Witcher 3 gameplay from YouTubers from CDPR event
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either way it isn't a big deal. the encoding quality sucks so bad that you don't lose all that much in 1080->720 for these particular youtube videos.
viveks86
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Also his next video will talk in depth about combat, so I'm really looking forward to that. He should've said when to expect it so that I don't have to keep refreshing his page! :/
jim2point0
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Didn't someone say that there was a 4K video up? Now that I'm home on a real monitor, I want to see what that looks like (albeit with terrible youtube compression).
And it's a god damned shame. But the reason I wanted to see a 1080p video was to see it full screen on a 1080p monitor.
And it's a god damned shame. But the reason I wanted to see a 1080p video was to see it full screen on a 1080p monitor.
Yeah I'm doing the same thing, anyone know what his eta might be? driving me nuts!
He says something else interesting too. Hairworks is a real performance destroyer, we'll see if it even works reasonably on a 980 at release, not that we couldn't have guessed this fact.
It is like people don't know that something like vimeo exists.
Gumbie
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Yeah I remember reading an interview awhile back where they talked about having to really work hard to get the 360 version of the Witcher 2 to turn out like they wanted, Even going as far as calling in some MS xbox guys to help them squeeze every little bit out of the 360.
viveks86
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Gamestar did say it works smoothly in their latest build...
LurkerPrime
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Geralt was so ugly in Witcher 1, so I'll probably avoid that hairstyle like the plague
Ah, I still remember the Witcher 2 Geralt derpface before the new look was finalised.
It took a while, but I've really come to like the new Geralt's look - very fitting. OG hair is the best, though; it's not even a contest.
I did the same thing as you. I suspect we made the right choice.
Anyone says differently, plough 'em.
Shani... Where are you~
jim2point0
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These Youtubers have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. A few have well over a million. That's why they were invited to play the game and record it in the first place.
Youtube sucks for compression, but that's where people go to watch videos. And I'm willing to bet these people were only allowed to upload these videos to their channels and nowhere else (including Gamersyde..... sigh).
Ah, that is good to know. Makes you wonder why it was such a slog on FC4
Bonfires Down
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Yeah, this will likely sell 10+ million. Congrats to CD Projekt.
Afraid she won't be putting in an appearance; it has been confirmed.
Slangblade
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2 to 3 million max
jim2point0
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Uhhhh.... not very likely.
This is probably more realistic. Maybe a bit more if it's as good as it SEEMS to be.
A little unrealistic, but I like your optimism.
I think this is a little low. There are 3 platforms this time around. I'd expect 1-2 million each console and maybe 2-3 on PC. So between 4 and 7 million sounds about right. I hope for the higher number. I think with the rise of Game of Thrones its reasonable to expect a lot more people to be interested in the fantasy genre.
I hope so too man.
Trojan
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With how much promoting they're doing, I would move the ceiling up to 5million in sales. They're really going all out to promote this and people are so thirsty for new gen titles. A similar comparison would be Bloodborne because of its existing hardcore audience, and that sold a million on one platform in a couple weeks. I could see them hitting 3 million by the end of this year and 5 million lifetime.
Good point, it opened the genre up quite a bit.
Denton
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It likely sold that on preorders already.
My expectation is 6 million in two months.
I tried TW2 twice and just couldn't get into it because I need my full story, so I watched TW1's condensed three-hour version on YouTube, but it chopped off too much and I was confused, so I started watching an entire 40-ish hour run of the game, but about 15 hours in school ramped up and I lost the time. ~_~
One day I will play this series in earnest.
One day I will play this series in earnest.
Latvian Hitman
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I could see 5-6 million across the three platforms assuming critical reception is strong.
viveks86
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Why the hell didn't BlimBlim go to Poland?! Grrr...
Bonfires Down
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Witcher 2 is at almost 3 million on Steam. Granted, it took a few years and a lot of sales, but now we also have two consoles where people are thirsting for new gen games. There are no competing releases and people love Skyrim. And PC gaming is bigger than ever.
I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. Framerate dropping below refresh rate is the typical and by far most common cause of stutter.
Stutter occurs whenever the frame delivery is out of sync with the refresh rate of the display.
What you are talking about may be considered a form of stutter, but is more often referred to as hitching.
CarbonFire
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I think 4-5 million in sales isn't far fetched. Between the drought of good "next gen only" games, the brouhaha over Skyrim's paid mods on PC, and just the size and quality of the content on offer here, I could see this game garnering wide appeal.
This game will be a Steam and GOG sale darling for years to come as well.
This game will be a Steam and GOG sale darling for years to come as well.
Slangblade
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I hope I am wrong. It is crazy to think it will do 6 million in 2 months though lol.
Yeah, I could see this being a realistic short term number before we get into $5 fire sale territory. Witcher 2 was nearly at 2 million in its first year on PC alone, this one is day one on all 3 platforms and has a level of hype that is in another stratosphere compared with W2.
viveks86
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They seemed to have a standard demo rig for everyone. A GTX 980 and Intel i7-4790, 16GB RAM (according to Gamestar). Gopher mention that it was a single 980 as well. Assuming everyone got the same config.
I haven't watched any yet. How do they describe the performance? I assume they were playing at 1080p.
The Illiterati
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It always has irritated me that they let you choose her and ignore Triss completely(which I did, knowing nothing about Triss' overall story importance) in Witcher 1 only to then dump her entirely and make Triss a main character. I'll be playing PS4 this time and if they let me talk about love choices, I guess I'll retcon and pretend Shani didn't exist to me either.
His Majesty
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Come on guys, half of Poland is gonna buy this game!
viveks86
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Yeah. Seems it is a solid 60 with occasional drops at 1080p. Though hair works was disabled in this build (along with potentially some other max settings).
Was this due to the build, or should we expect GTX 980 won't be enough for 1080p60 at ultra, and that certain features like hairworks are just to big of a performance hit.
RadioHammer500
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the gameplay and animations just look off for some reason....they nailed everything else too
viveks86
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Ok guys, this IS the max/ultra settings "except for one option". Probably just a build that needs further tweaking (going by what Angry Joe said)
Straight from CDPR:
Whether he is referring to hairworks (probably) or some other option is unclear. It's probably hair works.
Most likely the build. The official word is that a GTX 980 is good enough for 1080p60 ultra.
Straight from CDPR:
Whether he is referring to hairworks (probably) or some other option is unclear. It's probably hair works.
Most likely the build. The official word is that a GTX 980 is good enough for 1080p60 ultra.
Denton
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Not crazy at all. Watch Dogs did more than that and TW3 has similar, if not bigger, hype behind it, and unlike watch dogs it will also fully deliver in quality.
Many people who aren't very familiar with the game believe that it's "the new, better Skyrim" (pardon my words), and let's be honest....it kind of is, but of course, we here know that's a vast understatement. Because of that I think the fans of Skyrim who really didn't know much about the Witcher will pick it up and enjoy it. I'm expecting 10 million sold in lifetime to be quite honest.
Trojan
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Confirmed that it is hairworks from Gopher's description and a screenshot he showed in his video.
it's new and improved but also significantly different in one respect. You are playing a premade character and therefore are much more predefined (no fancy magic, nor real stealth). Still, i agree this will vastly blow skyrim out of the water. Also if REDkit comes out i have no doubt that dedicated modders would be able to do some great things.
Super Stardust
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It is very, very unlikely that The Witcher 3 has already sold 2-3 million copies. That's an absurd estimate. 6 million in two months is also insane, this isn't Halo 4.
I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong on this, this games deserves to sell like hot cakes.