VAMatt said:
I think Cyberpunk has been the biggest disappointment in gaming history, and likely the most costly mistake. If we assume 2 million refunds is accurate, my guess is they have lost at least 4 million sales between those refunds, the bad press, and being pulled from the PS store and flagged on the XB store. That is massive. Anyone that doesn't think CDPR is hurting from this..... I don't even know what to say. They got their ass kicked here. The launch has been an absolute disaster for them. Certainly, every developer and publisher have learned a big lesson. Personally, I think the game is good, but it failed to live up to the sky high expectations (that CDPR set). I think they could have given us the amazing game they promised, had they just let it cook a while longer. But, they gambled with their reputation, and they lost. Bigtime. The loss of goodwill that they've suffered is likely more valuable than the sales lost on this particular title. It will take them years to get their reputation back. |
Is it just me, or are we having a "biggest disappointment ever" game release every single year now? No Man's Sky, Battlefront II, Fallout 76, Anthem, Cyberpunk 2077... You'd think companies would've been more careful with how they handle hype after each crash, but they are instead pushing it harder and harder. Though to be fair, at some point you have to admit it's a shared problem: if people didn't preorder as much and fell for the manufactured hype this cases would be much damaging for the companies pulling them off, scaring them away from doing this. Also, has there been a succesful lawsuit of false advertisement against any of this big releases?
