game news It’s redemption time for Studio CD Projekt with the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC!
If there’s one game whose eventful release will go down in history, it’s Cyberpunk 2077. Disastrous start, broken promises: CD Projekt’s highly anticipated game didn’t just make people happy when it hit our computers. Now that the first expansion is out, it’s time for redemption for the Polish studio!
A history of bugs
Since the first announcements of Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt (already known and appreciated by The Witcher), the first-person role-playing game has been able to boost the hype. Between its graphics that promised to be sublime, its universe as exciting as it is ruthless, and its themes that are both mature and damn topical, Polish developers had both the full trust of their audience and the pressure to please them.
However, when Cyberpunk 2077 released, it was a cold shower for many players.. Although some were able to enjoy their adventure alongside Johnny Silverhand, played brilliantly by Keanu Reeves himself, most of them were faced with bugs so annoying that playing was simply impossible. While even the most powerful machines struggled not to suffer from such a technical deviation, the weakest simply weren’t able to successfully run the CD Projekt game. So, Cyberpunk 2077 was pulled from the PlayStation Store just days after its release and the developers had to redouble their efforts to make it playable for everyone.
A disastrous start that players and press will not forget. However, as the game prepares for its first expansion, the hype seems to be slowly returning. Will Phantom Liberty bring the redemption CD Projekt needs?
Less crunch for a better game?
If there’s one novelty that caused a stir when this extension was announced, it’s the presence of Idris Elba. Not content with paying for Keanu Reeves’ services in the original game, the developers of Cyberpunk 2077 have managed to bring together another legendary actor to play one of the main characters of their Phantom Liberty expansion. However, rest assured that this is not the only novelty that you can enjoy in this new adventure.
In addition to adding a new ending to the original game and a whole new story, Phantom Liberty also promises new abilities and a new police system, among other things. To learn more about the promises of this already exciting expansion, we refer you to our preview of Phantom Liberty. But will this kind of novelty be enough to bring the studio the redemption it needs? For some maybe, but others expect a change in method internally as well. Good news for them, this aspect too seems to have been overhauled since the game’s original release.
While the teams behind Cyberpunk 2077 endured a period of intense crisis (understand a period when developers have to work much more than usual, which has more than harmful consequences for their health), The thinking minds at CD Projekt had assured that there was no question of a new beginning. promise kept? According to our colleagues at Bloomberg, everything seems to indicate that this is the case.
In fact, Gabe Amatangelo, the director responsible for Phantom Liberty, has assured that he has put in place a system that allows managers to be warned when developers have chained up too many hours of work. The latter does not seem to prevent volunteers from working a few overtime hours within reason. According to Amatangelo, the balance between private life and work is now respected. A remark that seems to be confirmed by the small hands of the Polish studio, even if they believe that there is still a small way to go, like many companies in this field.
It remains to be seen if all of these measures will be felt in Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion, which is set to release on September 26 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series as a commemorative.
