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[Davevil]

Who cares ?

 

[The Cockatrice]

Im 100% the CEO and all the big shots at CDPR did not play the game either. They just looked at the money and that is it.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Marketing 101, basically. Shouldn't be that big of a deal.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

CDPR are such sly bastards.

 

[Fare thee well]

What's it like, Keanu? to not need video games like I do?

 

[winjer]

If he did play it, eventually he would be playing with himself.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

typical hollywood response, only wants to talk about current project

 

[Draugoth]

Obligatory Tell Me Lies

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I am fairly sure he doesn't really care about Matrix UE5 game either.

It’s not a game, it’s a tech demo/marketing tool and the character even joke about marketing in the demo. I think it’s kinda weird people are surprised that these people do these jobs/work projects and move on…I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about old work projects I completed anymore, I just keep a collection of descriptions of them for the resume

 

[Punished Miku]

It’s not a game, it’s a tech demo/marketing tool and the character even joke about marketing in the demo. I think it’s kinda weird people are surprised that these people do these jobs/work projects and move on…I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about old work projects I completed anymore, I just keep a collection of descriptions of them for the resume

Not only that, but most actors don't really enjoy watching their own work and purposely avoid it so they don't go crazy.

 

[WitchHunter]

Who cares ?

Nobody...

 

[Fbh]

Keanu playing Cyberpunk on Ps4 at 24fps before release:

"It looks just like a movie!"

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

 

[Magic Carpet]

Cp2077 stories and characters were the highest quality part of that game

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Morpheus: but the prophecy
Neo: The Verge hit me with that, too. The One was never meant to play anything. It was just another form of control
Morpheus: I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone from me.

 

[Batiman]

Canadian legend

 

[PlaystationFan5349]

"I've seen demonstration"

Reeves revealed during an interview with The Verge that he doesn't play video games, including the one he starred in.
He admits he's "seen demonstrations" of Cyberpunk 2077, but seems pretty adamant that he hasn't played the action RPG himself.




This contradiction was spotted by some very eagle-eyed folks over on the Cyberpunk subreddit.
While watching Reeves' recent interview, they noticed that it didn't fit in with previous reports from last December, in which CD Projekt Red CEO Adam Kiciński said the actor "loves" playing Cyberpunk.
He went on to admit that he hadn't completed it yet, but this definitely gave off the impression that Reeves was actively working on his own playthrough, certainly not just watching a demo.

So, what gives? It's possible some wires got crossed over at CD Projekt Red. Kiciński may have been told that Reeves was loving the look of the game, which the CEO innocently assumed meant he had been playing it, rather than just watching demos.
Another possibility is that Reeves interprets "played" Cyberpunk as sitting down with the final version in his spare time, rather than messing about in Night City prior to its launch.

Keanu Reeves Says He's Never Played Cyberpunk, Despite CD Projekt Red Saying He Loved It

Bit awkward.

www.thegamer.com

Nah. This was definitely PR tal from the CEO. I mean, who are you gonna trust on this really? CDPR or Keanu himself?

 

[Alebrije]

You dont play Cyberpunk....

Cyberpunk plays with you.

 

[RoboFu]

You know what… I wish they made a completely different path to save Jackie and not get silverhand. It’s cool the first okay through but you notice how much it restricts the openers of roleplaying when you do multiple play throughs.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Why does it feel like Keanu sits in silence a lot in his freetime

Probably wondering if life is real or not.

 

[Raven117]

Yeah, whatever. If you can't figure out marketing versus the real thing nowadays, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[Great Hair]

Keyanus Reefs, what a funny guy. De we figure out, who hacked poor CDPR server?

 

[blastprocessor]

Saw the last gen version and thought nah fam.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Keanu: "Bro I'm just an actor. It was just a job."

 

[Syphon Filter]

He probably already knew in advance it was gonna be a buggy flop.

 

[Halo is Back]

CDPR are fat liars, News at 11

 

[Fuz]

typical hollywood response, only wants to talk about current project

Woody Harrelson AMA (Ask Me Anything) Goes Disastrously Wrong On Reddit

On the social-bookmarking website Reddit, there are few cherished moments as fulfilling as an AMA (ask me anything) session with an interesting person. Previous participants have included such luminaries as Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Folks who join the fray often give...

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[SportsFan581]

It’s not a game, it’s a tech demo/marketing tool and the character even joke about marketing in the demo. I think it’s kinda weird people are surprised that these people do these jobs/work projects and move on…I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about old work projects I completed anymore, I just keep a collection of descriptions of them for the resume

I thought the lines about the marketing department were hilarious. Obviously they were familiar with the common criticism leveled at the other demos online (not enough action).

 

[K2D]

Having a hard time believing Keanu gives two shits about how cdpr treats their costumers/fans.. Yeah, he's generally a good guy, but doesn't necessarily involve himself with what goes on in gaming, or anything outside of the movie industry. What are the chances he has an agent or assistant that makes sure or cares that he's always correctly represented?

 

[CitizenZ]

Neither did about 90% of urinalist "best of " lists, so whats the problem?

 

[Captain Toad]

No shit. Guy probably has other things to do.

There's plenty of successful adults that game. Kyler Murray is apparently good enough for professional eSports if he hadn't already turned down Major Leagur baseball to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

 

[jshackles]

Played us like a damn fiddle

 

[Woggleman]

No offense to Keanu but the game was actually good before Silverhand comes into the picture. It would have been better if it stayed like that.

 

[chromhound]

He dodged a bullet

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I thought the lines about the marketing department were hilarious. Obviously they were familiar with the common criticism leveled at the other demos online (not enough action).

Sure, I didn’t think there was wrong with them and they made me laugh. My point was is everyone knows what this thing is, even the thing itself making jokes about it

 

[ahtlas7]

Keanu Reeves life > video game life

 

[20cent]

50+ years old Hollywood superstars don't play videogames? I'm shocked.

Actually even non-actors 50 years old don't.

 

[BennyBlanco]

There's plenty of successful adults that game. Kyler Murray is apparently good enough for professional eSports if he hadn't already turned down Major Leagur baseball to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I bet it wasn’t engaging enough for him to get to his scenes in the game. Even when the game got to his scenes, it wasn’t exactly groundbreaking material. I don’t idolize his character at all in that game. I remember a couple scenes, but it’s like Bill and Ted had more heart to it than Cyberpunk did.

 

[hemo memo]

It’s called marketing

There is something else called false advertising.

 

[Excess]

No offense to Keanu but the game was actually good before Silverhand comes into the picture. It would have been better if it stayed like that.

I think this was a big part of what made the game great, because players either hated him or loved him. I, on the other hand, loved his character and started to "become" him. And in that sense, the game is masterful in setting up your ending. You get the ending you deserve.

I'm curious, which did you pick?

 

[Spukc]

There is something else called false advertising.

Yes it comes with marketing

 

[Woggleman]

I think this was a big part of what made the game great, because players either hated him or loved him. I, on the other hand, loved his character and started to "become" him. And in that sense, the game is masterful in setting up your ending. You get the ending you deserve.

I'm curious, which did you pick?

I picked the secret ending and after that the one where Panam helps you. I liked her storyline.

 

[ANDS]

Spectacular non-issue surrounding the hype machine that preceded the games release.

 

[Excess]

I picked the secret ending and after that the one where Panam helps you. I liked her storyline.

Secret as in the one where Silverhand goes HAM?

 

[Werewolf Jones]

You couldn't make it up.

 

[SnapShot]

whatever

 

[Woggleman]

Secret as in the one where Silverhand goes HAM?

The one where you storm Arasaka on your own and nobody else has to die.

 

[Sosokrates]

He to busy playing the game of life to play video games.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Same as YongYea and other tools saying its a 10/10 game while sitting in a CP2077 chair, days before official release. They spent more on marketing than game development.