HELP. How To Download Witcher 3 Next Gen Update?

[craigplaysall]

The huge Witcher 3 Next Gen update releases worldwide tomorrow on December 14. Very anticipated. But how do I actually download it? I have the game installed already on Steam. So does it just automatically update itself? Do we have to go somewhere or visit some page? Like what's the process here?

[Snapjak]

Download Witcher 3. When the update is released, update Witcher 3.

Same process as any other update on Steam. This is not a new release (Skyrim Special Edition f.e.) to my knowledge.

[The Nothing Man]

first on steam?
yes?

just wait. Steam wont release anything like gog does

what is the next gen update do you mean witcher 1 update?
methinks?

either way this is steam.

if the game has an update it will do so
if not it wont
wait for tomorrow, check out gog or your steam queue.
if its on gog and not the queue, its very common for gog to get patches lonnnng before steam
hence why most companies are going away from steam

hugs

seems like you arent a steam user so good!
But yes, check the game TOMORROW dec 14th not today or tonight tomorrow
best place to ask this is also NEVER ON STEAM FORUMS
go to gog and say this there, you wont have pos mods, and you get a real answer from staff working on it.

hopes and rest well

[craigplaysall]

Maybe I bought Witcher 3 on GOG and just transferred it over. I don't really know. I don't remember. How do I check if the purchase was on Steam or GOG?

[craigplaysall]

Nevermind. I found it. I logged into GOG and I never purchased it on GOG. I purchased Witcher 3 Complete on Steam. But on GOG it's currently 80% discounted. So I'll probably just buy it again on GOG because it's only like $13. If the mods for it on GOG are truly much better than the mods on Steam.

[The Nothing Man]

you cannot transfer anything over
you can add any non steam game to steam interface but it wont transition into a steam game

moderators NOT MODS as in modifications
mods are = on all
do NOT buy the game again if you own it.
please

you either own it on steam or dont
if not, get the game its great
moderators suck here
gog has great ones.

SO with the witcher 3 complete on steam its the same as gog
minus offline ability

also if you ever see a CDPR game, prolly best to get it on gog
as they run it
lol
hugs and UGHS

I irk at valhalla AC release on steam
its terrible to do such a thing esp when we JUST had TONS of dlc content revoked and all MP anything.
yeah lets buy it again!
no

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

SO with the witcher 3 complete on steam its the same as gog
minus offline ability

Offline Mode works perfectly fine on Steam for Witcher 3.

[The Nothing Man]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

SO with the witcher 3 complete on steam its the same as gog
minus offline ability

Offline Mode works perfectly fine on Steam for Witcher 3.

LOL
my fault for not typing correctly
GOG allows you to download and keep ALL files
steam requires an active net to dl games

so gog is the only place in this modern world where you can go to backup
and play the game with zero internet as the files are downloaded locally
you cannot do this with steam
not without exe illegal bypasses that is.


this is why most adore gog, that and they update more stuff like dosbox games and vers
patches usually first on gog vs steam or such.

hugs

[craigplaysall]

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

you cannot transfer anything over
you can add any non steam game to steam interface but it wont transition into a steam game

moderators NOT MODS as in modifications
mods are = on all
do NOT buy the game again if you own it.
please

I purchased WItcher 3 on Steam. Not on GOG. But since the game is dirt cheap right now (only $13) I thought I would just buy it again on GOG and then have it stored on GOG. Also have access to game mods on GOG and possibly faster support or faster updates through GOG. Just an idea.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Originally posted by alexanderbouraad:

Nevermind. I found it. I logged into GOG and I never purchased it on GOG. I purchased Witcher 3 Complete on Steam. But on GOG it's currently 80% discounted. So I'll probably just buy it again on GOG because it's only like $13. If the mods for it on GOG are truly much better than the mods on Steam.

............... what? Mods are for the game itself, the platform doesn't matter.

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

Originally posted by Ogami:

Offline Mode works perfectly fine on Steam for Witcher 3.

LOL
my fault for not typing correctly
GOG allows you to download and keep ALL files
steam requires an active net to dl games

so gog is the only place in this modern world where you can go to backup
and play the game with zero internet as the files are downloaded locally
you cannot do this with steam
not without exe illegal bypasses that is.


this is why most adore gog, that and they update more stuff like dosbox games and vers
patches usually first on gog vs steam or such.

hugs

You can download witcher 3 on steam and play it offline. What are you even on about?

[The Nothing Man]

Originally posted by Judgmental Amaterasu:

Originally posted by alexanderbouraad:

Nevermind. I found it. I logged into GOG and I never purchased it on GOG. I purchased Witcher 3 Complete on Steam. But on GOG it's currently 80% discounted. So I'll probably just buy it again on GOG because it's only like $13. If the mods for it on GOG are truly much better than the mods on Steam.

............... what? Mods are for the game itself, the platform doesn't matter.

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

LOL
my fault for not typing correctly
GOG allows you to download and keep ALL files
steam requires an active net to dl games

so gog is the only place in this modern world where you can go to backup
and play the game with zero internet as the files are downloaded locally
you cannot do this with steam
not without exe illegal bypasses that is.


this is why most adore gog, that and they update more stuff like dosbox games and vers
patches usually first on gog vs steam or such.

hugs

You can download witcher 3 on steam and play it offline. What are you even on about?

go back
read carefully

note:
steam requires the internet
you can never download games if you say move to a place that HAS NO internet
go try to download the games and play em offline you do that

they wont work

gog allows basically an iso
steam backups are NOT the same
sheeesh kid
google why gog is better than steam

"The primary difference between games on Steam and games on GOG is that GOG is entirely DRM-free. If you purchase a game on the platform, it's yours to own — period.

Steam games perform a check to ensure you're connected to Steam. In theory, it's possible to lose your Steam library if Steam ever vanishes"

now thats just one pic on it
google
understand GOG has and always will be superior to steam
other than the lower library listing
they have old better stable games that do not require steam drm to run
you playing "offline" still requires friggen STEAM
ugh kid

google
learn

PS

MODS as in people that moderate the forums
the moderators are SUPERIOR to steam mods which are usually dev based and idiotic.
you will never see insane bans on gog forums as you do here.
ban reason " added nothing important to the conversation"
ban length forever

this wasnt me that got this but yep its happened mannny times
then steam global bans you
gl!

haha
use BOTH gog and steam
then unplug that net
and understand

[Snapjak]

If you go somewhere without internet you can't download from GOG either so what's your point there?

No internet and you already have Steam and Witcher 3 installed? Just launch W3 from it's executable, it has zero drm on Steam so it doesn't even need Steam to be running. What's your point there?

Want to put W3 in a blu-ray? Go ahead. Again, no DRM on Steam, so what's the point there?


Why are you ranting about mods in a thread asking about updating W3 tomorrow?

[The Nothing Man]

facepalm

dl the games now from both
gog and steam
with net

then go turn off the net
and try to play steam games which require auth
steam itself is a drm you DO know that right?
ugh

no one ranted about mods
I made a correction as mods can be considered two things I didnt want the poster to be confused
the people are nicer on gog
as is shown by this thread

on gog it would be removed already and you.. and I wouldnt be welcome
I am trying to help someone
you are giving bad and false info to them
and are trolling the topic here
which is against steam tos

please stay on topic or move on
ty

PS
if you can run W3 steam ver from an exe offline,
you pirated the exe
or
you never want achievements or to use steam saves again
hugs

[Snapjak]

Originally posted by Kaldire Corehan:

facepalm

dl the games now from both
gog and steam
with net

then go turn off the net
and try to play steam games which require auth
steam itself is a drm you DO know that right?
ugh

A game requiring authorization either Steam or first party isn't a Steam problem, it's a game problem and would likely be the same on GOG. The games GOG offers that Steam also offers largely don't have any problem with running offline or without Steam period.

no one ranted about mods
I made a correction as mods can be considered two things I didnt want the poster to be confused
the people are nicer on gog
as is shown by this thread

You went on about mods in your initial post.

on gog it would be removed already and you.. and I wouldnt be welcome
I am trying to help someone
you are giving bad and false info to them
and are trolling the topic here
which is against steam tos

I literally told them exactly what to do, before you.

Also, PLEASE PLEASE point to that "tos violation".

please stay on topic or move on
ty

PS
if you can run W3 steam ver from an exe offline,
you pirated the exe

Well this just shows you know nothing about CDPR And their Steam offerings, as they have zero DRM on all their games on Steam. Witcher 1-3, Cyberpunk. None of them actually require Steam to be running.

[Satoru]

It silly since the PC version is already the 'next gen update'

[The Nothing Man]

wow kid
just

wow


as for tos you will find out.
I mean kid mods make up their tos mostly
I showed an example
you are also living proof to that guy gog is superior in forum base at least.
as per mod
someone posted.. if you had read which you did not,
that MODS are the same on gog and steam, he meant mods not the moderators
I simply corrected this. You didnt read that. so

If you think steam has no drm you are the one giving false info out
quick open task manager
show the steam processes
yeah thought so



"Why does Steam use DRM?

The Steam DRM wrapper is an important part of Steam platform because it verifies game ownership and ensures that Steamworks features work properly by launching Steam before launching the game. The Steam DRM wrapper by itself is not an anti-piracy solution.
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/drm

please follow guidelines and get back on topic and off me.
this is trolling a thread and yes its in the tos
google it or ask a nice mod