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Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it "out the door" says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch

Look, I know I don't need to tell you how much of a mess Cyberpunk 2077 's launch was. There were tons of bugs , it didn't play smoothly , and your saves could even get corrupted fairly easily , so it wasn't an ideal experience at the time. The game has had something of a redemption arc in the almost six years since…

Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it "out the door" says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch
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Look, I know I don't need to tell you how much of a mess Cyberpunk 2077 's launch was. There were tons of bugs , it didn't play smoothly , and your saves could even get corrupted fairly easily , so it wasn't an ideal experience at the time. The game has had something of a redemption arc in the almost six years since…

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Timeline: Cyberpunk 2077

What’s come out about Cyberpunk 2077 so far, newest first.

  1. Blizzard say Battle.net isn't looking to fight Steam and Epic for supermassive storefront supremacy, despite recently nabbing The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077Rock Paper Shotgun
  2. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Battle.net for some reason, and Geralt will be in Diablo 4PC Gamer
  3. Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Has the Third Person Camera Mod Players Have Been DemandingPolygon
  4. The Witcher 3 ganha reformulação 2.0 inspirada em Cyberpunk 2077Última Ficha
  5. The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077 Developer CD Projekt Red Ramps Up Hiring on 'Project Hadar'IGN

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