The Witcher 3 next-gen (December 22) PC Hotfix: Overall stability improvement and fixes to photo mode

The Witcher 3 next-gen just got another hotfix for the PC platform, and the recent changes are aimed at improving some of the stability issues that many players have been encountering.

The next-gen update of the CD Projekt Red’s RPG introduced a significant number of bugs, glitches, and performance issues that players across all the major platforms of PC, PlayStation, and Xbox have been facing.

While the developers introduced a few fixes a couple of days ago, they did not completely root out all the problems that players were facing, especially on PC.

Fortunately, The Witcher 3 next-gen gets another hotfix for PC today, which is aimed primarily at improving the overall stability of the game. Additionally, it will also fix several photo mode bugs, the Arabic language in the game, and toxicity bugs.

Changes will make their way to the Steam Deck as well, and the console will be getting some performance patches for The Witcher 3 next-gen this time around.

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The Witcher 3 next-gen had a shaky launch

The Witcher 3 next-gen was one of the most anticipated updates that franchise fans have been waiting for. The patch enhanced the graphics of the game significantly while also introducing a few new features and a brand-new side quest.

However, new playable content was not the only thing that the update brought with it, as players on all the major platforms began facing game-breaking bugs and glitches from the very first day that the update went live.

PC players, in particular, were facing errors that were instantly crashing the game and forcing them to restart it over and over again.

PlayStation players, on the other hand, were facing “Missing DLC” errors, where the game was failing to detect the installed DLC files in the system.

While the update was an incredible improvement to the game overall, the bugs that the patch brought with it were something that ruined the experiences of many in the community. This was one of the biggest reasons why The Witcher 3 next-gen got mixed reviews from many critics.

Fortunately, CD Projekt Red is aware of all the performance errors that players have been facing across all platforms, and they recently announced that they would be rolling out small hotfixes to try and fix them over the next several days.

The December 22, 2022 hotfix is one of the many performance patches that the developers have in mind. Hopefully, the upcoming ones are not that far behind.