Following final evening’s announcement that Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed from April into September, CD Projekt gave a wee replace on once we ought to count on its mysterious multiplayer facet: in all probability not till 2022, at earliest. They’d by no means mentioned when to count on the challenge (which is formally codenamed Cyberpunk Multiplayer) however we do now know when to not count on it. The Witcher devs additionally expanded on why it’s they’ve chosen to delay their new open-world RPG’s launch, saying it actually simply has rather a lot to shine as a result of it’s so complicated.
“So, given the expected release of Cyberpunk 2077 in September and the series of events which we expect to occur after that date, 2021 appears unlikely as the release date for Cyberpunk Multiplayer,” CD Projekt board members Michał Nowakowski defined in a teleconference Q&A for investors final evening.
Previously, CD Projekt had mentioned they deliberate to observe Cyberpunk 2077’s launch “with DLCs (free!) and singleplayer content, and – once we’re done – invite you for some multiplayer action.” Presumably that’s nonetheless the plan, the plan is simply beginning later.
As for the delay, joint-CEO Adam Kiciński expanded on their authentic rationalization that they wanted extra time for polish:
“There’s technical bugfixing and polishing, but as we’ve said – we have the game. It’s playable; the whole game. It’s been like that for a couple of months. But it’s fairly complex – there are just some glitches, but we’re not talking about some fundamental mechanisms, but with the level of complexity, polishing is just a complex task. It’s about the number of things we have to take care of rather than some fundamental problem.”
While they’re delaying the game for polish, they’re not delaying it lengthy sufficient for the work to be accomplished on a humane schedule.
Asked by one caller whether or not the builders could be required to crunch, Kiciński responded, “To some degree, yes – to be honest. We try to limit crunch as much as possible, but it is the final stage. We try to be reasonable in this regard, but yes. Unfortunately.”
Unfortunately certainly.
Cyberpunk 2077 is now because of launch on September 17th, pushed again from April 16th. In the meantime, hey, maybe you would possibly wish to learn our interview with Mike Pondsmith, the author of the unique Cyberpunk pen & paper roleplaying game.
