Thursday, January 16th 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Five Months to September 2020
CD Projekt Red has come out on Twitter with an important announcement regarding the release of their highly-awaited Cyberpunk 2077 game: a five month delay which pushes release to September, instead of the previously-set launch on April 16th. CD Projekt Red said that "We are currently at a stage where the game is complete and playable, but there's still work to be done. Night City is massive - full of stories, content, and places to visit, but due to the sheer scale and complexity of it all, we need more time to finish playtesting, finishing and polishing. We want Cyberpunk 2077 to be our crowning achievement for the generation and postponing launch will give us the precious months we need to make the game perfect." Launching so late into the year does pose questions regarding launch on the next-gen Xbox Series X and PS5 systems; but the developer has already told us the game won't be available on those on launch day.
Game delays are usually taken with disappointment. This editor, however, would like to point out that CD Projekt Red has a proven track record in delivering genre-defining experiences. The Witcher 3 was such for RPGs and fantasy settings; the developer is certainly aiming for no less than the same effect with Cyberpunk 2077 and its FPS gameplay. I, for one, don't mind having a delay on such a game. I'd much rather have it in my hands perfectly polished rather than risk a new Mass Effect: Andromeda situation that could risk killing a new franchise and game world - especially one so interesting as that of Cyberpunk 2077. Patience is a virtue. I believe CD Projekt Red will do everything in their power to make it a game worth our while.
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Game delays are usually taken with disappointment. This editor, however, would like to point out that CD Projekt Red has a proven track record in delivering genre-defining experiences. The Witcher 3 was such for RPGs and fantasy settings; the developer is certainly aiming for no less than the same effect with Cyberpunk 2077 and its FPS gameplay. I, for one, don't mind having a delay on such a game. I'd much rather have it in my hands perfectly polished rather than risk a new Mass Effect: Andromeda situation that could risk killing a new franchise and game world - especially one so interesting as that of Cyberpunk 2077. Patience is a virtue. I believe CD Projekt Red will do everything in their power to make it a game worth our while.
72 Comments on Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Five Months to September 2020
Wouldn't be surprised this is just the first delay, just like TW3
I see no reason for disappointment for the delay. It's much better to have the game when it's fully ready to be enjoyed than to rush it out in April with potentially a lot of bugs and possibly game breaking bugs like some Publishers do. I'm looking at you EA.
"When it is done", remember those words.
If I remember correctly CD-Project love their day 1 patches as well!
Cyberpunk 2077 is simply not up to CDPR's standards and they aren't going to release it until it is.
How many games has CDPR finished? - 6 released titles, 1 released and actively updated, 1 unreleased that has been delayed
How many has CIG finished? - 0..that's a ZERO.
Don't really see much of a correlation there
At least they didn't notify people a week before release about the delay.