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>> people shoulnd't expect a next-gen game to run well on prev-gen hardware I don’t understand this sentiment. The game’s been in development for 8 years and w

by kjakm 6y ago

>> people shoulnd't expect a next-gen game to run well on prev-gen hardware I don’t understand this sentiment. The game’s been in development for 8 years and was scheduled to launch before next-gen hardware. They partnered with MS on a custom skin last-gen Xbox. The game plays in comparability mode in next-gen hardware. In no way was this billed as a next-gen game.

dagw 6y ago
The game’s been in development for 8 years They announced that their next project would be based on Cyberpunk 2020 8 years ago. They only actively started development ~4 years ago. But yea, the original release date was way before the PS5 etc. where even announced.
traveler01 6y ago
Maybe the issue was when they tried to improve graphic quality for next gen and PCs they fucked up the last gen thing. If I'd guess any better they weren't expecting this blowing out of proportions for that...
- mercer 6y ago
  It's so, so much more than that. Even if the game had no bugs, it's nothing like what it was presented to be. And no, not by the 'fanboys' but by CDPR themselves. I'd probably have bought the game on discount if I knew it was, much like Witcher 3, a mediocre game in most ways other than visuals, and in some ways actually a step down from their previous title. But I bought this one on preorder because it was presented as not just 'The Witcher 3, but Cyberpunk and wonkier in most ways', but a game that would do an open world well, and so much more. Normally I don't preorder games, but I gave CDPR the benefit of the doubt. The fact that Sony, of all companies, is actually offering refunds, should make it clear that this game is terrible. It's fine that you enjoy it, but why try to argue it's all 'blown out of proportion' or that 'fanboys expected too much'. Can't you just enjoy the game without needing validation?
  - oneeyedpigeon 6y ago
    I'm interested in preorder culture. Did you preorder to support the development financially, or did you preorder for some kind of bonus or other personal incentive?
    - rdtwo 6y ago
      I preordered because it is $40 on preorder vs 59 at retail. That’s a big difference and occurs with many launch titles.
    - Narishma 6y ago
      Preordering is typically cheaper than buying the game at launch.
    - mercer 6y ago
      Personal incentive. I wanted to play the game as soon as it was out, and the download can take quite a while.

by kjakm 6y ago

dagw 6y ago

The game’s been in development for 8 years They announced that their next project would be based on Cyberpunk 2020 8 years ago. They only actively started development ~4 years ago. But yea, the original release date was way before the PS5 etc. where even announced.

traveler01 6y ago

Maybe the issue was when they tried to improve graphic quality for next gen and PCs they fucked up the last gen thing. If I'd guess any better they weren't expecting this blowing out of proportions for that...

mercer 6y ago
It's so, so much more than that. Even if the game had no bugs, it's nothing like what it was presented to be. And no, not by the 'fanboys' but by CDPR themselves. I'd probably have bought the game on discount if I knew it was, much like Witcher 3, a mediocre game in most ways other than visuals, and in some ways actually a step down from their previous title. But I bought this one on preorder because it was presented as not just 'The Witcher 3, but Cyberpunk and wonkier in most ways', but a game that would do an open world well, and so much more. Normally I don't preorder games, but I gave CDPR the benefit of the doubt. The fact that Sony, of all companies, is actually offering refunds, should make it clear that this game is terrible. It's fine that you enjoy it, but why try to argue it's all 'blown out of proportion' or that 'fanboys expected too much'. Can't you just enjoy the game without needing validation?
- oneeyedpigeon 6y ago
  I'm interested in preorder culture. Did you preorder to support the development financially, or did you preorder for some kind of bonus or other personal incentive?
  - rdtwo 6y ago
    I preordered because it is $40 on preorder vs 59 at retail. That’s a big difference and occurs with many launch titles.
  - Narishma 6y ago
    Preordering is typically cheaper than buying the game at launch.
  - mercer 6y ago
    Personal incentive. I wanted to play the game as soon as it was out, and the download can take quite a while.