The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S

Probably best for it to run on 30fps on series s then??
Yeah 60fps is nice but not a cross to die on for me 🤷

Considering how much they are stressing, the tech demo doesn't represent the actual Witcher 4 or the progress they've made in it, AND this constant talk of next gen being 2026/7 there's a fiart chance the Series S isn't going to be relevent.

@Ricky-Spanish yeah, considering the context here is Cyberpunk's launch, it's "okay" that the Series S runs at 30fps.

@abe_hikura If they are saying now they are working series s version I'd bet it will release on that aswell

Series S version I believe is mandatory, but 30 FPS might be ok. I'm a bit hesitant about 60/30 targets though, given previous experiences with CDPR.

I think 30fps for cutting edge games that need a lot of memory bandwidth is perfectly acceptable on the series s, and I hope most owners would think the same. Wasn't that long ago we were all debating how the hell FFXVI would run on a series s, and hey look it works at 30fps, go figure!

Just 30 then. Series S owners know what they bought

Series S, like the XB1S can be a 30fps game with NO 60fps 'performance' mode and I bet the PS5/XSX will have a 30fps Quality mode even if they are targeting a 60fps Performance mode on these too. There are 60fps games (or at least modes) on XB1X that only offer a single 30fps mode on XB1S so I don't see why this gen would be that different...

I read the other day that CPDR are building the game with consoles in mind this time, and it'll be much easier to scale up from a console to a PC than it will to dumb it down from a PC to a console...

30fps it is then, just like Witcher 3 on the Xbox One vs 60fps on Xbox One X. It's a nice addition, but it's certainly not make or break.

I would carefully assume that anyone who cares that much about fps, would have splashed out for the Series X anyway...

@BAMozzy CD Projekt RED has, historically, focused on the PC versions of its games, and then dialled them down for console. But this hasn’t always been a successful strategy for the studio.

For example, many fans criticised the Polish studio for downgrading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt prior to release, while Cyberpunk 2077’s issues on the PS4 at launch are well documented.

With The Witcher 4, the studio is focused on developing the game for the PS5 first and foremost.

“We always do PC and push [the technology] and try to scale down,” Charles Tremblay, the dev’s coding bigwig, told Digital Foundry. “This time, we want to be more console development first”

Give players a choice. 60 fps with mid-low graphical settings or 30 fps with default settings on XSS.

@johnedwin I know - I am well aware of CDPR and their history. They are NOT focussed on the PS5 version specifically but that tier of Hardware to be able to deliver their game at 60fps within 'budget' to scale down for 'weaker Hardware' (inc Handheld devices) and scale up for high end PC's

As they say, they are now focussed more on 'Console' development first to ensure that they don't have another Cyberpunk which was far too ambitious for the Consoles it launched on and Sony themselves blocked it from Sale for months.

I assume you are a PushSquare reader too as that site will always push the PS5 as the Only console games are targeting or releasing on. They can't say CDPR are targeting 'Consoles' (generic) or PS5/XSX level hardware, they have to say its targeting 'PS5' specifically....

as a series S owner i know its not a performance machine if i wanted performance i would play it on a series X.

Series S is simply so you you play the game

Series S always getting crapped on, yet this will be ported to Switch 2, which will be even harder. 30fps is totally fine for a slower paced melee game like this anyways. Bet they do hit 60fps tho.

It's a weaker machine so 30fps is fine. Maybe eventually get's patched to 60 if it's possible but it was always the budget console so can't expect premium performance out of it.

If they are smart, they will not try and shoehorn this onto current gen and make this a next-gen only title. They tried to do this with Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 and Xbox One, and it failed miserably.

I would be skeptical that they could get a solid 60fps bug-free mode of Series X and PS5, let alone Series S.

I know it's hard to leave that last-gen install base money on the table, but they would make it back easily across the next gen, and they would not ruin the goodwill they had to build back up.

@Fanat1c they probably could do 60fps for series s at a low enough resolution, but if that impacts their vision too much, looks awful and/or isn't cost efficient to do why bother?

This does cause a small bit of concern for a Switch 2 version. However….. install base will drive that a bit harder id wager. Plus it’ll likely be handled by Sabre again, who do wonders on porting. And lastly, dunno what the target res is for Series S, but Switch will be lower between 800-1080p native, so that should make it easier to hit higher fps.

What? Wait?

Yet another article stating the Series S yet again incapable of running yet another game properly.

You don't say?

In other news, water is wet, fire is hot, snow is cold.

@abe_hikura Yep. The Series S was never legit or relevant. Lol

Unless someone thought the Nintendo Switch graphics were amazing, high tech, cutting edge, and ground breaking.

@Lup "Series S owners know what they bought"

Yes. A mistake. Lol

@GuyinPA75

Nah, know plenty of people that are more than happy.

@Ernie Switch 2 framerates probably better than Series S.

@Lup Yes, people that eat sirloin and never ate filet minion will swear sirloin is most amazing thing ever too.

@GuyinPA75

If you say so! 👍🏻

Console needs to adapt the pc slider system for console graphic options. All we get is "performance or quality." Allow the series x|s to tweak it better to achieve the best options. Let me set it to 1080p, medium settings, 40fps.