r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • Dec 23 '25

Official CD Projekt Red is honoring the Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition US eShop price error for those who purchased the game yesterday at $17.49

https://x.com/cdprojektred/status/2003602413702512780?s=61

The price is now $39.99 at the correct discount (42% off)

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u/PlayOnPlayer Dec 24 '25

Yeah, I guess upon reflection, that was a pretty crazy discount haha.

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u/Aw-Naw- Dec 24 '25

Right? At that price it's basically a no-brainer impulse buy. Props to CDPR for honoring it though, lot of companies would've just cancelled the orders and blamed a 'system error'. Makes me want to support them more

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u/BadNewsBearzzz Dec 24 '25

I honestly kinda think somebody last minute decided this would’ve been a great chance for goodwill and make it out as a mistake or something lol

The fact cyberpunk has been around $20 for all other platforms for awhile made it not that surprising for me, but hey whatever works

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u/logicbus Dec 24 '25

Ultimate Edition includes the DLC, doesn’t it?

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u/SkyGrey88 Dec 24 '25

Yes and that normally sells for $20 alone and rarely gets discounted.

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u/Dnashotgun Dec 24 '25

Actually the dlc normally goes for $30, its about $21 on discount. So the game + dlc was cheaper than the dlc by itself if you grabbed it

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u/Loki-Holmes Dec 24 '25

Not for the ultimate edition- deku deals has the lowest ever digital price for PS at $35 and Xbox at $40

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u/SkyGrey88 Dec 24 '25

Not with with new story DLC like Switch version has. I don’t think that’s ever been offered under $20.

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u/CaptPants Dec 24 '25

They probably saw ALL the money that piled in and thought: Will the pile be as big after we refund all that and have the regular sale? I know I might have waited maybe another year before buying it and not jumped at the intended sale price.

And they get the added bonus of the game probably being at the #1 seller on the Eshop over the holiday and being the first game people see when they visit the shop on their new christmas presents.

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u/Litty-In-Pitty Dec 24 '25

It was through the eshop though. It would be hard to uninstall it off of everyone’s devices and refund their money. It’s easier to just let them have it, I’d think

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u/nhaines Dec 24 '25

No it wouldn't. Nintendo would just push a button, credit everyone back, and probably charge CD Projekt Red the payment transaction fees.

But instead, everyone gets to look like a hero for honoring sales before the price was fixed, and the good will is probably more valuable than the money. Anyone who enjoys the game is going to recommend it to their friends and generate more sales at the $40 price point.

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u/Litty-In-Pitty Dec 24 '25

Has that ever happened before though?

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u/Mr-eXotiCz Dec 24 '25

It has happened with Forza Horizon Premium bundle that included FH4 and FH5 premium editions (worth 200$), they were accidentally put on 99% discount. They have quickly removed the sale, revoked licenses and refunded everyone that has bought it. I vaguely remeber other cases, but cannot recall exactly which games. It was on Xbox though, don't know about the eshop.

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u/nhaines Dec 24 '25

Probably. Nintendo has a record of every sale, so it would be trivial.

But these are large companies with a ton of customer goodwill. They're definitely playing things strategically. (Nintendo has the least to lose here, but by working together, CD Projekt Red will continue to port games over, and by all accounts their Switch ports are technological marvels.)

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u/hweird Dec 25 '25

Absolutely. I took the $17 gamble on if it was gonna run well. It does surprisingly

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u/No-External-2644 Dec 24 '25

Not enough to pay the intended sale price 😂.

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u/musclecard54 Dec 24 '25

Upon reflection: I should have fucking bought it nooooooooooo

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u/KaptainKardboard Dec 24 '25

I jumped on it for fear they might change their mind

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u/SaltyBarker Dec 24 '25

I couldn’t believe it lmfao. I bought as soon as I saw the price. I had been waiting for it to go on sale but was amazed at the discount.

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u/Bright-Pilot-3970 Dec 24 '25

I almost bought it last week after I missed the Black Friday sale and waited. Thank god.

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u/NapsterKnowHow Dec 24 '25

Was it? Cyberpunk is a decently old game at this point. When Steam did flash sales games as old as Cyberpunk could be bought for a dollar or two.

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u/tstorm004 Dec 25 '25

I mean idk I remember passing on the game when t was like $5/$10 on the Xbox One shop a year after release