Ronnie Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 Sorry to bump this out of the blue with no news, but I've finally watched the gameplay reveal and I'm 100% in, looks great, love how all the systems interact. Made my peace with the fact that it's first person, the shooting often feels like a cover-based third person game tbh, which makes it all more appealing to me. As for a release date, they do seem to be ramping up with something new each month so it wouldn't surprise me to see a release date announcement soon (which will probably then be delayed as per the video game industry rules)
Julius Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 Bandai Namco has also been confirmed to be distributing the game, across several of the European markets, meaning that the distributors of the game across much of Europe and North America (WB) will be the same distributors as those for The Witcher 3 in 2015. From a few minutes of looking around for some old articles, it would seem that the distributors for the game were revealed roughly a year prior to the release of the game. I believe that I have previously mentioned the grant awarded to CDPR by the Polish government for their efforts with the game, but I don’t believe that I mentioned a key piece of information from the same grant (and if I did, well then I guess it’s worth repeating now in light of everything that’s happened this year anyway): the grant which they [CDPR] applied for stipulated that development goals of the projects applying for said grant must be completed by June 29th 2019. 1
Julius Posted November 25, 2018 Author Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) From Techspot’s recent article summarising the events of CDPR’s most recent conference call, in which it was confirmed that there was indeed truth to the rumours going around about the game’s entire campaign being playable — and it remains in the polishing stage for now: Quote During a recent conference call between the studio and investors, CD Projekt Red CEO Adam Kracinski was asked if he felt Cyberpunk 2077’s story, graphics and polish would be as good as Red Dead Redemption 2’s. “Without a doubt, quality is of paramount importance. We strive to publish games which are as refined as Red Dead Redemption 2, and recent Rockstar releases in general. That game is excellent, by the way, we are rooting for it. Rave reviews, excellent sales.” Kracinski says the studio is confident in the success of Cyberpunk 2077, but that they’ve learned a thing or two from the community’s reaction to Red Dead Redemption 2. Primarily, they’ve seen how important it is to launch with a bug-free game – something that The Witcher 3 definitely wasn’t. For reference, Red Dead Redemption 2 has a Metacritic score of 97, while The Witcher 3 received 92. “Once the game is complete, we can begin to patch various bugs, both major and minor, and we are setting aside time to complete this process,” Kracinski said. According to the studio, if the Red Dead Redemption 2 launch proved anything, it’s that players will ignore the little games for big hits in today’s saturated market. The player base is expanding, but more and more players will stick to popular titles exclusively due to time constraints in everyday life. Cyberpunk 2077 aims to be one of the biggest hits ever. Regarding development of the game itself, CD Projekt Red executives confirmed that it is “progressing fast and according to plan.” They also confirmed the rumors that the entire campaign is already playable but said that they intend on polishing it to perfection before launch. Still, that’s a strong sign that it will launch sooner rather than later. So, a 2019 release of Cyberpunk 2077 still remains a distinct possibility at this point, but I could certainly see CDPR polishing the game until the launch of the next generation of consoles — if they really are serious about chasing down Rockstar’s numbers in the sales charts, that would seemingly be the best time to launch. Edited November 25, 2018 by Julius 1
Julius Posted November 26, 2018 Author Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) Huh. Maybe something soon? Edited November 26, 2018 by Julius
Julius Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Beep boop. A 2019 release is still not totally off the cards... Edited February 28, 2019 by Julius 1
Julius Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 PlayStation's YouTube channel have released a great four-part miniseries on CD Projekt Red, which I think is well worth checking out:
DriftKaiser Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Apparently the devs said the demo from last year are a small fragment of the game but they are still working/polishing the core elements and add more details/things to the game in the recent interview.
bob Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Apparently the devs said the demo from last year are a small fragment of the game but they are still working/polishing the core elements and add more details/things to the game in the recent interview. Isn't that a description of every demo? 1
Julius Posted June 9, 2019 Author Posted June 9, 2019 Hell yeah, 16th April 2020! Still can't believe they got Keanu...
killthenet Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Keanu truly is the coolest guy ever, making an already incredible looking game seem even better. Disappointed we didn't get more gameplay today but I guess there'll be plenty of hands on impressions during E3 so its not that big a deal they didn't show more.
Glen-i Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 I kinda want them to have an option to activate censor bleeps after seeing that footage. I'm easily entertained.
Ronnie Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Not a big fan of Keanu Reeves being in the game, just seems a bit wtf and will pull me out of the experience. The male protaganist seems a bit annoying, might go for the woman instead. Shame no gameplay but otherwise looks good. The release date is awkward with the next Xbox coming 6 months later.
Ganepark32 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I'd have liked to have seen some actual gameplay but getting a release date, and it being a 2020 one and not the rumoured 2019 with a delay, was great and I'm so excited to get my hands on it. I think that's a very reasonable date to hit though I do remember that they were still hiring for the project a few months ago. The Keanu Reeves thing was a bit weird. It's not as if the game didn't have enough cachet already from the hype that's generated over the years. But guess they wanted something a bit extra. Whether it'll add anything to the overall feel and narrative is to be seen. There won't be any hands on from the show as CD Projekt Red have said it's only behind doors demos with their reps playing so we'll have to wait to hear hands off impressions on Tuesday from outlets. I do wonder if they'll do something at or around Gamescom like they did last year but they kind of need to get some hands on impressions from people outside the studio. Still, April 16th. I'm excited. I just wish I could see more of the gameplay.
Ronnie Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 So, play at release or wait 6-12 months for the inevitable next gen port?
Hero-of-Time Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ronnie said: So, play at release or wait 6-12 months for the inevitable next gen port? Neither. There are so many games being scheduled for 2020 I imagine publishers are really going to milk the ports when it comes to the launch lineups of the next Playstation and Xbox.
Ronnie Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Neither. There are so many games being scheduled for 2020 I imagine publishers are really going to milk the ports when it comes to the launch lineups of the next Playstation and Xbox. Next year is shaping up to be pretty amazing, and that's just the stuff we know about. Heard a couple of reports the next 3D Zelda is 2020 too. For Playstation 5, it feels like Sony are going to do a Switch and go big on their first year. Wouldn't be surprised to see Horizon 2 and God of War 2 out in the first twelve months. Oh and Dreams Edited June 11, 2019 by Ronnie
Hero-of-Time Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Ronnie said: For Playstation 5, it feels like Sony are going to do a Switch and go big on their first year. Wouldn't be surprised to see Horizon 2 and God of War 2 out in the first twelve months. Oh and Dreams Dreams out in the first 12 months of the PS5's life? That's a bold bet. That game still baffles me.
Julius Posted June 18, 2019 Author Posted June 18, 2019 Awesome interview from Ben Moore over at EZA with CDPR, asking a lot of questions about the game which I haven't seen asked yet:
Ronnie Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 Thanks will give it a watch later. The game certainly seems to be something special. Still put off by the first person perspective but I'll put up with it, everything else sounds amazing. After RDR2 I was wondering what the next BIG ambitious, top quality game would be, and this looks to be it.
Ronnie Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) CDPR are doing a livestream at 7pm UK time showing 15 minutes of gameplay. I think it's what the media saw at E3 behind closed doors, but edited down for time, but I could be wrong. Edited August 30, 2019 by Ronnie
Ronnie Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Looks amazing and if it's as story/quest heavy as Witcher, wow.
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