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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's newest patch, numbered 1.07, has been a hot topic over the weekend. Not only has the update been seemingly delayed in parts of Europe for no given reason, it's apparently also having a negative effect on the game's frame rate, according to tech experts Digital Foundry.

Putting the title through all of the usual tests, the publication found that in some areas, Geralt's biggest adventure suffers from frame rate drops in specific areas. Now, just the other day, we posted a feature on all of the patch's improvements, and stated that, as far as we could tell, the game boasts a smoother frame rate in bustling areas such as the releases's biggest city, Novigrad.

Obviously, we can't argue with Digital Foundry's hard numbers, but we're honestly struggling to notice any negative impact on the title's performance after installing patch 1.07. Indeed, before the latest update, our copy of the game would often chug along rather badly in and around Novigrad - especially when riding around on Roach - so in our case, we can say that we're seeing an improvement in this department. Of course, we can't speak for everyone on the matter, but we'd at least encourage you lot to give the update a try regardless as it implements some superb changes - if you can actually download it, that is.

Moving on, some are claiming that developer CD Projekt Red has recalled the patch following complaints from users - specifically regarding new issues found in the Xbox One and PC versions of the release. However, if this was the case, then surely it's proven false by the fact that some users are still able to grab the patch. Either way, we hope to hear more soon, otherwise we fear that the Polish studio may have a bit of an internet riot on its hands.

So, do you have the patch? Have you noticed improvements, or has your frame rate taken a dive? Give us all the details in the comments section below.

[source eurogamer.net]