If this is infact real, I am going to be really sad! I've been waiting for Witcher 3 for a long time now and I actually was going to pre-order it very soon... fuck! I gotta find some youtube video about this!

Edit: Were these footage of a console gameplay? or PC?

Consoles have to be able to run it too

I wouldn't call a random imgur album as a proof without other consistent info, could be many things (console gameplay as already said).. Preordering in general is bad as most of the time it's just hype and final product is not even close for what was promised, then kids will make a shitstorm of rage over internet... Wait to release and to reviews and solid gameplays (not from devs) appear, then you decide, especially since it's a case that don't have any decent preorder bonus.

BULLSHIT

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Bear asked so I'm expanding my post (but someone here probably wrote this already).

• Most of those "better" screenshots are from a trailer which was made ON THE ENGINE =/= gameplay footage.
• Most of the trailers we've seen so far were captured on a either PS4 or Xbox One. Those are consoles and they do have worse graphics.
• None of the trailers we've seen so far represented an Ultra quality from a PC version of the game (as someone from the dev team stated on reddit, I believe). They're saving that for the launch so "players get slapped across the face".

Also, here's a permalink to the comment, supporting what I wrote, on reddit.
Also this.
And this.

I found this on reddit and neogaf link it doesn't look downgraded, at least not on watch dogs level.

For me it looks too colorful and sweet. Downgrade clearly visible but i hope it will get better ..

I just love how everyone is like "who cares lol". Asslicking at its best. Spit on me, lie to me, I'll still suck your cock because that's just the way I am! Never change, fanboys.

If all you look for in a game is shiny gfx then your missing out.

Sad, but true. Anyway, we'll see by ourselves on 19th May.

Let's get the facts even more straight.

1. Most gameplays are on consoles, no wanting to start the 'pc master race' stuff, but facts are facts.
2. Not one screenshot/video was even in ultra.
3. Those shady screenshots that are claimed to be downgraded are even before the game was even optimized.
4. The gorgeous screenshots are ON THE ENGINE which doesn't mean gameplay footage.

Also click here.

Source: In CD PROJEKT RED we trust.

Ugh, this mindless qq over graphics is why we got The Order: 1886. Having awesome graphics is nice but graphics < gameplay any day of the week.

gog/cdpr shills incoming.

I never trust anything I see in trailers anyways...still kinda disappointing, at least I got the game from a trader way way back.

this is what happens if a dev insists on parity between high end pc hardware and low end console hardware...........................
CDPR also has a partnership with microsoft and I bet they are being paid so Pc dont look inferior to Xbone.

Its sad they removed the realistic blood in the water or the downgraded edges on buildings etc.
PC should get the maximum possible graphic visuals they can deliver and not some console bullshit....

I'm sad now

Open World !

Once I've finished W1&2, there'll be tons of texture/lightning/particle mods anyways.

Just hope that the gameplay & story will be solid.

Wait, I had a busy weekend, did I miss something? Is the game out yet?

No?

Then how is this thread actually a thing?

I mean how can you even...

We have no idea how the game will look like until some reviewers show some detailed footage at least. Why don't someone make an image of Geralt in MS Paint and post it claiming its from Witcher 3. Because that will have just as much credibility. I mean, we have no certainty what versions of the game we've seen so far.

Until we see footage from the actual retail version, we won't know for sure how was the game downgraded, if it will be downgraded at all.

I mean seriously, can't people at least wait to complain about a thing once they have actually seen it?

Is that what people do now? Complaining about things that you think might be bad, but you don't know?

I mean you can be skeptical for sure, but nothing validates jumping to conclusions yet.

There is no hard evidence that Witcher III will be lower in quality. The screenshots do not represent the actual gameplay or graphical limits and there has been rumors that they were intentionally lower quality so as to keep the highest quality a surprise. CDPR plans on releasing screenshots and footage of the game on the highest quality settings on release. Doing so before then could hurt console sales, since people may feel like they were cheated out of the sort of quality available on the PC version.

CDPR stated that there is only one texture model for every character and they unified all platforms using a single build. They did also state, however, that there are high and ultra quality settings available to the PC version, which may sound contradictory at first. What people don't understand is that their statements were sufficiently vague so as to permit scalability. Although the model textures and builds are the same, the quality levels could be scaled. Just because it's the same texture model, that may only imply that it there was only one base design off which the developers scaled to fit the quality settings. If the quality settings were the same and this applied universally to all platform releases, why would there be quality settings at all?

There is no valid rationale for a downgrade. It would butcher sales and ensure a failed project, even if their sales included those from consoles. Even if this is true (and I find it extremely unlikely), and they did "downgrade", CDPR has stated multiple times that they were under time constraints to get the game released due to the pressure from the publishers and impatient fans. Any deficits in the game, in my opinion, should be blamed on this. If you don't let the artist have ample time to perform their craft to their best, the finished product would be an unfinished disaster of truncated quality. Call me crazy, but I have faith that they will not fuck this one up. CDPR has developed outstanding games in the past and they have displayed their skills as both competent and talented developers.

Baseless speculation and eyeball guesstimates do nothing but dash the hopes of fans and drive away prospecting users misinformed by ignorant critics. I'd recommend keeping your speculation to a minimum until the game has actually been released.

Are you serious? Way to go misinforming people and making fuss about nothing. Look at this screen, it's low graphics settings, MAYBE medium max. Not to mention CD Projekt already said in an interview they conducted a few months ago that there will be NO downgrade. Do you have any actual proof that there will be downgrade present aside from a low-res screenshot taken during playthrough on low/med settings without any filters on? Yeah, didn't think so.

Probably some butthurt guy made it who can't run the game even on high settings lol.

Not sure what the fuss is about, just wait for the release and we'll see PC quality. Suppose those abysmal pics are from the console version. :3

The graphics are not getting better with time, but getting worse!

How is this possible? An uproar is inevitable....downgrading as if they were porting to a weaker hardware.

Also, since I started digging around and found a Polish article that talks about these things (I talk about this here).

When asked about supposed worsening of the graphics in the VGA trailer as compared to earlier ones, they say this:

Natomiast sprawą subiektywną pozostaje jakość oświetlenia i doświetlenie tego zwiastuna. Popełniliśmy błąd polegający na tym, że część ujęć była wyrenderowana w barwach ciemnych i szaroburych. Po prostu taka opcja została wylosowana przez silnik. Myślę, że znajdą się miejsca, które będą wyglądać oszałamiająco dobrze i nikt nam nie zarzuci, że różnią się one od tych z pierwszego trailera. Niestety będą też fragmenty, gdzie gra będzie wyglądała gorzej. Tak też jest w GTA – jak przyjdzie szkwał i jest szaro, szczególnie w lesie, grafika wyda się z pewnością gorsza od tej z żyjącego miasta rozświetlonego neonami.

which roughly translates to this (my translation, I am a native speaker of Polish)

What is subjective, however, is the quality of lighting in this trailer. We've made a mistake by showing some of the scenes rendered in dark and greyish colors. That was the option generated by the engine. I believe that there will be places in the game that will look unbelievably good, and no one will be able to say that they differ from the first trailer. Unfortunately, there will be fragments of the game that will look worse. It's just like in GTA - once there is squall and everything is grey (especially in the forest) the graphics will definitely seem to be worse then graphics from a living city illuminated by neon lights.

So why don't we just chill for a bit?

It does not really matter as far as I am concerned.
I have a GTX980, i7 4790K, 8GB and GSync monitor with 2560 x 1440 @ 144Hz display. Even then I know I can barely run this game at 100 FPS, which is what I always aim for at high settings. Some demanding effects removed does not really mean a bad thing as far as I am concerned. If they were in game, I would probably have had to disable a lot of them anyway.

If they did reduce the graphics, it will most likely be because they were taking too much resources. they do need to make sure that the majority of population can play the game without feeling they are missing out too much.

Most media up to this point is Production Media, ofton this does not reflect the final game. They could have nerfed the game visually to lower the hardware specs & for consoles. But I believe PC will still get the best quality & if not at first, then there will likely be an enhanced version for higher spec machines later.

the thing is they've clearly changed he atmosphere or even we can say art style a little bit,you know those pictures from 2 years ago,they have a dark and kinda realistic feeling to them but newer build are more fantasy looking imo.for example the colors,in newer build colors are much livelier and brighter (trees for example)
and there is a day/night and weather system in the game,so some of those pictures might have been taken during a different time so they can't be compared.

i personally believe in CDProject,and i don't get why people are acting like this(and by "this" i mean like whiny bitches),at least wait for the full release.