We’re approaching the first anniversary of Cyberpunk 2077, and regrettably, the brand’s image has suffered in the last year. A disastrous launch, combined with slow delivery of updates and new content, have sapped much of the excitement that players once had for Cyberpunk 2077, but CDPR boss Adam Kiciski insists in a new interview with a Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita (thanks to Video Games Chronicle for the translation), it will eventually be praised as “a very good game.”
Cyberpunk 2077 is the biggest, most ambitious, and most complicated project in our 27-year history. In almost every aspect, we tried to take it a step further, just as we’ve done with every Witcher game we’ve released. Releasing a game in a new franchise brings many challenges and risks, especially when the concept is so complex. We brought to life a huge, vibrant futuristic city called Night City, where the characters’ non-linear stories take place.
We’re proud of many aspects of the game, but as we know, not everything went our way. Nevertheless, the brand awareness of Cyberpunk that we’ve managed to build is huge, and the game universe, its characters, and details have fans all over the world. We believe that in the long run Cyberpunk 2077 will be perceived as a very good game, and like our other titles, it will sell for years – especially as the hardware gets more powerful over time and we improve the game.
Kiciński also once again shot down persistent murmurs that CDPR might end up for sale…
We have been saying for years that we plan to remain independent and do not plan to become part of a larger entity. We are also not looking for a strategic investor.
Plenty of other games have succeeded despite difficult starts, but the majority of those titles went to work fast, producing big upgrades not long after release. The next-generation console version of Cyberpunk 2077 has been pushed out to Q1 2022, and major new content is unlikely to come until late 2022. (at the earliest).
Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and Stadia.
