How a years long effort to create Cyberpunk 2077, marred by infighting, incompetence, and poor planning, brought the Polish studio CD Projekt RED to its knees
Nearly a decade of hype led to a troubled release riddled with glitches, a livid fan base, refunds for potentially millions of players and a possible class-action lawsuit.
New York Times
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Discussion
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@askplaystation
Ask PlayStation
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SIE strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, and we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased Cyberpunk 2077 via PlayStation Store and want a refund. Please visit the following link to initiate the refund: http://r.socialstudio.radian6.co…
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@olteddo
Ted Bonman
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There are legitimate, justified reasons to be angry about the release of Cyberpunk 2077—but that anger should be directed at management, not developers. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@gregbensinger
@gregbensinger
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More like Cyberflunk 2077... I'll be here all night, folks https://twitter.com/...
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@basisspace
John McDonald
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It's almost as though review scores shouldn't be granted on promises of what the game will be and instead should be granted on what the game is. https://twitter.com/...
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@akosma
Adrian Kosmaczewski
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“During Cyberpunk 2077's development, staff endured multiple periods of extensive overtime including mandatory six-day weeks to finish the game” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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one thing ill say: under a lot of the most obvious flaws is a compelling storyline and the potential for a great game. am curious if CD Projekt RED turns this into a Witcher 3 situation— a long-term success after LOTS of work fixing early mess. the hype was just too much.
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@_zeets
Zito
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“Almost as soon as the game arrived, players began posting screenshots of the most glaring glitches on social media. Entire subreddits are now devoted to the frequent, nonsensical bugs users observed as they traversed deeper into Night City.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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here is a story on the rise and fall of Cyberpunk 2077, and how a years long effort to create the world's greatest videogame brought the Polish studio CD Projekt RED to its knees. w/ @Kellen_Browning https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@laura_hudson
Laura Hudson
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“yes... Cyberpunk 2077 WILL end up being very cyberpunk” *finger curls on monkey's paw* https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@dualshockers
@dualshockers
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PlayStation just went full Order 66 on Cyberpunk 2077. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@kjovian
Karim Jovian
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Damn that's pretty crazy. I don't understand why people don't remember that the original dudes that work on Witcher 3 left and never worked on Cyberpunk 2077. It was some new dudes, give them a break. Everyone complained when the game kept getting delayed and now? Still crying? h…
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@wario64
@wario64
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info on Cyberpunk 2077 refunds if you bought it on PSN https://twitter.com/...