Cyberpunk 2077 was heavily criticized upon its release and has raised the bar. It was an incredible commercial success!

Gaming News Cyberpunk 2077 was heavily criticized upon its release and has raised the bar. It was an incredible commercial success!

Cyberpunk 2077: From scandal to “very positive” reviews

Announced in the early 2010s, then abandoned in favor of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which took up all of CD Projekt’s resources, Cyberpunk 2077 finally released on December 10, 2020. Equipped with a huge marketing campaign Although the first-person action role-playing game has been delayed and postponed several times, it was highly anticipated. Crowned with glory with Geralt’s latest adventures, However, the studio made a mistake. When released, the title required a high-end PC or a powerful cloud gaming service to function properly, but that was the least of its problems.

The title, available on PS4 and Xbox One, performed extremely poorly very serious bugs and major performance issues. Enough to spoil the experience of many players who were unable to take advantage of this impressive open city and yet the game’s many qualities. The situation became so problematic that Sony has removed the game from its online store while the issues are resolved. CD Projekt apologized, offered refunds and promised to roll out updates.

The studio kept its promise and a large number of important updates have improved performance, fixed thousands of bugs, and added features and content. Little by little, the players’ opinions returned to the positive and the title currently enjoys a very good general appreciation. The release of the excellent Phantom Liberty expansion (reserved for PC and next-gen consoles), coupled with a 2.0 update and the arrival of the “next-gen” version on PS5 and Xbox Series, has restored Cyberpunk’s letters of nobility in 2077. We can speak of a kind of redemption for this production, But be careful with this narrative. The state of Cyberpunk 2077 upon release on PS4 and One is the result of internal decisions, not a coincidence.

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Cyberpunk 2077 generated almost 700 million dollars

As part of the publication of its current financial report CD Projekt announced that more than 400 developers are currently working on The Witcher: Polaris, but not only. The company also recalled that it was Cyberpunk 2077 More than 25 million units sold worldwide, and that he had brought in a lot of money. The title and its expansion Phantom Liberty brought in more than three billion złoty, or around 697 million dollars. The majority of this amount was generated in 2020 with 1,404 million złoty (326 million dollars). 2021 and 2022 were much quieter, but the release of the Phantom Liberty expansion and patch 2.0 largely took place in 2023 increased saleswhich generates an additional 826 million zloty (192 million dollars).

A few updates are still expected, but the Cyberpunk 2077 team is now reduced to nothing and only consists of 17 people. If most developers are working on The Witcher: Polaris, CD Projekt has done so has already assembled a small team to lay the groundwork for the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The Orion Project currently includes 47 peopleand we expect that number to only increase slightly until the next The Witcher is at a very advanced stage.

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