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While Elder Ring was the hit game of the year, sold millions of copies and won game of the year at The Game Awards, surpassed by the 2015 game which usurped its position as the highest rated open world RPG .
More precisely, the 2015 game, which received an update for next-generation consoles. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has received a patch for next-gen consoles, and Xbox Series X and PS5 owners have been able to see Geralt and the continent appear much more visually impressive. It’s not just about graphical updates, as CD Projekt has improved performance along with a number of changes, updates and content additions. All of which means that the current-gen version of the game has received rave reviews across the board.
It was the PlayStation 5 version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that overtook Elden Ring in the standings. On review aggregation site Metacritic, the average score from professional critics has reached a score of 97. The work that CDPR has put into the game has clearly paid off as The Witcher 3 now surpasses Elden Ring, which still holds a very high score. high of 96.
But, as Gamesradar notes, the updated version of The Witcher 3 was released relatively recently, and with the arrival of new reviews, the score may change, and the scores of the Polish developer’s title will be equal to the game of the year from FromSoftware or even become inferior.