The free next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming tomorrow, which includes raytraced global illumination, ambient occlusion, and more. While the update is available on all platforms, including PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, PC players will have access to additional features such as DLSS 3 support and the Ultra+ graphics setting. However, the next-gen update comes with increased system requirements.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-Gen PC specs & exclusive features

The next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also includes PC-exclusive features like DLSS 3 support and the Ultra+ graphics setting, which allows players to adjust the number of background characters, shadow quality, grass density, texture quality, foliage visibility range, terrain quality, water quality, and detail level. However, CD Projekt Red has yet to release the official next-gen system requirements for the game on PC. Those available are:

Minimum Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). DirectX 11 is necessary to run the game.
• Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz, AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
• Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 or AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
• RAM: 6GB
• Disk space: 40 GB

Recommended Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). DirectX 11 is necessary to run the game.
• Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz, AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
• Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 or AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
• RAM: 6GB
• Disk space: 40 GB

The next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also includes PC-exclusive features like DLSS 3 support and the Ultra+ graphics setting, which allows players to adjust the number of background characters, shadow quality, grass density, texture quality, foliage visibility range, terrain quality, water quality, and detail level. However, CD Projekt Red has yet to release the official next-gen system requirements for the game on PC.

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