We’ve never seen anything quite like the Cyberpunk 2077 debacle – and, honestly, we’ll probably never see anything quite like it again. The title, anticipated as one of the biggest releases of 2020, is now approaching three months absent from the PlayStation Store. Sony removed the role-playing game from its storefront on 18th December, after it was forced to revise its refund policy due to the technical issues with the title.
A critical patch, promised for the end of February, has been delayed into the latter half of March following a cyber-attack which left many employees at the Polish studio locked out of their workstations. Recent updates have done little to improve the overall experience based on our testing – in fact, our reviewer Robert Ramsey has still been unable to finish the campaign due to a bug blocking his progress for months now.
The official line is that developer CD Projekt RED is still “working with Sony” to get the game back on the PS Store, but it’s beginning to feel like the title won’t return to the digital storefront until the native next-gen version deploys later in the year. How do you feel about Cyberpunk 2077 now you’ve had a solid three months or so to wrap your head around the fallout? Be breathtaking in the comments section below.
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Cyber-What?
Oh yeah 🤔
Moved on
I’ll wait for a sequel. Too many fundamental issues with this game.
really wanted this game. waited so long for its release. nearly pre-ordered.
thank god i didn't. keep this garbage off the PS store forever, honestly.
You know what, I actually totally forgot that this existed lol
Surprise Aprils PlayStation Plus game lol
I had the disc version when it released, after all the bugs I found in Act 2 on PS5 I got rid.
I still have that darn black tile on the PS5 with a padlock staring at me, cannot remove it without the disc I think 😳
This “game” hasn’t officially released yet as far as I’m concerned
@TheLightSpirit
Tried that many times, and the database “thing”, still sits there.. staring at me “look at me, you can’t delete me can you” ☠️
i feel bad for those that bought this flaming pile
This is actually a very good game. Story and characters are top notch. I had issues with crashes and a bug here and there but I still enjoyed playing the game to 100%. The media is doing a great job burying this game though.
@FatalBubbles Yeah, well considering how the media Hyped it up to high heaven I'm not surprised. I hope they get it fixed but I dont think they will this year. Might be a food PS Plus game in 2022 though.
Forgot about this game tbh
Why do i get the feeling Microsoft will be taking CDPR under their wing soon. Dont think Sony and CDPR are the best of friends after this
How do I feel about it? Everything that had happened could have been avoided if only they had listened to their industry elders. I have the game and installed it day 1 but didn’t play it. As more news came, I deleted the game. It’s collecting dust on my shelf until the PS5 free upgrade. Too many other amazing games to play in my backlog to even try this one until it’s truly ready.
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” - Shigeru Miyamoto
It will be on Gamepass next week 🤣
I played through chapter 1 on my PS5 and it was ok but I heard there was a ton of issues further in, they offered a refund and I took it.
Am I the only one that really enjoyed it? I played on PS5 and only had the crashing issues and maybe a handful of the weird glitches where guns float in midair etc.... I'll definitely be playing the PS5 version when it releases, I had fun going for platinum.
I beat the game on ps4 pro, and then moved on ps5, but still haven't replayed it. Will look forward to tge native ps5 release.
Let the game die like Anthem lol
I played through it on PS5 and enjoyed it, but it isn't remarkable enough to give it another run whenever the upgrade releases. Just a disappointment all around. Still wondering about that Witcher 3 upgrade though...
@Spoonman-2 go to settings, users and accounts, other, then restore licenses. Should remove the icon.
Forgotten about this game! What I played of it was absolutely rubbish. Texture and assert pop in a gogo! So many bugs. Multiple npc on top of each other. I will never darken the door of that steaming turd again.
I'm near the end of this on base PS4 and really enjoying it. The performance is poor in places and there are glitches, but far, far from unplayable. I actually had a lot more problems with Witcher 3, despite getting that a year after release.
@Waa-Laa No, I got the Platinum playing on PS5. A few crashes every few hours but on the whole I enjoyed it. The city is the highlight, I used to ride everywhere. Hope they give it the love it needs, I saw glimpses of its potential 😎
@TrueAssassin86x rather stick with Oddworld.
The universe and story seem pretty interesting but I just played the prologue (ps4 slim) : my V clipped through the floor, Jackie clipped through walls and, one memorable time, the elevator. I was always naked when looking at a mirror and "making face" was always resulting in my V staring creepily at me, and I was a little afraid I will not be able to continue when, at the beginning when Jackie is waiting for you to go out of your flat, the quest maker will not registered my presence (I just spinned around it for 5 long minutes when it finally registered my presence)
I could have continue the game, but my backlog is as long as my arm so I decided to wait. I will go back when 1) the game will be less buggy and/or 2) when I'll bought a ps5 in a year or two
"Sony removed the role-playing game from its storefront on 18th December, after it was forced to revise its refund policy due to the technical issues with the title"
saying it was refunds is pure conjecture that it was the reason for it being removed from the store.
would have bought it on disc anyway if i was going to get it, since it was sub-£40 even before launch compared with £50 on PSN. the city looked fascinating, but most of the rest of what i saw left me unimpressed..
Like everyone else I forgot this game was even a thing, I'm sure the game is solid if you're able to finish it but it definitely won't be held as high as the Witcher 3.
That being said I could definitely see Microsoft going after this studio, they after all are still searching for studio's to buy. It would all but give Microsoft a monopoly on western rpgs.
Its actually a very good game even if it didnt live up to all the hype and lets be honest it never was going to. Sure there is no excuse for how buggy it was on launch but the story, characters and music were all top notch. And CD will eventually fix all the bugs you are missing out on a good game if you listen to all the constant trashing it gets online
Storyline was great the rest of the game was poorly executed.
Got the Platinum on PS5 and really enjoyed playing the game. Can't wait till PS5 version I will do my 4th play through then.
I think Marvel's Avengers has a better chance of pulling a comeback than this game.
I'll just wait for the inevitable complete edition with all dlc included on PS5, whenever that releases.
@FatalBubbles
Eh, I thought it was okay. The world is really bland once you get past all the fart jokes. Like GTA you can only go into a select few buildings. Like Skyrim dungeons are lazily thrown together. Every enemy looks and feels the same, except the Animals gang. AI is dumb as rocks. I'll be shooting people with a shotgun in one room, and an enemy NPC in another room will be like "I'm gonna find you, you coward!" Dude... just follow the screams of your fellow gangmembers.
Was hoping to start this at Easter but i might what till summer so i get a few more patches.
The game is very mediocre.
@GameCollector84 They should have given more access to high rise buildings, there isn't any life to the city.
They deserve this for releasing a game that clearly wasn't ready. I do wonder if they will give up on the ps4 version and just focus on the ps5 gen.
@rumple1980
No need to feel bad for me, I've got my money back from CDPR and still have the game
Preordered it digitally on PS4 Pro and got my refund a month after or so. I ended up playing it on Stadia and it worked amazing. The game itself is quite good but obviously the hype was to big to live to expectations.
Like Fallout 76 i keep forgetting about Cyberjunk 2077 until an article or youtube video pops up. Videos comparing CP to RDR2 and GTA 5 are interesting comparisons/ contrasts.
@leucocyte If you read the section you quoted, you'll find that PushSquare was not blaming refunds for removing it from the store, rather they were establishing a timeline that it was removed from the store, an event that occurred after the refund policy was revised.
Watched a YouTube video comparing red dead 2 to this and it really does make you both feel embarrassed for what CDPR made and absolute awe for what rockstar made. Until they fix the police system, the AI, the bugs, the dodgy physics and the crap immersion then I’m not going to consider it. But they sounds like they need to build an entire game.
imo FF7 Remake feels more of a better cyberpunk game than Cyberpunk 2077.
They just need to release a ps5 definitive edition at this point and abandon the ps4 version
Still really looking forward to the Ps5 release, happy to wait till then.
When the PS5 patch goes live I will no doubt enjoy playing my free game.
Physical version, sitting on a shelf.
CDPR refunded me directly.
And when I'm done with it, I'll sell it on.
And if they ask for it back before I've done all that, lost in the post.
@Rob_230 MS are literally going to buy out the competition
Dead game to me tbh
Pin the article - its not coming back for awhile
Played it on my 6 years old PS4, worked like a charm btw (2 crashes in 70 hours). Great game, bit over hyped obviously. Also returning to my save file on my PS5, 2 months later, feels a bit 'empty'. Hope they manage to add great content to it along with the next gen update (and hopefully multiplayer), this way the game and Night City might re-live again...
Got my refund, didn't pay attention to it since then. Might get it again at some point in the future when the worst issues have been patched, and if it's on sale.
I still have it on the shelf waiting for the Go sign to try it again. Which will possibly be when theres a PS5 version AND Im able (and willing) to acquire one (which Im not sure of right now).
I love the story just all the damn bugs and crashing thats letting it down. I am still hopeful that this game will be fixed though
@FatalBubbles The was released and it was a mess deal with it. If it was fixed it would have been up in the store. People except lots of garbage now.
@theMEGAniggle Yeah buy a studio that has two IP's thats smart. 🤪
@Flaming_Kaiser Deal with what? I thought it was a good game. Nothing to deal with.
@FatalBubbles Still the game was a mess and insult too buyers and it should have never been released in this state. Im certain Sony would not have too pull the game off the store because its fine.
I'm beginning to think 2077 will be the actual year it's back on the ps store.
@Flaming_Kaiser So you didn’t like it then?
@Flaming_Kaiser let’s just pretend CDPR aren’t a talented studio 🥱
@theMEGAniggle If it was any other company you would probably burn them too the ground let not act like its not that way. 😴
I'm being honest when I saw I completely forgot about this game. It's kind of amazing how fast this disaster came and went. At this point, I doubt the game is even worth saving.
@Flaming_Kaiser the game is a disaster but they have quality. You’d have to be blind to say otherwise. It’s like saying BioWare have no talent because they released a few terrible games. It’s obvious that bad management is the reason why cyberpunk was so bad but continue your agenda. 🥱🥱
Suspect that very few have announced that Cyberpunk lead game designer just left the company.....
@TheLightSpirit
Finally got rid of it, had to start the PS5 and hold the PS button for 7 seconds, then rebuilt the database and it finally went 🤩
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