Abandoning Cyberpunk 2077 ‘not an option’ says CDPR [Destructoid]
Thomas Giboney
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CD Projekt RED has reiterated that it is fully committed to fixing, improving, and growing its ambitious RPG Cyberpunk 2077 over the coming years, adamantly stating that the idea of shelving the troubled title and moving on is not even on the table.
“I don’t see an option to shelve Cyberpunk 2077,” CDPR executive Adam Kicinski said in a recent dialogue with Reuters. “We are convinced that we can bring the game to such a state that we can be proud of it and therefore successfully sell it for years to come.”
After years of hype and development, Cyberpunk 2077 finally launched in disastrous fashion in September 2020. In increasingly volatile launch months, the console edition of the hi-tech adventure arrived plagued with technical issues, slaughtering the title’s reputation, birthing an array of mocking memes, and raising the ire of players, shareholders, and publishers alike. Cyberpunk 2077 would soon be pulled from various digital stores, as platform holders such as PlayStation refused to be part of the incendiary backlash toward the console release.
With PS5 and Xbox Series X editions in the works, as well as plans for DLC and expansions rolling out over the next several years – not to mention millions of dollars of development investment – CDPR has no choice but to regain control of this situation, repairing Cyberpunk 2077, polishing its upcoming next-gen ports, and hoping that the re-launch will go some way toward fixing the reputation of both the brand and its developer.
It’s completely doable – there have been numerous major releases that finally found their feet after a poor launch. For CDPR, a studio with a near-pristine reputation for developing excellent titles, Cyberpunk 2077 was expected to be its magnum opus – a release that truly launched a new generation of gaming. There’s no denying that moment has long passed. But it doesn’t mean that CDPR can’t ensure that future iterations of Cyberpunk 2077 do deliver on audience expectations of its audience, which might go some way to salvaging the franchise lest it becomes completely lost in time… Like tears in rain.
CD Projekt has no plans to shelve Cyberpunk 2077 [GamesIndustry.biz]
“I don’t see an option to shelve Cyberpunk 2077,” CDPR executive Adam Kicinski said in a recent dialogue with Reuters. “We are convinced that we can bring the game to such a state that we can be proud of it and therefore successfully sell it for years to come.”
After years of hype and development, Cyberpunk 2077 finally launched in disastrous fashion in September 2020. In increasingly volatile launch months, the console edition of the hi-tech adventure arrived plagued with technical issues, slaughtering the title’s reputation, birthing an array of mocking memes, and raising the ire of players, shareholders, and publishers alike. Cyberpunk 2077 would soon be pulled from various digital stores, as platform holders such as PlayStation refused to be part of the incendiary backlash toward the console release.
With PS5 and Xbox Series X editions in the works, as well as plans for DLC and expansions rolling out over the next several years – not to mention millions of dollars of development investment – CDPR has no choice but to regain control of this situation, repairing Cyberpunk 2077, polishing its upcoming next-gen ports, and hoping that the re-launch will go some way toward fixing the reputation of both the brand and its developer.
It’s completely doable – there have been numerous major releases that finally found their feet after a poor launch. For CDPR, a studio with a near-pristine reputation for developing excellent titles, Cyberpunk 2077 was expected to be its magnum opus – a release that truly launched a new generation of gaming. There’s no denying that moment has long passed. But it doesn’t mean that CDPR can’t ensure that future iterations of Cyberpunk 2077 do deliver on audience expectations of its audience, which might go some way to salvaging the franchise lest it becomes completely lost in time… Like tears in rain.
CD Projekt has no plans to shelve Cyberpunk 2077 [GamesIndustry.biz]
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