The Witcher 3 remastered still gets patches: CD Projekt Red mentions PS5 performance, visuals and audio
CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered is still being patched after launch, with PS5 performance, visuals and console audio under review.
- The studio is looking at further performance improvements on PS5, visual tweaks, and fixes for voice-over audio on consoles.
- CD Projekt Red is also working with mod.io on expanded cross-platform mod support for the remaster.
What happened
CD Projekt Red has said that work on The Witcher 3 Remastered is not finished yet. According to the studio, patches are still being rolled out after launch, and the team is looking at several issues that were left unresolved at release, including performance, image quality, and audio on consoles.
In its list of open priorities, CD Projekt Red specifically mentions further performance improvements, with extra focus on PS5, as well as visual adjustments for the remaster. Voice-over audio on consoles is also on the review list. The studio says many of these issues should be addressed in the next update, but it has not shared a release date or exact patch notes.
The remaster already drew technical reports from the community at launch, along with complaints that the game looks too bright. CD Projekt Red has previously responded with a few hotfixes, although it has not specified exactly which lighting changes were included. When the studio was asked last week specifically about the brightness complaints, it declined to comment.
Alongside the bug fixes, CD Projekt Red is also continuing work on cross-platform mod support through mod.io. That feature is part of the remastered edition and is meant to bring more mods to multiple platforms, although it is not yet known which additional mods will be added.
Timeline
2026-10-04: CD Projekt Red shares information about the remaster and the required PC setup, including Windows 11 as the minimum for the remaster on PC.
2026-10-05: Reports emerge that The Witcher 3 on Steam reaches a record number of concurrent players after the remastered upgrade.
2026-10-06: CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered is still being patched and that the next update should address several open issues.
2026-10-06: The studio says it is working with mod.io on further cross-platform mod support.
Background
The Witcher 3 Remastered is a recent release and quickly ran into reports of technical issues. The available information mainly points to three themes: performance, an overly bright image, and console audio. CD Projekt Red has already released several hotfixes, but it has not publicly broken down which parts will be included in the next update.
The remaster also includes cross-platform mod support, with mod.io being used to make mods available across multiple systems. The sources describe this as an ongoing effort, but they do not provide a full catalog of mods or a final list of supported additions.