CDPR officially apologises for hiding the console versions and promises quick updates and refund option

Lol at the PS at the end. "Oh yeah PC too, no worries!". Eh it's fine, besides npc spawns and some weird AI bugs I did not have any other issues whatsoever.

Yea, they gotta address their main base so as to not offend them. :) I love a company dedicated to existing for the sole purpose of making the best gaming experience possible on the PC platform.
 
good on them but the salty little kids have made their minds up.

i've been enjoying the game since day 1. the game looks amazing and runs smoothly for me on PC. if they are gonna make it better then shiiit i'm happy with that. while they work on these patches i'll be busy enjoying the game.

maybe look at yourselves if you're so mad. sure CDPR could've handled this better but a lot of the blame still goes to the people stupid enough to preorder.
 
Isn't that what they always do....Release a game in a sorry state, especially the console version, go on an apology spree because of the backlash, invite you to call them and contact them on forums, then start deleting posts and not responding to folk when they engage on CDPR forums.....

Oh we will fix it, Witcher 3 took years to fix, and that's just a way to put it, because it's still not fixed on consoles. The game still falls to the teens when you approach towns and the bog performance is still a mess.....People saying CDPR fixed Witcher 3 on consoles are straight out being disingenuous. If the bog fell to 19fps and now it's falling to 20fps with reduced settings or fog, that's not fixing Witcher on consoles.

These guys are so bad a regular modder was able to fix issues with AMD CPU's not fully utilizing the hardware within days, and people want to say this game is next gen "because it runs so bad", even on a 3090 you can't get 60fps at 4K, that people are using DLSS. It's not because the game looks so good, it's because CDPR is just awful with optimization and QA....

I've been playing TW3 on Pro recently, and it's mostly a locked 30 now. Some minor drops here and there, but definitely no "teens" anywhere. Towns run very well. Still some drops in the bog, but it's a few frames, it doesn't lock to 20 as soon as you go there anymore. Maybe it's worse on base?
 
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good on them but the salty little kids have made their minds up.

i've been enjoying the game since day 1. the game looks amazing and runs smoothly for me on PC. if they are gonna make it better then shiiit i'm happy with that. while they work on these patches i'll be busy enjoying the game.

maybe look at yourselves if you're so mad. sure CDPR could've handled this better but a lot of the blame still goes to the people stupid enough to preorder.

Corporate apology and victim blaming :rolleyes:...
 
They should've just delayed it until it was finished, without promising any set release date.
Hell, Nintendo wasn't happy with how Metroid Prime 4 was going, and Aonuma just came out and outright admitted it, apologizing for it and saying they were restarting development all over again. That sucks but it's completely understandable.

I also find it hilarious that people call an 8 year development cycle "rushed". Maybe this will get people to stop putting CD Project (or any developer, for that matter) on a pedestal.
 
"Yeah, I lied to you and cheated on you with your brother."

"But... but... you still love me because you've admitted it, right?"

"Of course... and it'll never happen again."

"I love you so much!"



...Jesus Christ, people.
Comparing a buggy release to a partner having sex with your brother.... Jesus Christ, people.
 
Comparing a buggy release to a partner having sex with your brother.... Jesus Christ, people.

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They should've just delayed it until it was finished, without promising any set release date.
Hell, Nintendo wasn't happy with how Metroid Prime 4 was going, and Aonuma just came out and outright admitted it, apologizing for it and saying they were restarting development all over again. That sucks but it's completely understandable.

I also find it hilarious that people call an 8 year development cycle "rushed". Maybe this will get people to stop putting CD Project (or any developer, for that matter) on a pedestal.

I don't know about rushed. there were some rumours about starting over, so it may be it was rushed.
 
I don't know where you are, but in Sweden it definitely doesn't work like that. The VAT is included in the price (not added on afterwards like in the US), and if you get something refunded you always get the full amount back including VAT.
Czech Republic, so not that far. I look at email and they send me 2 of those for my refund (Vat is obviously included, it's mandate by laws), one for the base game price and then after wards second for a whole price, so it's just my confusion, it was same way for Steam.

So no outrage, I was wrong.
 
oh man I fucked it up so baaaad
I wanted to trade in my ps4 version for a pc version at the store now. How ever.. I sold my ps4 last night to get some money ready for the ps5. And I forgot to pull out one of the cyberpunk discs. I can only pick it up tomorrow and our country is going in a hard lockdown and all the stores close lol
Cant trade it in for a pc version now to play with geforce now
dumb idiot..
 
I don't know about rushed. there were some rumours about starting over, so it may be it was rushed.
Xbox One/PS4 reaching 10-14 FPS on top of a lot of graphics cuts and bugs and months of mandatory crunch does not screen rush for the Holidays preorders to you ;)?
 
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I don't know about rushed. there were some rumours about starting over, so it may be it was rushed.
Honestly, to me, that sounds like horrible planning and management.
Sounds pretty much like what happened to Mass Effect: Andromeda, where they basically had to restart development.
And, unsurprisingly, the result is uncanny in its similarities.
 
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Funny to read the aftermath.

I was told I'm one of Gaf's biggest jokes for saying that the game looked like trash based on the leaks, and that a day one patch wouldn't be able to solve that. Even the gameplay officially released by CDPR had bugs.

The game had all the warning signs:

- No last generation gameplay.
- Strict review embargo.
- Removing all last gen leaks.
- Not allowed to use own gameplay footage in reviews.
- The leaks we were able to watch looked like shit.
 
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Can you guys imagine if this was a Sony, Ubi or Bethesda game?
Doubt sony would release something in this shape. Ubisoft games, while playable, are buggy nightmares usually upon release. And Bethesda games are usually good enough to ignore bugs.

CDPR should've just delayed it another 2 months or scrapped last gen all together.
 
You keep spilling the same crap, but the truth is that none of those games you mentioned ran worst than Cyberpunk 2077 on the PS4 and PS4 Pro!!!

I think CP77 is the lowest-resolution ever game on PS4Pro. I don't remember any game with sub-1080p resolution. And I think there are no other AAA games with sucha a low resolution. I know the industry well and I personally think that CP77 is in the worst technical state game on PS4. And I do no mean bugs but resolution and framerate wise it makes it unplayable. Not to mention crashes...

So yeah I think CP77 state is worse than FO76 and Anthem.
 
My point was simply most AAA publishers do stuff like this and I'm not sure any have offered refunds for anyone like this.

Again, you cant get AAA game on current gen, performing so bad like this game. Stop comparing with other AAA games, no other AAA games being on so pathetic state on base consoles.
 
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I was told I'm one of Gaf's biggest jokes for saying that the game looked like trash based on the leaks, and that a day one patch wouldn't be able to solve that. Even the gameplay officially released by CDPR had bugs.

I'm pretty shocked how some people can't accept CDPR just did some shitty things with that release and pretty much destroyed their image of the consumer friendly super company for many.
If you have a great experience on PS5/XSX or PC - good for you, have fun.
But there are many who have an abysmal experience. And you shouldn't downplay thtat.
 



Of course this thread would go no different lol. But most the people talking shit would allow much worse from their favorite developers or brand.


Shitty move by CDPR but with all the rumors of the game still needing at least 4 - 5 months of polish just a few weeks back, coupled with all the delays. I can't say im surprised.
 
Can you guys imagine if this was a Sony, Ubi or Bethesda game?
Same thing I was saying the other day....Look at what they did to Days Gone and the performance was much better than Cyberpunk and DG looked amazing too, not this blurry, low AI, low physics, shoddy textures affair. DG at least looked amazing on base consoles with with lots of attention to detail, huge hordes and great textures and weather simulation.
 
I'm pretty shocked how some people can't accept CDPR just did some shitty things with that release and pretty much destroyed their image of the consumer friendly super company for many.
If you have a great experience on PS5/XSX or PC - good for you, have fun.
But there are many who have an abysmal experience. And you shouldn't downplay thtat.
did they? The offering of refunds like that has not even done by games like Ass Creed Unity, Anthem etc. They messed up yes but everyone messes up sometimes. The biggest part is to stand up to it and this is what they are doing right now.
 
I like CDPR.

But hiding the base version was absolute bullshit. Flat out deceit.


No one looks to show off an inferior version of your product. I don't get the outcry most people with any sense would know this game would have major issues on consoles that are 7 years old.


The game is brilliant and I bet people with the most to say are the ones who haven't played it.
 
You know it's bad when they have to do this.
They literally admit to deceiving gamers on console and is prepared to issue refunds yet there is still people in this thread defending them AND,
It's gamers fault for buying the game on 7 year old consoles.
LOL.

Let that sink in.
 
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No one looks to show off an inferior version of your product. I don't get the outcry most people with any sense would know this game would have major issues on consoles that are 7 years old.

The game is brilliant and I bet people with the most to say are the ones who haven't played it.

It's just sad how people like you can defend CDPR after this BS they pulled.

THEY released the game for PS4 and XBox One, without a disclaimer "Unplayable on OG consoles, please buy the PRO editions or next gen consoles".
THEY did everything to stop console footage being published online before release (no review codes, no streams allowed).
THEY did release a statement that the "OG versins runs surprisingly well".

It's okay to expect some issues on old consoles. But not major issues on that level.


11 year old hardware.

Yes, let reality sink in

And CDPR still released the game for that consoles and lied about the performance.
Let that sink in. And stop defending such terrible practices.
 
good on them but the salty little kids have made their minds up.

i've been enjoying the game since day 1. the game looks amazing and runs smoothly for me on PC. if they are gonna make it better then shiiit i'm happy with that. while they work on these patches i'll be busy enjoying the game.

maybe look at yourselves if you're so mad. sure CDPR could've handled this better but a lot of the blame still goes to the people stupid enough to preorder.

Holy fuck you are retarded dude. You blame people because a company LIED? Holy fucking hell... People like you should not be allowed to vote on anything and should not be allowed to use world wide web. It just kills me inside when people are defending a fucking corporation when corporation is fucking people. How the fuck is it anyone who preordered fault? Jesis fucking Christ I just can't...

People like you are the reason why world looks like shit where Nestle, Apple and other concerns are exploiting kids and do tons of "bad" shit and here you comes - IT'S THE CONSUMER FAULT.
 
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The offer of refunds for everyone feels like they're still not so bad.

What is going on with this corporate cock sucking in this thread?! The above post being just one example.

CDPR purposely lied to you, in order to sell you a game that was never ready for release, on top of purposely hiding the console versions from reviewers so the general public would be deceived into buying the game.

It's scummy and deceitful and not even something EA would do.

For people to defend CDPR because of this 'apology', is the exact reason why these companies know they can get away with this shit.

It's like thanking a scammer who takes your money based on lies and deceit and sucking their cock for what they did to you.

Fucking hell.
 
"we're sorry for deceiving you intentionally in order to get your money"

Well, they apologised, while promising to perhaps fix the game at some unspecified point in the future. Everything worked out in the end. Another victory for gamers.
 
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"We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One" is one of the most dishonest PR statements in quite a while.

They knew what they were doing! All the time! They delayed game few times to polish X1 and PS4 version. CDPR DELIBERATELY didn't want to show console version and they grabbed the money and ran. Hid the last version on purpose

They said nothing less then Witcher 3. That game was a horror show at launch so...

W3 had some framerate issues ( not bad ones like C2077) , but surely wasn't that badly buggy like C2077 which is much worse
 
Define 'Unplayable'

It crashed for me five times in two hours. The last crash destroyed my save file.
Started from 0 after the newest patch, three crashes in five hours and my save file got corrupted again.
Both runs had several bugs, some of them funny, some just unacceptable.

Played on PS4 Pro & PS5.
 
I love how people keep saying 8 year development. Did people forget Witcher 3 and its 2 major expansions?. At most they would of had a tiny seperate team making assets for most of that timeframe. In fact ACG said it was actually 4 years of proper dev time, and he heard rumours that they restarted most of the game 2 years ago.
 
It crashed for me five times in two hours. The last crash destroyed my save file.
Started from 0 after the newest patch, three crashes in five hours and my save file got corrupted again.
Both runs had several bugs, some of them funny, some just unacceptable.

Played on PS4 Pro & PS5.
Dude he knows the game is unplayable and the exact state of it currently on console lol. He's taking the piss. Having you on a wind up.
 
Will you motherfuckers stop defending them now?

No, because their games do get patched and end up as masterpieces. They always support their games. They made the mistake of keeping the game on consoles from 2013. If you think they would have just said that they know it runs like crap, you were never in a position to take that decision lol.

These guys have a stance of no DRM, proper DLCs (Hearts of Stone is 10h and Blood & Wine 20h, for that price you almost get entire new games) with good prices and supporting their games with patches and free content for a very long time.

They are also a developer that still focuses on SP games in this day and age, while everyone is desperate for their games as a service that actually die in a month (yes poiting at you Avengers, thanks for killing Deus Ex, I hope you burn and never recover). Yes they are making an Multy mode which is totally separate and could be seen just as a bonus, like the one in Ghost of Tsushima.

With all these being considered, NO I will not stop defending them. Come at me.
 
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Dude he knows the game is unplayable and the exact state of it currently on console lol. He's taking the piss. Having you on a wind up.

I'm pretty chill, especially after CDPR's statement.
They pretty much admit they did lie to their community. So I have no problem to change my opinion about them.
Thought they're a great company before that BS, but now I just have to be honest about it: they're not better than the rest.

I just find it amusing to talk to people who just don't want to accept the truth and even start insulting or questioning those who do.
 
This is AWESOME! It needs to drop more

Stock price fell from 443 PLN on December 4th to 265 PLN this morning (ended trading on Friday at 320 PLN).

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Good. Fuck 'em. As good as the underlying game is, I ain't putting up with that shower of shit performance on console after paying full price.
 
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They're not sorry they did it. They're sorry they got popped doing it and pissed everyone off. They knew the state of the game when they shipped it. It's really an executive error; the game should've been next gen only.
 
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