The ongoing saga of CD Projekt Red’s tumultuous development and release ofCyberpunk 2077continues to unfold. More and more information regardingCyberpunk 2077’s development continues to be shared publicly, as current and ex-developers share their stories. One of the latest incredulous details stemming from CD Projekt Red is an apparent disbelief regardingCyberpunk 2077’s announced release date of 2020 mid-development.
In a report from Bloomberg involving first-hand accounts ofCyberpunk 2077’s development from more than 20 current and former developers, attitudes regarding the initialCyberpunk 2077release date of April 16, 2020were shared. Perhaps the best summary of internal views is one CD Projekt Red employee apparently thinking the release date was a joke. At the time, which was around E3 in 2019, they thought the game wouldn’t be ready until 2022.
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It seems that this view wasn’t rare withinCD Projekt Red, either. Bloomberg goes on to describe how it was a strong belief within CD Projekt Red thatCyberpunk 2077wouldn’t meet its release date. Developers were apparently gambling regarding when the game would inevitably be delayed, making jokes and memes about the unrealistic release date. It seems that even CD Projekt Red’s developers weren’t confident in the game’s development, and this was as far back as 2019.
As everyone knows now, the game was delayed several times beyond its initial April 2020 release date. And, as many now agree,Cyberpunk 2077probably should have been delayed even more. A 2022 release date does start to sound more responsible, given the current state of the game and a lack of certain functionality and features. Even just a short delay into 2021 could have done a lot for the game, and that’s without accounting for how much thoseCD Projekt Red developersdeserved more time just so they didn’t have to crunch so much.
Some of thefeatures that were originally planned forCyberpunk 2077, but that were eventually cut, were also detailed by author Jason Schreier on Twitter. Examples given include the ability to wall-run, flying cars being available in-game, as well as car ambushes, a feature that wasn’t fully explained. Schreier also mentioned the lack of a police system, as police AI is thin and they just sort of spawn after the player commits a crime.
CD Projekt Red continues to work onCyberpunk 2077to solve the game’s existing issues, of course. ACyberpunk 2077roadmapreleased for the game details two upcoming patches, with one arriving in January and another arriving in February. The game’s expansions appear to be put on hold through the year.
Cyberpunk 2077is currently available on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
