No.
The downgrade happened because the consoles couldn't cope with the PC version, so they had to make ONE version (that would run on consoles) as they didn't have the time or resources or personelle to make more than one version of the game.
So...it's 100% because of consoles that the game was downgraded.
And I'm sorry, but PC elitists are being very, VERY quickly overtaken by console elitists.
"All PC...
Agreed.
TressFX on Tomb Raider was a killer. The game ran really well for the majority of people, it was well optimized, looked great etc.
I had SLI 770s at the time and TressFX DESTROYED my FPS, turned it into a slideshow. I think a driver came out shortly after release that "fixed" it, but I was still getting less than 30 FPS with it on, and almost 100 with it off (if I remember right).
Tech or no tech, without a dedicated physi...
Meanwhile, on PC there's already a mod, day one, that adds a "free camera" so you can take shots from any angle, distance etc.
They had to downgrade because the consoles couldn't cope, and they didn't have the time or the money to work on a PC and a console version, no doubt due to deals struck with MS and Sony.
So yet again, consoles ruin another PC series.
The way they improved the framerate was to lower the detail/anistrophic filtering.
It's being proven on NeoGaf based on the Xbox One's patch.
Don't fool yourself.
And the inevitable graphics mods.
Your lack of understanding of console game pricing vs PC game pricing is the funniest thing I've seen all week.
That and singleplayer games are always cheaper.
I love how you along with almost every console owner is missing the point.
We don't care that The Witcher 3 has been downgraded.
We care that this ***t is happening far too frequently across almost all games that are multiplatform.
The PC can do more. You know it, I know. Everyone knows it. So why the hell not make the PC version have far better graphics?
Because of Sony and MS, thats why. Make the game look "as ...
You realize console gamers bang on about graphics more than PC gamers these days?
Find a console article anywhere without a comment section below it where someone is comparing PS4 to Xbox One's resolution or FPS etc. I dare you.
Nothing but hypocrites, the lot of you.
Piracy whining is so moot.
It's been proven to barely affect sales.
""Are all models and textures the same?"
Yes, there’s only one version, without it we wouldn’t be able to deliver the game on time. We would have to strip it down, build and test separately on all 3 platforms which is infeasible. To we do it all on one foundation and then distribute it to all devices.
We manage the memory differently on platforms that have less of it. Less complex models are loaded, it all depends on what happens on the screen at given moment. T...
A dev most people here will have never heard of because they're a PC dev.
This is like the new Seahawks fans all over again.
Yes I'm sure a PC developer that struck a deal with console manufacturers DELIBERATELY gave reviewer's the PS4 version
NOt every torrent leak is a bad thing.
Look at Deus Ex Human Revolution. PC pre-orders, confirmed by the devs, WENT THROUGH THE ROOF after the leak of the press-only version (like 1/3rd of the game), because players saw it was a proper PC version and not some shoddy console port.
We need to stop treating torrents as being so bad, and the REALITY is that they barely affect sales.
Unless you're Ubisoft, but they hate PC in general so...scr...
*sigh*
Most people on N4G wouldnt have even heard of CDPR before The Wither 2 came to Xbox.
And now we get this next-gen downgraded game because CDPR sold their souls and made the game for consoles first. A PC dev forced to ruin another PC series because of consoles.
The fact that the PC controls havent been finalized, and the downgrade is obvious, is testimony to this and all the evidence one needs.
Even for a low quality stream, the differences are pretty noticeably big if you take off fanboy glasses. PC is by far the winner.
4K comparison should be the killer.
Well...I say "comparison", bit harsh as the consoles cant do that.
PC has more and better exclusives.
More definitely. That's 100% fact.
Better is opinion of course.
And wake up console owners. Hardware dictates what an engine can do, which dictates what game you can create.
Graphics are 100% linked to gameplay.
Downgrades since reveal says otherwise.
There's a difference between mods and hacks/cheats like infinite money or spawning cars for free etc.
Mods are what makes PC gaming EVEN MORE amazing, way to go Rockstar. GTA 4 modding was huge fun. Now what.
I cant help but feel this is 100% because of the online element.
Shame it's officially the last in the series but...I cant help but feel they may make another somehow.
If anything though, this release should be the injection CDPR need to officially become one of the recognized greats in the PC developer world.
Annoyed that they caved to Sony's and MS's demands about the console version - CDPR should have made the PC version then released a console version later - but still.
Damn fine work as th...