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echo64@lemmy.world 8 months agoExcept where it clearly can. For example, Witcher 3’s next gen update adds features like ray tracing.
this is a new SKU release for next gen systems, it’s not a patch. it’s a new version of the game.
520@kbin.social 8 months ago
No, it is a patch:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505545/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update-ps5-xbox-pc-hands-on
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
…playstation.com/…/EP9000-CUSA10249_00-THELASTOFU… this game has a next-gen patch for ps5 to get higher framerates: ref blog.playstation.com/…/the-last-of-us-part-ii-per…
note how it says [ps4]
…playstation.com/…/EP4497-PPSA10408_00-0000000000… this game has a next-gen SKU for ps5, to access ps5 feature sets, that they misnamed as a “patch”. note how it says [ps4] [ps5]
520@kbin.social 8 months ago
You're mixing your terminology, bud.
SKU is a shipping and retail thing. It's a unique identifier for products shipped. It has nothing to do with software patches and so forth.
Witcher 3 has a seperate entry for PS5 because they also ship a separate PS5 version.
Thing is, if I put the PS4 version of the game into the drive, and download the updates, the game I have is exactly the same as the PS5 physical.
It is a patch. Not a completely different version of the game.