Patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered began rolling out on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 19, 2026, with “adjustments to image sharpening and resolution to improve visual clarity and fidelity.” CD Projekt Red’s Switch 2 patch notes say it reaches most regions today, and the Japanese version follows once it passes certification.
The Details
Patch 5.01 reached PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 8. In those notes, CD Projekt Red promised Switch 2 “closer parity between all versions” and better “image clarity and sharpness.” The Switch 2-specific changes:
- Sharper image. Sharpening and resolution are adjusted for clarity. CDPR does not give new resolution figures.
- A crash fix for a rare crash when moving between in-game regions.
- Mods. Cache handling for Cross-Platform Mod Support is optimized.
- HD Rumble. Ladder climbing now rumbles in both Joy-Con 2 controllers, not just the left one.
- Map pins can no longer be placed on the black bars around the map.
The shared fixes arrive too. Automatically Apply Blade Oils now stays on between sessions, dodging no longer lags, and sprinting while dodging no longer drains all your Stamina. Exploding Shield now reflects damage, and Synergy shows its real bonus. Graphics settings gain Bloom, Light Shafts and Depth of Field options. CDPR also fixed an issue that “could affect save file data,” with measures for saves already hit.
Two side effects: the policy consent screen appears again, and My Rewards or Twitch and Bilibili Drops items may show up twice in the chest in Vizima. CDPR’s advice is to “consider them a bonus.”
What This Means for Players
This is the update CD Projekt Red promised Switch 2 players when everyone else got 5.01. Our Switch 2 guide has the performance targets CDPR gave before launch, 720p handheld and 1080p docked; this patch tunes the image without publishing new numbers, so judge it on your own screen.
If you run mods on Switch 2, the cache change is aimed at you, and our console mods guide covers how mod.io works there. If a save goes missing after updating, start with our saves not showing fix. PS5 owners got a separate stability fix last week, covered in our Hotfix 5.01b story, and every guide lives on our Witcher 3 hub.
When and Where
- Switch 2: Patch 5.01 is rolling out now in most regions; the Japanese version follows after certification.
- PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: Patch 5.01 has been out since October 8.
Source: CD Projekt Red, “Patch 5.01 out now for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered,” thewitcher.com, October 19, 2026.