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[Mortisfacio]

Care to explain why The Witcher 3 got an xbox one x patch when the ps4 pro didn’t get it the year before there champ?

Dev decision. You have an issue with it? Get a PC.

 

[mckmas8808]

Seriously, a lot of crybabies in this thread.

Is it that bad that we want to over companies money, yet they refuse to work for it? Okay.......guys I guess another round of layoffs at a beloved studio is okay with you, right?

 

[jm89]

 

[diffusionx]

I checked out The Witcher 3 on Pro the other day. And it already looks excellent and upgraded due to DRS and is now a fully locked 60fps everywhere - so I'm really happy with where that is. Its great now as is on Pro.

But Cyberpunk, whilst improved, still has performance drops in some areas and despite looking a bit higher res over base PS5, still looks pretty inconsistent. I went from hating Cyberpunk at the start on release, to loving it by the time they released Phantom Liberty. So all I can do is hope they change their minds at some point. They'll know by now with the reaction, folks certainly want it.

I played a lot of hours in CP2077 on PS5 and the performance and graphics didn't bother me one bit. In fact I thought it looked amazing. I dunno maybe I'm just not this level of gamer anymore.

Is it that bad that we want to over companies money, yet they refuse to work for it? Okay.......guys I guess another round of layoffs at a beloved studio is okay with you, right?

lol right four years of post-release work, full ports to XSX/PS5, complete overhaul of the game's mechanics, a GOTY-tier expansion pack, that is "refusing to work" for your precious $15.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Is it that bad that we want to over companies money, yet they refuse to work for it?

CDPR spent years fixing and improving the game. This post is incredibly dumb.

 

[mckmas8808]

CDPR spent years fixing and improving the game. This post is incredibly dumb.

Or they are incredibly dumb. How much do you think it would cost to add a PRO patch? Is spending $500K worth making $3 million in return?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Yall probably made them mad with the complaining about the PS4 port so they aren't doing you any favors.

 

[mckmas8808]

lol right four years of post-release work, full ports to XSX/PS5, complete overhaul of the game's mechanics, a GOTY-tier expansion pack, that is "refusing to work" for your precious $15.

Hey I have plenty of games in my backlog so I'll be fine. If they are fine with a few million less dollars then more power to them.

 

[proandrad]

Care to explain why The Witcher 3 got an xbox one x patch when the ps4 pro didn’t get it the year before there champ?

Microsoft help market the game. So they got some extra love. I’m sure if Sony threw a few dollars their way ps4 pro would have also received a patch.

 

[rkofan87]

fu cdpr

 

[demigod]

Dev decision. You have an issue with it? Get a PC.

Wrong answer, the guy below is smarter than you. Also I have more PCs than you.

Microsoft help market the game. So they got some extra love. I’m sure if Sony threw a few dollars their way ps4 pro would have also received a patch.

 

[diffusionx]

Or they are incredibly dumb. How much do you think it would cost to add a PRO patch? Is spending $500K worth making $3 million in return?

it's strange you spout these numbers with such confidence.

 

[onQ123]

They're probably sick of Cyberpunk 2077 right now & want to move on to something else but they could at least have a few outside contractors do a patch .

 

[Mortisfacio]

Hey I have plenty of games in my backlog so I'll be fine. If they are fine with a few million less dollars then more power to them.

I think you're vastly overestimating the cost vs reward here. I don't think there's any data to support millions will be lost over not continuing to patch a 4 year old game for a console a small fraction of players will have and an even smaller fraction will have their decision (of those who haven't purchased yet) made based on "Did they make a patch for this specific PlayStation?"

 

[jm89]

Yall probably made them mad with the complaining about the PS4 port so they aren't doing you any favors.

Sorry we complained about being lied to about a broken mess. Should have showered them with praise instead.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Can't spell PC dev without based

Indeed!

 

[Mister Wolf]

I think you're vastly overestimating the cost vs reward here. I don't think there's any data to support millions will be lost over not continuing to patch a 4 year old game for a console a small fraction of players will have and an even smaller fraction will have their decision (of those who haven't purchased yet) made based on "Did they make a patch for this specific PlayStation?"

Most of the people begging for a Pro patch already own the game on PS5. CDProjekt Red gain little to nothing financially from creating a patch and are smart enough to realize it.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I think you're vastly overestimating the cost vs reward here. I don't think there's any data to support millions will be lost over not continuing to patch a 4 year old game for a console a small fraction of players will have and an even smaller fraction will have their decision (of those who haven't purchased yet) made based on "Did they make a patch for this specific PlayStation?"

I think they could sell 50k more units which would easily justify the patch cost and have a healthy ROI

 

[Mortisfacio]

I think they could sell 50k more units which would easily justify the patch cost and have a healthy ROI

You honestly think 50k units sold will be missed because although the game was updated to PS5, it wasn't updated to PS5 Pro? If you could support that claim, cool, but I don't think there's even 5k people who haven't purchased the game that care that much, let alone 50k

 

[Zacfoldor]

I'll take a Witcher 3 pro patch but you can keep Cyberpunk until I can play in 3rd person, thanks.

 

[MaKTaiL]

CDPR Rockstar
(being sh** developers)

 

[TintoConCasera]

Makes me wonder how much work has to be done in order to make a patch for the PS5 Pro.

I would have assumed it was a matter of changing some values on some .ini file to increase resolution and graphics, but I guess I'm wrong.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You honestly think 50k units sold will be missed because although the game was updated to PS5, it wasn't updated to PS5 Pro? If you could support that claim, cool, but I don't think there's even 5k people who haven't purchased the game that care that much, let alone 50k

Yes I do, you’re not going to be able to support the opposite claim it wouldn’t either

 

[Zacfoldor]

They working on a PS6 version, just dawned on me. We will have a Cyberpunk PS6 native version, watch. Pro patch would make that less impactful.

Same reason RDR2 never got an update.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Yes I do, you’re not going to be able to support the opposite claim it wouldn’t either

The burden of proof is on you for claiming it. Most the people complaining in this thread, for example, have admitted to already buying the game. There is no proof these mythical 50k missed sales exist. CDPR knows this. Any sensible person knows this.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Indeed!

You missed part of my post.

 

[rkofan87]

They are working full bore on their other projects and said they were done with 2077 months ago. At some point you have to cut the cord and make a decision that the game is what it is.

You can still buy and play one of the best games on this gen on the PS5 Pro.

this to point 1 they are done but imo if they are doing a mac port just go and put i a pro patch as well.

 

[rkofan87]

Or they are incredibly dumb. How much do you think it would cost to add a PRO patch? Is spending $500K worth making $3 million in return?

this they are doing a mac port for god sakes.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The burden of proof is on you for claiming it. Most the people complaining in this thread, for example, have admitted to already buying the game. There is no proof these mythical 50k missed sales exist. CDPR knows this. Any sensible person knows this.

There’s no burden of proof on discussing a hypothetical, which is all we are doing - speculating

 

[simpatico]

Probably because of this

That's a pretty small slice. Now do the Pro slice out of that, and then do the slice of Pro owners who haven't bought the game yet. We're talking like 6 dudes. We've seen by some of the artifacting in Silent Hill and Jedi Survivor that doing such a port isn't a straightforward process. I suppose they just don't see it being worth the man hours.

 

[timothet]

Hey I have plenty of games in my backlog so I'll be fine. If they are fine with a few million less dollars then more power to them.

They will be ok

this to point 1 they are done but imo if they are doing a mac port just go and put i a pro patch as well.

That's because most probably they got hefty check from Apple to do that

 

[R6Rider]

complete overhaul of the game's mechanics

When the game barely had any mechanics or mechanics worse than games 20 years before it, that's not saying much.

 

[rkofan87]

Makes sense, they don't want to unnecessarily shittify their own game

well if you look at stfo sh2 and aw2 sadly this.

 

[diffusionx]

When the game barely had any mechanics or mechanics worse than games 20 years before it, that's not saying much.

whatever you think of the game, it is what it is, and they put a lot of work into it.

 

[Mortisfacio]

There’s no burden of proof on discussing a hypothetical, which is all we are doing - speculating

A hypothetical worth time would have something to indicate believability, however. This mythical 50k is pure fantasy.

 

[demigod]

The burden of proof is on you for claiming it. Most the people complaining in this thread, for example, have admitted to already buying the game. There is no proof these mythical 50k missed sales exist. CDPR knows this. Any sensible person knows this.

Did you not get the memo, xbox ambassador program has ended.

 

[rkofan87]

Why should a company be expected to forever update a game just because some platform keeps releasing new versions? You want a better experience? Get a PC. Consoles are not where you go to keep getting visual updates.

oh god more pc master race trash.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

A hypothetical worth time would have something to indicate believability, however. This mythical 50k is pure fantasy.

50k isn’t exactly a high bar globally if it was a standout showpiece launch patch for Pro

 

[MikeM]

So inept that their inhouse engine still have the most advanced rendering pipeline of any game (on PC) and are actively helping Epic developing Unreal Engine 5.

So? You forget what kind of shit state CP2077 was released in? And how long it took for them to release it unbroken?

Pepperridge farms remembers.

 

[rkofan87]

Clowns. Still haven't redeemed themselves.

Yet a financial flop title like Callisto Protocol already has a patch. A damn good one at that.

the callisto protocol patch is why i am so salty about this.

 

[Dorfdad]

I prefer they don’t patch. Boost version is almost 60fps locked. If they make a patch I’m betting AW2, SH2 will happen again.

Wait? How do you enable boost mode or does this just happen natively on pro? I was holding off on playing it waiting for a patch but this might make me play it next!

 

[Flabagast]

They're probably sick of Cyberpunk 2077 right now & want to move on to something else but they could at least have a few outside contractors do a patch .

Besides they have switched engine and I don’t think they want to dedicate resources anymore on the old one that they won’t use in the future

 

[XXL]

Wait? How do you enable boost mode or does this just happen natively on pro? I was holding off on playing it waiting for a patch but this might make me play it next!

You select it in the PS5 Pro settings in the display sub menu (I think).

Edit: this is wrong. I was talking about PS4 enhancement. PS5 Pro will just do it for you on PS5 games.

 

[tommib]

You select it in the PS5 Pro settings under display (I think).

There's no boost mode. It's by default.

There is an option to Enhance PS4 games.

 

[PandaOk]

Wait? How do you enable boost mode or does this just happen natively on pro? I was holding off on playing it waiting for a patch but this might make me play it next!

Natively. Games don’t require a patch to have improved framerates and improved DRS resolution. You can also enable a slight image quality improvement via the PlayStation menu for PS4 titles.

 

[rkofan87]

Why would 3rd party devs bother for a console which will most probably have a super small install base ?

Callisto Protocol says hi.​

 

[XXL]

There's no boost mode. It's by default.

There is an option to Enhance PS4 games.

My bad. You're right, I thought he was talking the enhance option.

 

[balls of snow]

Eh too bad. Guess buidling a pc is still viable for me next year. Phantom Liberty is still no 1 of the year when I beat back in jan on the ps5.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Callisto Protocol says hi.​

Yeah, a dev desperate to make some extra bank using the release of the Pro as a way to do so. Probably the same situation as Remedy with AW2.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Yeah, a dev desperate to make some extra bank using the release of the Pro as a way to do so. Probably the same situation as Remedy with AW2.

Being a good developer is “desperate” now