CD Projeckt Red Cyberpunk 2077

[DlAMONDZ]

Sony Removes Cyberpunk 2077 from PS Store, Will Offer Refunds to PlayStation Players Who Already Bought It - IGN

Worst launch ever?

 

[Iceman]

That’s also affected CD Projekt’s stock price again (down 12% today). They are 42% lower than they were 2 weeks ago!

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Worst launch ever?

Not even top 5, and certainly not from a money making perspective. They made a lot of money off this and eventually it will stabilize.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

I only played about 10-15 hours. Not big on the base stuff, or the tedium of every little thing you do in the game. But I remember the horse and shooting being good. Been a while though.

I am a FromSoft, Platinum and good Capcom kind of guy. Give me the quality gameplay and a world I believe in to have some fun, and you pretty much have me.

I adore video games as a storytelling medium but the ludonarrative has to be consistent the story they're trying to tell which is another thing the Deus Ex games do exceptionally well. The original Deus Ex was made in direct contrast to Daggerfall. They didn't set out to make the biggest and expansive world, Deus Ex is focused on being the most detailed and interactive city block you can explore. With Red Dead 2 specifically, the design decisions directly conflict with the story and the characters are so stupid because of this, the entire game comes off as a wild west version of Trailer Park Boys.

With Cyberpunk, technical issues aside, the quest design and the core gameplay still sucks. Uodates and hot fixes aren't going to fix that.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So CDPR's employees sound happy:

Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch

One employee asked the board why it had said in January that the game was “complete and playable” when that wasn’t true, to which the board answered that it would take responsibility. Another developer asked whether CD Projekt’s directors felt it was hypocritical to make a game about corporate exploitation while expecting that their employees work overtime. The response was vague and noncommital.

Many industry observers have wondered why Cyberpunk 2077, which was first announced in 2012 and was delayed three times in 2020, still appears to be unfinished. Several current and former staff who worked on Cyberpunk 2077 have all said the same thing: The game’s deadlines, set by the board of directors, were always unrealistic. It was clear to many of the developers that they needed more time.

 

[Sithborg]

Not even top 5, and certainly not from a money making perspective. They made a lot of money off this and eventually it will stabilize.

I will punch the Doritos Pope if it gets Best Game Direction as the 2021 Game Awards.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Not even top 5, and certainly not from a money making perspective. They made a lot of money off this and eventually it will stabilize.

Idk this is pretty unprecedented. Not only are they gonna miss out on sales from the biggest shopping season of the year but CD Projekt's rep has been completely destroyed

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I will punch the Doritos Pope if it gets Best Game Direction as the 2021 Game Awards.

Funny, I already did that.

I would say Ragnarok has to be an early contender, but if I am honest, that ain't coming out next year.

 

[Gee]

So Microsoft will now provide refunds for digital copies too and Best Buy will do so for physical copies.

So CDPR's employees sound happy:

Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch

The devs have every right to be angry at the higher management for this **** show.

I will punch the Doritos Pope if it gets Best Game Direction as the 2021 Game Awards.

What, you don't agree with Naughty Dog getting that award last week for TLoU 2?

 

[Sithborg]

Idk this is pretty unprecedented. Not only are they gonna miss out on sales from the biggest shopping season of the year but CD Projekt's rep has been completely destroyed

Their stock price has been decimated. And with an angry board, they are ripe for a buyout.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Their stock price has been decimated. And with an angry board, they are ripe for a buyout.

I've been thinking about this, and it makes me super sad.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Idk this is pretty unprecedented. Not only are they gonna miss out on sales from the biggest shopping season of the year but CD Projekt's rep has been completely destroyed

They won't lose money on this. I am rather sure of that, because even if half the people who bought it already return it, that will see be somewhere in the realm of 5-7 million sold in the first month. If we are talking actual bad launches, we have seen some games lose insane amounts of money. EA had that with both Andromeda and Anthem back to back. This might ruin CDPR's rep, but they will be eventually be fine. Especially with the launch of Witcher 4 which is definitely coming next now.

 

[Iceman]

So CDPR's employees sound happy:

Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch

Sack the board now.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

Microsoft has bought Bethesda, Obsidian, InXile. Wouldn't be surprised if they swooped in on CDPR.

 

[Silvermoth]

I also suspect this. Oh well no great loss at this point.

I’m wondering what they plan to do sequel wise? I can’t imagine people being excited for cyberpunk 2078 after all this. So switch the name but set it in the same universe? Like solarpunk 2077 or something? Or just not bother. See with games like this it’s all about the franchise investment

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I also suspect this. Oh well no great loss at this point.

I’m wondering what they plan to do sequel wise? I can’t imagine people being excited for cyberpunk 2078 after all this. So switch the name but set it in the same universe? Like solarpunk 2077 or something? Or just not bother. See with games like this it’s all about the franchise investment

The Witcher 4.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

90 gigs of patches and counting. In 8 days.

 

[Snow Queen]

Running down the street in this game led me to five of the same NPC model within about a block.

 

[Marvolo]

Microsoft has bought Bethesda, Obsidian, InXile. Wouldn't be surprised if they swooped in on CDPR.

EA might buy them. Which is about the worst possible scenario. EA would have them make a game completely out of CDPR's wheelhouse and fill it with microtransactions and when it fails EA will shut CDPR down. GOG would definitely be killed.

 

[Marvolo]

CDPR really do deserve any backlash they get and more. Not threats of violence. That's gross and should never be a thing. But actual backlash for their business practices? Well deserved imo. I mean look at this. All this talk of the Cyberpunk culture and them being pro consumer. And they pulled a game because they are afraid of China. Nothing is less Cyberpunk then giving into the system:

CD Projekt under fire for dramatic U-turn on Devotion GOG release

I'm getting tired of Chinese censors and their snowflake leader having any say about the entertainment I consume.

 

[Teelie]

90 gigs of patches and counting. In 8 days.

Glad I dodged this bullet. I was looking forward to this game but the delays and my aversion to preorders with a combination of lack of time coupled with other games I want to get to first (currently Ghost of Tsushima) meant I held off. Now in a year or two when the game is actually finished I will give it a go.

 

[Marvolo]

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.05 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Promises Improved Stability, Main Quest Bug Fixes, Better Enemy AI, and More

Look at the patch notes. All those missions with glitches. Its bonkers.

 

[Silvermoth]

Glad I dodged this bullet. I was looking forward to this game but the delays and my aversion to preorders with a combination of lack of time coupled with other games I want to get to first (currently Ghost of Tsushima) meant I held off. Now in a year or two when the game is actually finished I will give it a go.

oh ghost of Tsushima is amazing! Get that, you’ll have the best time!

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.05 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Promises Improved Stability, Main Quest Bug Fixes, Better Enemy AI, and More

Look at the patch notes. All those missions with glitches. Its bonkers.

interesting, PlayStation 4 seems most effected by this whole mess but all these patches are either for every platform or specifically Xbox. Adds weight to my theory they’re planning to be bought out by Daddy Gates

 

[Teelie]

Currently the PS4 and Ghost are updating. The PS4 is not very old (4 years give or take) but has this past year and a half the habit of failing to install OS updates unless done via safe mode so I have to shut it down completely, then redownload the update and then wait for it to do all the restart nonsense and then it will let me update Ghost of Tsushima and finally play.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

Getting a refund on this, might give it another look after it gets a lot more bug fixes and its DLC comes out. But it's just not polished enough, doesn't take advantage of my PS5 (in hindsight, PS5/Series X version not being ready at launch should've been a huge red flag), consistently crashes every 1-2 hours, and is missing a lot of features.