Cyberpunk 2077 delayed until September??!!!

[SpookyCitrus]

So Cyberpunk 2077 is officially delayed until September, what a bummer. I've been anxiously waiting and it finally felt like it was close as the OG April 14th release date was was almost here. Some articles have said it's due to the game running poorly on current consoles and issues with Stadia, the official tweet from CDProjekt says otherwise. I don't know what to think about it, but I feel saddened for sure. What do you guys think about it?

 

Polygon article with official Tweet - https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/16/21068996/cyberpunk-2077-delayed-to-september

 

Comicbook.com article about consoles and Stadia being the issue - https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/01/23/cyberpunk-2077-ps4-xbox-one-release-date-delay/

 

[Mr Nobody]

As much as that bums me out, I'd rather they take the extra time to make sure it isn't like RDR2's launch.

[CookieSmasherGus]

It's fine. I'm much rather in the mood to play games when it's chilly out like in autumn, rather than spring, so this delay is kind of a win. And if helps to avoid crunch time for the developers then it's a double win. 

[zassou]

they should took as much as they needed to finish the game, providing it's not involving in any form of crunching

[Worstcaster]

Better to have a finished game than a buggy mess at release.  If we want less patch it after release games, then this is the price for it.  It doesn't help that this is the game following the Witcher 3.  Most other devs could release a game that is just really good and be fine.  The level of hype this game received, unfortunately set it up for "anything less than a masterpiece is failure".

[Mooshi]

I like how Stadia is mentioned like that dead on arrival platform has any real impact lmao

[SteveGrabowski0]

On 1/23/2020 at 9:52 PM, Mr Nobody said:

As much as that bums me out, I'd rather they take the extra time to make sure it isn't like RDR2's launch.

Problem is RDR2 had a year extra for its PC port from console and it still sucked. Oh well, I hated that game anyway and sold my PS4 copy after being bored to death five hours in.

[crazyeyeguy]

On 1/24/2020 at 8:23 AM, Worstcaster said:

Better to have a finished game than a buggy mess at release.  If we want less patch it after release games, then this is the price for it.  It doesn't help that this is the game following the Witcher 3.  Most other devs could release a game that is just really good and be fine.  The level of hype this game received, unfortunately set it up for "anything less than a masterpiece is failure".

I completely agree.  The Witcher 3 was IMO one of the best games released in years.  I knew nothing about the story, but I found the world believable and immersive.  I plan to read the books now.  If it means taking 6m to a year longer to produce a game of equal or better quality with a unique compelling story they will be doing a justice to the artists/authors.

Just curious, does anyone know if Andrzej Sapkowski (author of the Witcher book series) has commented about the quality/accuracy/satisfaction of the inspired video game series?  I'm wondering because the interviews with Mike Pondsmith speaking about working with CD Projekt, and he seems to have a positive view about how things are going.  The Cyberpunk 2020 (table top RPG) books and supplements are very immersive and I'm excited to see how that universe has developed.

 

Either way, I think the bar is set very high - but I think CD Projekt will deliver.

[MadAnt250]

On 1/23/2020 at 6:31 PM, SpookyCitrus said:

Comicbook.com article about consoles and Stadia being the issue

Lol, they bit more than they can chew.

[SpookyCitrus]

As long as they're going to be releasing a fully complete game and it's everything they say it's going to be I won't have an issue. I have never doubted CDPR, but if it really is being delayed due to current gen consoles not being able to run it then it makes me sad being a PC player and possibly having it ready for us but having to wait for console fixes for it to be released. I can understand from a marketing/ profit standpoint how it could affect the sales at launch if they only released the PC version and delayed consoles. But in all seriousness if it really is because they are doing some touch ups and have a couple more things to fix before release then I'm all for waiting.

[Derangel]

Looks like they've also brought in QLOC it help them with QA duties. Hopefully having QLOC involved can take some of the stress off the internal team. Their CEO said that there will still be crunch from delay until release, but they want to try and manage it as much as possible.

[Kawaii Koneko]

So what I'm wondering is if this is going to mean the game will be releasing on next gen consoles at launch. It seems a bit weird if it only drops on PS4 and One when PS5 and Series X are out...

[Andreas Lilja]

4 minutes ago, Kawaii Koneko said:

So what I'm wondering is if this is going to mean the game will be releasing on next gen consoles at launch. It seems a bit weird if it only drops on PS4 and One when PS5 and Series X are out...

Wasn't the PS4 super expensive at launch?

[Kawaii Koneko]

30 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

Wasn't the PS4 super expensive at launch?

That was the PS3. The PS3 was $499 for the 20GB and $599 for the 60GB model. When adjusted for inflation, that's almost $650 and $780 USD respectively.

 

PS4 was $399 at launch and the One was $499 which may sound just as expensive as the PS3 but not once you account for inflation.

[Worstcaster]

On 1/26/2020 at 12:11 AM, crazyeyeguy said:

Just curious, does anyone know if Andrzej Sapkowski (author of the Witcher book series) has commented about the quality/accuracy/satisfaction of the inspired video game series?  I'm wondering because the interviews with Mike Pondsmith speaking about working with CD Projekt, and he seems to have a positive view about how things are going.  The Cyberpunk 2020 (table top RPG) books and supplements are very immersive and I'm excited to see how that universe has developed.

 

 

Mr. Sapkowski didn't expect the video games to be a success, hence the lawsuit.

 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-02-witcher-author-andrzej-sapkowski-unsuccessfully-demands-more-money-from-cd-projekt

[SpookyCitrus]

3 hours ago, Worstcaster said:

Mr. Sapkowski didn't expect the video games to be a success, hence the lawsuit.

 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-02-witcher-author-andrzej-sapkowski-unsuccessfully-demands-more-money-from-cd-projekt

What does this have to do with Cyberpunk 2077? Also this happened a year and half ago, not necessarily relevant to this situation or more than likely even still going on.

[Worstcaster]

1 hour ago, SpookyCitrus said:

What does this have to do with Cyberpunk 2077? Also this happened a year and half ago, not necessarily relevant to this situation or more than likely even still going on.

It has nothing to do with Cyberpunk 2077.  I was answering a question asked in crazyeyeguy's post above.  It's not still going on they settled with him. 

[SpookyCitrus]

53 minutes ago, comander said:

You survived 20ish years without it, what's a few more months?

I say this as someone who buys games years after release for a fraction of the price, after the patches are out and after people know what's actually worth playing. 

I've literally been waiting for this game to come out since the first teaser dropped in 2013, we finally get a few months away and then it get's delayed... It was saddening and out of the blue. Like I said in my second to last comment on this, I am more than fine/perfectly capable of waiting as long as they are using the time to fix issues and finish the game. A few more months is nothing, you're right, this was more of a release to just say what a bummer it is and figure out if the console rumors were true, see what others think/feel about it.

 

I say this as someone who enjoys games for their stories who doesn't really care if I wait or don't, if I pay $60 or $10, as long as the story is good and I enjoy it. If it peaks my interest or is a sequel to a game I already really enjoyed I'll buy it, hell if I don't like it most major PC retailers like Steam,Origin, Uplay, and Blizzard will refund you depending on play time so it's no biggie, I generally know within the first hour or two if I like the game or not.

[SpookyCitrus]

22 minutes ago, Worstcaster said:

It has nothing to do with Cyberpunk 2077.  I was answering a question asked in crazyeyeguy's post above.  It's not still going on they settled with him. 

Oh you didn't originally quote them so I thought you were just saying that to say it.

[crazyeyeguy]

On 1/27/2020 at 8:16 AM, Worstcaster said:

Mr. Sapkowski didn't expect the video games to be a success, hence the lawsuit.

 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-02-witcher-author-andrzej-sapkowski-unsuccessfully-demands-more-money-from-cd-projekt

Great article, thanks!

It's unfortunate that its going on - it makes me a little sad because I respect both CDProjekt's work interpretting The Witcher universe that Mr. Sapkowski dreamed up and I prefer the idea of great minds getting along.  I would be thrilled to meet anyone involved in either the books or the games as they both appear to be labors of love, or at least efforts requiring immense integrity.