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    simple@lemm.ee
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      simple@lemm.ee
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      See also: CD Projekt Red claims stunning The Witcher 4 Unreal tech demo was running on standard PS5 at 60FPS with ray tracing

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        zerohora@lemmy.ml
        wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:40 last edited by
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        Only relevant thing from this is to see Skellige, prettiest part from TW3

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          teft@lemmy.world
          wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:32 last edited by teft@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 11:33
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          What does it matter what it was running on? This looks pre rendered and anything pre rendered will look good even on a potato. Case in point Blizzard’s old pre renders in warcraft and diablo.

          Don’t get me wrong, i’m excited for new witcher, just be realistic on the requirements. I’d rather not have another cyberpunk ps4 fiasco.

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          • Z zerohora@lemmy.ml
            3 Jun 2025, 14:40

            Only relevant thing from this is to see Skellige, prettiest part from TW3

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            ashtear@lemm.ee
            wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:46 last edited by
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            This is in Kovir.

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              ashtear@lemm.ee
              wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:51 last edited by
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              Ugh, I can already tell this is my deadline for my getting a GPU upgrade.

              Hopefully the switch to a third-party engine means I won't have to wait a year after release like I did with CP2077. I imagine this game has to be super important to Epic.

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                cosmonova@lemmy.world
                wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 16:04 last edited by cosmonova@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 12:06
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                Well damn I know it's just footage of a tech demo so there is a lot that can happen still and Ciri was definitely not controlled live (as they tried to make us believe if you watched the full event. Like seriously, who's going to believe you when you slice up a horse and voxelize trees? Holding the controller on stage was just corny, sorry guys) BUT it looks amazing! I especially loved how they showcased some of the technical details. I really didn't think it would impress me this much because they showed way more about a game that's probably years away from release than I ever anticipated. And again, a lot can still happen and go wrong but I would lie if I said I wasn't hyped already. Mission accomplished I guess.

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                  astigma@feddit.uk
                  wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 16:19 last edited by astigma@feddit.uk 6 Mar 2025, 13:10
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                  While this is definitely real-time and in-engine, it's so heavily scripted and such a small vertical slice of the game that it can't be used as a representation of the final game at all. CDPR have learned nothing from Cyberpunk and Witcher 3 launches, it seems.

                  ETA: CDPR have clarified that this isn't The Witcher 4 but the way they speak about the features demonstrated makes me think that wasn't their original intention when showing this on stage and that they're already trying to walk some of it back.

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                    lojcs@lemm.ee
                    wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 16:32 last edited by lojcs@lemm.ee 6 Mar 2025, 12:34
                    #9

                    Surely digital foundry will find improvements but to me this doesn't look that different than witcher 3. Better animations and hair looks better I think? Never noticed lod transitions myself. The promise of increaaed interactivity means nothing in a trailer neither. I only hope it has better multi core performance especially with ray tracing

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                      3 Jun 2025, 15:46

                      This is in Kovir.

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                      zerohora@lemmy.ml
                      wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 16:46 last edited by
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                      Good to know. Another cool nordic region.

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                      • T teft@lemmy.world
                        3 Jun 2025, 15:32

                        What does it matter what it was running on? This looks pre rendered and anything pre rendered will look good even on a potato. Case in point Blizzard’s old pre renders in warcraft and diablo.

                        Don’t get me wrong, i’m excited for new witcher, just be realistic on the requirements. I’d rather not have another cyberpunk ps4 fiasco.

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                        simple@lemm.ee
                        wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 17:25 last edited by
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                        It's running in real time.

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                        • Z zerohora@lemmy.ml
                          3 Jun 2025, 16:46

                          Good to know. Another cool nordic region.

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                          thisismyname@lemm.ee
                          wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 17:36 last edited by
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                          Skellige is celtic, not nordic. Think Ireland/Scotland rather than Norway/Sweden.

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                          • T thisismyname@lemm.ee
                            3 Jun 2025, 17:36

                            Skellige is celtic, not nordic. Think Ireland/Scotland rather than Norway/Sweden.

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                            zerohora@lemmy.ml
                            wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 17:50 last edited by
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                            But Skellige is known for the drakkar(longships), that's nordic no?

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                              3 Jun 2025, 17:50

                              But Skellige is known for the drakkar(longships), that's nordic no?

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                              thisismyname@lemm.ee
                              wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:35 last edited by
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                              Aye, but also Celtic because of Nordic influence.

                              https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Helly_Aa

                              If you click this link and scroll down to the gallery you can see what are essentially Viking longships but in a Celtic nation.

                              Celtic and Nordic cultures have a lot of similarities because of geographic proximity but they're also distinctly their own.

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                                3 Jun 2025, 17:36

                                Skellige is celtic, not nordic. Think Ireland/Scotland rather than Norway/Sweden.

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                                cyberfae@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:36 last edited by
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                                Skellige is a combination of Celtic/Scottish and Viking culture

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                                  3 Jun 2025, 16:32

                                  Surely digital foundry will find improvements but to me this doesn't look that different than witcher 3. Better animations and hair looks better I think? Never noticed lod transitions myself. The promise of increaaed interactivity means nothing in a trailer neither. I only hope it has better multi core performance especially with ray tracing

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                                  spacetimemachine@lemmy.world
                                  wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:38 last edited by
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                                  Have you gone and looked at what W3 looks like recently? It's not a bad looking game by any stretch but this still looks significantly better imo. The vegetation density definitely looks way better, as well as the lighting.

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                                  • S spacetimemachine@lemmy.world
                                    3 Jun 2025, 18:38

                                    Have you gone and looked at what W3 looks like recently? It's not a bad looking game by any stretch but this still looks significantly better imo. The vegetation density definitely looks way better, as well as the lighting.

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                                    lojcs@lemm.ee
                                    wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 19:07 last edited by
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                                    I've been playing it the last week

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                                      3 Jun 2025, 17:36

                                      Skellige is celtic, not nordic. Think Ireland/Scotland rather than Norway/Sweden.

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                                      ulrikhd@lemm.ee
                                      wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 19:20 last edited by
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                                      It's a mix, even if the names are more celtic, the culture is inspired by norse culture. CDPR initially considered having the people of Skellige speak Norwegian.

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                                      • C cosmonova@lemmy.world
                                        3 Jun 2025, 16:04

                                        Well damn I know it's just footage of a tech demo so there is a lot that can happen still and Ciri was definitely not controlled live (as they tried to make us believe if you watched the full event. Like seriously, who's going to believe you when you slice up a horse and voxelize trees? Holding the controller on stage was just corny, sorry guys) BUT it looks amazing! I especially loved how they showcased some of the technical details. I really didn't think it would impress me this much because they showed way more about a game that's probably years away from release than I ever anticipated. And again, a lot can still happen and go wrong but I would lie if I said I wasn't hyped already. Mission accomplished I guess.

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                                        darkkite@lemmy.ml
                                        wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 19:21 last edited by
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                                        parts of the demo could be player controlled

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                                        • S spacetimemachine@lemmy.world
                                          3 Jun 2025, 18:38

                                          Have you gone and looked at what W3 looks like recently? It's not a bad looking game by any stretch but this still looks significantly better imo. The vegetation density definitely looks way better, as well as the lighting.

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                                          jiveturkey@lemmy.world
                                          wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 21:00 last edited by
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                                          I've been replaying W3 and I agree. This looks quite a bit better in terms of foliage density and character detail. W3 still looks great though.

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