's talking about. A bug he even admits no other person online has mentioned even once. Chances are there was no bug and it was user error.

Yes delay a game for a bug experienced by 1 out of a million players a week after launch...how did you not find this bug in testing!?

Seriously... Out of every game launched in the last YEAR witcher 3 is by far the most stable and bug free of them all. Bravo to the dev team. No game is ever going to launch bug free, they are just too complex and no amount of in house testing will find what 500k users can find in a week. Thats called reality. If you want bigger and bigger games that dont cost $100 then you are going to need to deal with some bugs at launch

ChronoJoe4032d ago (Edited 4032d ago )

Hm, multiple friends of mine playing on the PC version seem to be encountering very similar bugs to the console iterations. Obviously their performance is better (rig dependent) but still reporting occasional crashes and lots of buggy animations.

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1nsomniac4033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

In my play through on PS4 so far there have been many issues like this. People in states that they shouldn't be in I.e what the guy says about people being sat down doing nothing but if you talk to them they respond as if they're in a fight.

I've also had my horse become invisible except for his tail many times which is irritating when you're trying to escape but can't find your horse properly. Also all fire within the game being invisible which generally leads to me getting hurt or dying because I didn't notice it was there.

With all these problems though at least in my play through it seems to have broken the game because if you load an old save the problem is still there & won't go away. But if you shutdown the game & reload it, it seems to fix it. At least it has for me so far anyway.

Dfooster4033d ago

Tip: The rest of the horse is in front of the tail

nix4033d ago

Tip 2: If there's smoke, there's fire.

1nsomniac4033d ago

It's finding the tail amongst all the trees that becomes the problem. Also it's the whole fire effect that becomes invisible fire & smoke. The illumination is still usually there though which helps if it's already a dimly lit area.

nix4033d ago

1nsomniac, we were being sarcastic there.

Vegamyster4033d ago

"I think we all have to accept that CD Projekt Red's game is simply too unstable and probably wasn't ready to launch."

Currently 16 hours in and haven't had any issues, the only bug i had was calling my horse and he popped up inside someones house lol.

SunnyZ4033d ago

LOL!

Yeah I must have accidentally hit the call horse button and he ended up stranded inside the cave I was in.

Tried to ride him, be he refused to leave his little island as he was surrounded by water.

SunnyZ4033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

Have not encountered a single bug yet on PC.

Well, the only major bug is my misses.
Keeps bugging me to get off the comp.

Go away you bug, I'm playing The Witcher!

Snappy4033d ago

Funny i have being playing it since release day level 8 at the moment and no problems. Might wanna try reseting ps4.

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The actor who portrayed Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher series of games has died

Alexander Morton, the Scottish actor probably best known for starring in British comedy drama Monarch of the Glen - but known to me for being the hilariously foul-mouthed dwarf Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3 - has died aged 81.

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Xbox Only Made Up 10% of CD Projekt’s Total Sales in 2025

The latest revenue report from CD Projekt Group shows Xbox only made up 10% of sales for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 in 2025.

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Kyizen78d ago

Cause they play NBA2k26, COD and gamepass

Fishy Fingers78d ago (Edited 78d ago )

3x less sales than Playstation.
3x less consoles sold than Playstation.

Per captita, it averages out that the same number of users are buying CDP games regardless of platform, no?

Bathyj77d ago

The exact same or possibly more because a series S, initial investment and effort to Port to Xbox consoles for a third of the return.

Simply not worth it

LMGk77d ago

“ Simply not worth it”

And yet, basically every game comes to Xbox.

NotoriousWhiz77d ago (Edited 77d ago )

A third is a pretty big number to be honest. Like would you rather make 15 million or 20 million? That's the difference that a third makes.

GamingSinceForever78d ago

Hey it’s ok. They are really impressed with XBOx’s new CEO so exclusivity is on the way. 😂

Loktai78d ago

Ok but I mean be logical ... modern PC, Switch, PS4 PS5 then you have XBOX, of all of those XBOX is probably only 10 percent... I mean, what do you expect? 10 percent increase in sales is still nothing to sneeze at, remember - this is CD projekt red and they sell a lot of software. 10 percent of their sales is probably what most studios DREAM of selling .... just playing devils advocate..... its easy to say LOL haha XBOX.... but.. I mean we know what it is at this point. I havent bought on since my xbox one X and before that I only used other peoples xboxes since the OG XBOX and stick with PC and Playstation and switch OLED, but .. I mean.... theres nothing WRONG with an xbox considering its just not the best - but they work fine. make no mistake.

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Rumor: The Witcher 3 Will Get a New DLC in 2026

According to Polish podcasters Rock and Boris, CD Projekt RED is reportedly planning a third DLC for The Witcher 3, set to release in 2026.

jznrpg359d ago

Sign me up. I haven’t played it since it released on PS4 so I could go for another run with a new DLC.

M3talDiamond359d ago

Day 1 but Please release a PS5 Pro patch also

repsahj359d ago (Edited 359d ago )

Please include a free Switch 2 upgrade for the switch 1 versions!

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