As Iwiński says in the video, Cyberpunk 2077 was first developed with a computer. This is reflected in IGN’s review of Cyberpunk 2077, where the computer experience was relatively smooth but almost unplayable on basic PS4 and Xbox One systems.Currently, console gamers, even those with PS5 and Xbox Series X systems, are playing a backwards compatible version of the PS4 and Xbox One game.
The performance issues for Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles are so widespread, CDPR has opened an unprecedented refund policy and companies like Sony have even removed digital versions of Cyberpunk from the PlayStation Store. CDPR is also currently being investigated by the Consumer Protection Agency regarding the launch.
Iwiński’s video, which is almost five minutes long, briefly touched on several questions about the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, including why there is such a gap between computer and console versions of Cyberpunk 2077, and about how it handled the review copies. .
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Regarding bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to consoles, especially older people, Iwiński says “things did not seem very difficult at first, while we know that the hardware game finally proved the time we underestimated the task.”
He says the main culprit was the power system in the game, which is ‘responsible for’ running the engine ‘with what you see on the screen, as well as the game mechanics.’ Iwiński cites the performance of disk bandwidth on older systems that he could not sustain the city’s design.Iwiński also says that the internal tests do not show much of the problems that players have experienced and that every working day has a significant improvement in performance. But even then, Iwiński says the developers worked on optimizing the console version for the Day 0 patch up to launch. According to Iwiński, this is the delay between the acquisition of computer codes and the revision of the console on December 8.
As for early 2021, CD Project will regularly print several stickers throughout the year. The first update will be released ‘in the next ten days’ and a major ‘major update’ will be launched weeks later.
CDPR’s new roadmap. Source: CD Project
There are still plans to release free DLC as with The Witcher 3, but they may not target “early 2021” as previously expected, as CDPR has shifted its priority to “working on key solutions and updates” and DLC will follow.
CD Project Red has faced several obstacles since Cyberpunk 2077 was launched in December 2020. The company is facing lawsuits over the “misrepresentation” of Cyberpunk 2077 as a product and had to deny rumors about its development problems. Despite these expenses, Cyberpunk 2077 sold more than 13 million copies despite repayments and earned the full development and marketing costs.
MattTM Kim is a reporter for IGN.