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CD Projekt RED - Starting over

by Hiddenx, 2023-10-21 07:34:59

PC Gamer thinks about the future of CD Project RED:

Cyberpunk 2077's redemption is complete, but the future remains murky for CD Projekt

Despite a wide slate of games in development, it feels like the company's starting over from scratch.

V looking afraid or confused and pointing to herself in Cyberpunk 2077.

It's official: Cyberpunk 2077's redemption arc is complete. It feels like after three years of flagellation, CD Projekt can finally move on. But I can't help but think the company's future is still murky. 

The Witcher 3 was a masterpiece, firmly establishing CDP's original studio, CD Projekt Red, as one of the best RPG development teams of all time. It felt like the beginning of a shining new era for the company—but it was also the end of The Witcher. With Geralt's story finished so completely that we even got to see him retire to a vineyard in the south of France, it was time for something new. 

After an eight year wait, we got that, in the form of Cyberpunk 2077 - but its launch was such a debacle that the studio had to spend years focused just on fixing both the game and its own tattered reputation. Though 2.0 has successfully turned the game into something closer to players' original expectations, it'll always be remembered as a disaster first and a good RPG second.

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