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>If UOKiK finds that CD Projekt Red acting misleadingly ahead of Cyberpunk 2077’s launch, and has not done enough to address the game’s issues, the developer co
by slg 6y ago
>If UOKiK finds that CD Projekt Red acting misleadingly ahead of Cyberpunk 2077’s launch, and has not done enough to address the game’s issues, the developer could face a 10 per cent fine of its annual income.
I have no idea the merits of this investigation, but it is refreshing to see a potential punishment like this. Fines for bad behavior often end up as simple fees for rich people and businesses. If you want these financial penalties to serve as any type of deterrent, you need to make sure the perpetrators feel the financial repercussions.
- ponow 6y agoWhy government intervention is necessary is unclear. At best one has an implicit contract during a pre-order, which was violated due to its bugs. That anyone could seriously believe that any complex software will be "bug free" strikes me as risible. It seems to me that people are making a bet on a pre-order. No regulation is necessary in any event: this can be handled using class action law, and true egregious misrepresentations are kept in check in this way. These kinds of regulations are a jobs program for the officious personality and a way for politicians to seem relevant, but is mostly a form of or invitation to corruption, as the powerful influence the crafting of law to keep the small fry at bay. Buyer beware, IMO. Wait 'til it's out, reviewed, etc., and then you'll know.
- slg 6y agoI'm not sure how in the weeds you are with this specific issue, but it isn't just that this game wasn't "bug free". It is unfinished in noticeable ways, it doesn't match some of the expectations set by CDPR, and the company took active steps to ensure customers wouldn't know how poorly the game performed on certain hardware. Once again, I don't know if that rises to a criminal level, but this is much more serious than someone not liking a game they preordered.
- amyjess 6y agoYou might want to look at what happened to Takata. Their defective airbags killed several people, and the end result was that they were forced to pay about 250% of their annual EBIT. It was so much that the company went under. More companies should be punished this way.
- alacombe 6y agoIt's just a freaking game, for heaven's sake... By the same standard, Peter Jackson deceived me and stole 9h of my life with the turd which is "The Hobbit".
- amyjess 6y agoIt's not about the game being bad, it's about CDPR lying to their shareholders.
- csours 6y ago"Everything is Securities Fraud" - Matt Levine
- alacombe 6y agoDon't make it about consumers then. Though, I'm fairly certain shareholders and Board members are the first to blame in this mess, by pushing/forcing the company to release an unfinished/unpolished game.
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 6y agoUOKiK is not concerned about shareholders, they might possibly fine CDPR for false advertising or violating customer rights in some way.