Don't get your hopes up for Cyberpunk 2077 VR anytime soon, because CD Projekt Red doesn't seem to think much of virtual reality right now -- at least from a business perspective. During the company's most recent financial call, the developer was asked whether the newly announced Half-Life: Alyx could pose any kind of threat to Cyberpunk 2077 since they're both set to release around the same time next year.
Senior vice president of business development Andrzej Nowakowski replied: "VR remains an extremely nichey niche of the market, like it’s very, very small." It's clear that VR isn't a focus for the company -- not even when it comes to potential competition.
Nowakowski's obviously got a point; VR is still a small slice of the gaming market, even though the likes of Sony and Valve are happy to throw some weight behind it. But with advancements in the technology and new consoles just around the corner, there may come a time when VR is a lot harder to ignore. Maybe one day, when VR's really hitting its stride, we'll see Cyberpunk 2077 make the jump.
[source uk.ign.com, via nintendolife.com]
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This is not so much (or at all) about whether CDPR like or don’t like VR, just a response to the question are they concerned about releasing around the same time as HL:A. Obvious answer is no, because there are hundreds of times as many people with consoles versus a very specific VR headset. Acknowledging that says nothing of their intentions in the field moving forward.
It’s actually a moronic question to even ask them to be honest.
oh my this game get's better and better .
Andrzej Nowakowski I agree.
@Number09 You agree what? That VR is a small market?
@Number09 How is it better if it doesn't come to VR in the future?
Niche is what you target when you're more about experimenting and less about the moolah...
This and the microtransactions news makes me not like CDPR as much as before...
Like, didn't TW3 sell nuff???
Why do people care so much about what this game isn't doing?
Aww, it would have been cool to play in VR but maybe in the future if the market’s bigger. They’re a business, they’ll only develop something that’ll make them a profit.
@Octane to me it means they are putting all efforts into a polished game and not bothering with gimmicks just good ole fashioned solid gameplay.
@kyleforrester87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnciwwsvNcc
We still have to see if Cyberpunk is a good game at all ... Only then ask for VR support.
@kyleforrester87 But they are telling an investor that the VR market is "nichey niche" and "very small".
@ShogunRok yeah and it is comparatively, no one disputes that - even die hard VR fans. Doesn’t mean they don’t like it, or see that it has good business potential in the future. It just seems like this is being spun on this (and other) websites as “CDPR don’t like VR”
@kyleforrester87 Where did we say CDPR doesn't like VR?
@kyleforrester87 we all like V.R. but it's potential is not being utilized to the highest standard. in my opinion sorry to butt in but felt it needed to be said.
You'd think Cyberpunk 2077 and VR would be a perfect fit for each other, given the themes which the game seems to be exploring.
@Gremio108 It'll only happen once we're able to socket the headset directly into our brains.
@ShogunRok
"CD Projekt Red doesn't seem to think much of virtual reality right now — at least from a business perspective."
That's not what CDPR have suggested. They've suggested that they don't think HLA launching around the same time as Cyberpunk is going to cause them any problems, because VR is a niche market. They might think very highly of it and still recognise it as a niche market.
Nintendolife went a step further with..
"Does VR in its current form pose a threat to the future of traditional video games, though? According to CD Projekt's senior vice president of business development Andrzej Nowakowski, there's nothing to worry about."
Again, I dont think CDPR were commenting on VR as being a threat or not to traditional video games at all.
The upshot is, CDPR are just recognising that VR is a niche market here, I don't see them passing any judgement on it at all?
@kyleforrester87 But like I said, they still told an investor that it's a small market. That surely means that there's currently no real interest in the VR space from a business perspective, which is exactly what the sentence that you quoted says.
Whether that changes in the future, we'll have to wait and see, as the article says.
Well they're not wrong, is it 97% or 98% of PS4 owners don't have PSVR and Half Life isn't even available to those who do. Then you have Xbox with no VR and god knows how many PC owners who don't have it either so as @kyleforrester87 says, it's a pretty stupid question to ask them in the first place
@ShogunRok I think the point I am making is there can be considerable interest in it, while still recognising that it's not of huge financial merit as it stands. Reading this article, you could think that CDPR have no interest in VR... yet they could well be planning for there next game to be VR, understanding that it might not be a great earner for them. Honestly, you've got to think Valve are kind of not really expecting HLA to be absolutely massive too?
Is Cyberpunk 2077 going to be in VR? - Nope.
Is Cyberpunk 2077 going to have a third person option? - Nope.
Is Cyberpunk 2077 going to absolutely f**kin' dope? - Yes!
@ShogunRok PRESS X TO BEND THE SPOON
@kyleforrester87 Then you ain't reading the article right!
No but on a serious note I do get where you're coming from and I agree to an extent.
@ShogunRok I’m gunna get you for this. I’m gunna get you real good.
@kyleforrester87 Kyle the truth is that I can't even type a colon in a headline these days without flinching in fear.
Calling VR extremely niche is a vast understatement...
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