A hands-on look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered on PS5 Pro compares ray tracing, performance, controller features, and practical setup tips drawn from play sessions on multiple platforms.
PS5 Pro can run the remaster’s ray tracing mode at a 60fps target, making that mode a clear choice on the Pro.
The remaster changes more than graphics—lighting, foliage, color grading, UI, menus, and fonts were revised across versions.
DualSense support remains a strength for the PS5 release, though motion/gyro controls are missing compared with Switch 2.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered on PS5 Pro delivers a noticeable console upgrade compared with the base PS5, chiefly because PS5 Pro can target 60fps even in the remaster's ray tracing mode. The author played the remaster on PS5, PS5 Pro, Steam Deck, and Switch 2 and prefers the PS5 Pro ray tracing experience for console play, with a few practical setup tips depending on your display.
The remaster offers two primary modes on PlayStation hardware: performance and ray tracing. On the base PS5, performance mode targets higher frame rates while ray tracing is capped lower. PS5 Pro keeps ray tracing at a 60fps target, which the author favored over performance mode once switched.
The remaster isn't just a visual pass. The author calls out revisions to lighting, foliage, color grading, UI, menus, and menu fonts. Still images don't always convey the difference, but enabling ray tracing with a 60fps target on PS5 Pro was declared worthwhile for the console experience.
Screenshots included in the original playthrough were captured using the PS5 system capture because the capture card available couldn't record 4K at 120fps while the game will engage 120Hz on supported displays.
The DualSense features on PS5 remain a strong selling point for this remaster. The author considers the PS5 release the best version in terms of controller support and feel, though they express disappointment that PS5 lacks motion controls or gyro support. By contrast, the Switch 2 remaster adds multiple new control options including motion controls.
The author also reinstalled PS4 and PS5 versions under a secondary account to compare PS4, PS5, and Remastered builds side-by-side.
The author plans a full comparison covering Xbox Series X, ROG Ally, and AYN Thor once the remaster is live and any initial patches are out, ahead of the Songs of the Past expansion. That will extend the current impressions to more hardware.
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