The Nintendo Switch version of The Witcher 3 has finally caught up with its PlayStation and Xbox counterparts as CD Projekt has released a patch that includes the best features from version 4.0, otherwise known as the next-gen update.
Patch 4.04 was announced on the Witcher website, and while this includes a handful of bug fixes and smaller updates to all versions of the game, it’s the Switch version that will see the biggest changes.
Though it doesn’t include more technically demanding features like ray-tracing that the PS5, Xbox Series, and PC versions get to enjoy, the Switch has finally received the more exciting parts of the updates like gameplay changes, major quality of life improvements, and a new quest.
Combat is at one pillar of these changes, as CD Projekt’s addition of the Quick Sign Casting option, dynamic item use, Full Combat Rebalance mod, and other gameplay changes completely refresh The Witcher 3’s action.
The quality of life improvements include quick looting of smaller items like herbs, less fall damage for Geralt’s dodgy knee, dynamic HUD options, an alternative sprint mode, and the default map filter that removes the hundreds of pesky question marks (if players wish) alongside other changes.
A wealth of changes have also been made to various quests, and Switch players can now take on the side quest In the Eternal Fire’s Shadow, inspired by Netflix’s The Witcher, and find an alternative appearance for Dandelion based on the show, too.
In our 9/10 review of the base game, IGN said: “Massive in size, and meticulously detailed, The Witcher 3 ends Geralt’s story on a high note.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
