Doesn't it seem a bit hypocritical to you?
They'd already broken their self-imposed silence, on several occasions, for both of their active franchises, Cyberpunk 2077 and Gwent. The silence didn't even last 24 hours.
Allow me to crosspost:
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Apparently, CDPR's commitment to having "important discussions" about racism "be heard" has come to a momentary halt, while CD Projekt RED German PR, Fabian Mario Doehla, posts what some journalists would describe as a Photo-op

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Don't worry, the "important discussions" will resume after the commercial break!
That event was a WHOLE other level of content and attention. I don't think I'd compare the two whatsoever. Also doesn't look like they're blasting it all over social media or something...
I mean, it's in front of your eyes. If you don't want to see it, that's on you. Additionally it wasn't just for Cyberpunk 2077. An entire Gwent expansion was announced this week,
after the delay.
Crossposting again:
There's a couple of new points I'd like to make about this.
1. On the 2nd of June, CDPR
Tweeted:
We decided to move Night City Wire to Jun 25th. We still look forward to sharing new information about CP’77, but more important discussions are happening right now and we want them to be heard. We wholeheartedly stand against racism, intolerance and violence. Black Lives Matter.
According to the official tweet, CDPR were postponing the event to facilitate "more important discussions". No new Cyberpunk 2077 promo material to make room for discussions on racism.
Next day, on the 3rd of June, CDPR announced a brand new Gwent expansion. The marketing included: updated
site, several forum
posts, a new
trailer, a Developer
overview stream lasting almost half an hour and periodic card reveals in the
coming weeks.
Apparently those "important conversations" can wait if Gwent needs the promotion and pre-orders.
2. Over the years CDPR official forums have explicitly banned political discussions. For the first time ever, they're being allowed, but for this topic
alone. Discussions on the Honk Kong protests, for example, are still forbidden.
I'm
not bothered in the least by the delay. That's not what bugs me. If they want to further delay the Night City Wire event because the situation hasn't calmed down by the 25th of June, go ahead. Schedule it for July or August, if need be.
It's just I'd appreciate if CDPR's words and actions were more consistent.