The Witcher 3 Remastered Will Work Just Fine on Steam Deck According to CDPR

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In case you missed the news over the past couple of weeks, The Witcher 3 is receiving a remaster, and you're likely keen to know how the remaster will actually perform. Well, speaking to PCGamer, the devs at CDPR (CD Projekt Red) seemed to confirm they don't expect performance to change much.

By using more efficient, modern rendering techniques, CDPR expects The Witcher 3 Remastered to look better than the original game with minimal performance impact, and both the Steam Deck and Switch 2 are planned to run the game well.

Here's a quote from an executive producer at CD Projekt Red:

When it comes to Steam Deck, based on what we see, the game will work the same way, but look much much better. Because from one side we are bringing all these improvements, we are bringing new content, we are upgrading the assets ... new rendering features.

With the newer rendering engine, many of the systems just work faster. So we are just capable of showing a more beautiful image with the same cost, and this is also the case for the Nintendo Switch 2, which is coming together with the Remaster as well.

Jakub Kutrzuba - CDPR Executive Producer of External Products

Are you excited to get your hands on The Witcher 3 Remastered? You won't have long to wait, as the game plans to release on September 29th, 2026, and is a free update for all owners of The Witcher 3.

Source: PCGamer

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