Tuesday, October 27th 2020
Wait for It: Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed to December 10th
Developer CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 is now facing another delay - this one of just 21 days. The game is now slated for release on December 10th, which gives the developer more time to work on the launch-day patch so that everything runs as smoothly as possible when the game is out in the wild and in the hands of millions of expectant gamers.
The developer clarified that the reason for the game's delay is the need to launch it concurrently on all platforms they've committed to - current-gen, next-gen, PC, and Stadia. In total, the developer is working on polishing and testing nine different versions of the game (PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PC, and Stadia). This is just mind-bogglingly complex, as you might expect. We also have to take into account that CD Projekt Red has its own shoes to fill when it comes to final quality, and we must remember that first impressions make or break a videogame's reception in the current climate (remember Mass Effect: Andromeda or any other number of games). It seems that the cautious, methodical approach may be the best one for such a high-stakes release. I, for one, would much rather enjoy a game with less chances of game-breaking bugs than a rushed release - especially considering the amount of platforms the game is shipping for.
Source:
CD Projekt Red @ Twitter
The developer clarified that the reason for the game's delay is the need to launch it concurrently on all platforms they've committed to - current-gen, next-gen, PC, and Stadia. In total, the developer is working on polishing and testing nine different versions of the game (PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PC, and Stadia). This is just mind-bogglingly complex, as you might expect. We also have to take into account that CD Projekt Red has its own shoes to fill when it comes to final quality, and we must remember that first impressions make or break a videogame's reception in the current climate (remember Mass Effect: Andromeda or any other number of games). It seems that the cautious, methodical approach may be the best one for such a high-stakes release. I, for one, would much rather enjoy a game with less chances of game-breaking bugs than a rushed release - especially considering the amount of platforms the game is shipping for.
124 Comments on Wait for It: Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed to December 10th
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Shit, even books have Errata sections. Humans make a shit ton of mistakes. Of course there will be bugs.
December 10th is not that far away, yes it's another delay but I'd rather play the game without immersion breaking or even worse GAME breaking bugs.
p.s. the trolling on their twitter post is great!
But really just a whole bunch of people kidding themselves with "I am glad they delayed it because it means it will be great". No, delays are never good, they are a a bad omen, indicators that development encountered major problems and the product is not ready not that it's being "polished". Delay a game once, not that out of the ordinary, do it three times for almost almost a year in total ? Now that's really bad. It's also nice when you preorder something and receive the product much later than initially advertised but then again people never learn.
I’m all for improving the quality and eliminating bugs. In the meantime there is plenty of other stuff I can play.
For a large team, transitioning to work@home tends to put a hamper on development, no matter how much they brag about it being seamless. It's extraordinary times so you can't just generalize it like for the other companies that did it before this year.
It's a joke.
Part of it, I think, is that they are riding an inordinate amount of hype. Adds some extra push. People internally may make promises they can't keep. All sorts of things can happen when nearly everybody is propping you up at the top of the world.
That said, I still think it's highly likely to be worth the wait. Doesn't mean the production isn't also a mess. When you say you're not doing crunching, set goals, produce dates, miss goals, miss dates, double back on "no crunching", and after that slide it back AGAIN. LOL. I really don't think it is controversial at all to suggest that perhaps things have not been going as planned. :laugh:
Big, long-term project with a lot of ambition, lots of people/moving parts. Not surprising. But probably worth pointing out. This is why I've kept the hype-phasers on 'stun' and not 'kill' the whole time. I'm too old for these emotional rollercoaster rides.
Pre-orders are always a gamble. I still have sympathy for the people who pay it foreward but fully maintain that if that's your decision, you should be prepared to wait. How many terrible launch days have we seen in the gaming world over the years? How many big games actually had a seamless AND on-time launch? You know? I wish it wasn't like that. I wish more devs would do better to make good and if not that, make amends. It's a bit different with CDPR, just because of the image that they have. A lot of people will be less cynical and more actually upset than if this was say... Rockstar or EA. So they may indeed have to put their money where their mouth is... or bet on the game being SO good when it does drop that everyone forgets all about what came before launch. That's a factor, too. If the game is good enough, nobody is gonna be politicking about how it's delivered, as long as they get it. They'll be too busy playing it and talking about how awesome it is.
Well if it's just business as usual then the PC gamers should just treat CP2077 as business and buy it when it's on discount at Steam. I also just submitted the refund request on GOG for CP2077 (preorder since jun 2019 :banghead:)
www.atspoke.com/blog/it/reasons-for-it-project-failure/
But compared to 1995...www.projectsmart.co.uk/why-software-projects-fail.php#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20they%20say%20the%20average,become%20the%20IT%20industry%20norm. Well, consider the competition:. EA, Bethesda, Activision, need I go on? They give free DLC, write good stories, the game is longer than 10 hours, need I go on?
Again, they aren't exactly my darling but it just seems like in every thread where CDPR is mentioned you have to go all negative Nancy on them. And then you have to insinuate they are my darling and I must be annoyed. You couldn't even start off with a normal conversation.