To say Cyberpunk 2077‘s preliminary launch had a unfavourable impression on the fame of the beforehand respected CD Projekt RED can be a little bit of understatement. Previous to its launch, players knew this Polish dev for some actually large hits, however with the terrible state their 2021 title was in at launch, it was no shock that this wasn’t taken calmly by players, particularly these on previous-gen {hardware}.
One of many largest points was the testing or lack thereof when it got here to trying over the console variations for bugs and glitches. It bought so dangerous that Sony even stepped in and never solely pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from PSN, but additionally refunded these unlucky sufficient to purchase the sport throughout its launch interval, one thing Sony doesn’t do fairly often.
Future entries in The Witcher, which has one other recreation within the works, a brand-new IP codenamed Hader, a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, and different tasks from the studio will apparently be extra vigilant in terms of testing on different platforms.
It appears CD Projekt RED is utilizing a brand new technique following the bombed launch.
“We take a look at gameplay high quality on each platform from the get-go, and don’t focus solely on the builders’ PC construct. In fact, this makes early levels of the creation course of a bit extra tedious, but it surely additionally offers us better management and confidence at later levels.”
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