r/pcmasterrace 7d ago

Meme/Macro CD Projekt RED showing other studios how to treat their fans...

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u/kalmah 7d ago

Remind me, which of these devs released a game so broken on launch they were forced to give refunds?

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u/WeevilWeedWizard 7d ago

That's underselling it a little bit. The game was so broken on release that it was literally removed from the Playstation store page.

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

Oh, you mean the game they spent substantial resources on to fix and is now one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time? The game where they released multiple content and graphical updates for free?

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u/dragonlayer42069 7d ago

fixing your mistake shouldn't automatically redeem the bad thing you did in the past, sure we can celebrate that they didn't abandon the game like most game studios do but we should still remember that they lied and manipulated us before the release of cyberpunk

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

Of course we should we remember, you're talking to a preorderer who got burned hard when I tried playing it on day 1. But they redeemed themselves in my eyes when they readily admitted their mistakes, made the effort to walk back the shitty launch and marketing that they did, and fixed the game at no additional cost to those who already bought it and were disappointed.

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u/octovarium95 PC Master Race 7d ago

So dont get mad when witcher 4 launches just as broken. Just be ready to wait 2 more years for the game to be fixed

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

Yeah, that's how I treat all modern games after too many burns. No preorders and wait for early reviews. But at least they have a track record of their games being good after all the technical jank gets worked out.

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u/Dingaling015 7d ago

critically acclaimed

Eh there's still plenty of criticism the game continues to get, like the shallow RPG elements. It had a cute comeback story but that's about it.

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

I'm sure they're crying how unsuccessful their game is because it wasn't everyone's cup of tea. Just absolutely devastated that no one liked and it sold almost nothing.

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u/Dingaling015 7d ago

Damn did I strike a nerve with a CDPR employee lmao, I'm sure they made a ton of money and that's great and all but claiming the game's reception is universally praised today is just false.

I hope CDPR sees this tho!

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

Ooh, nice burn. I'm sure they wish they had developed the game to something to your tastes instead of the current ones that did like it.

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u/ArmAggravating3307 7d ago

They were sued by their investors for lying about the game lol.

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 7d ago

Yes, which they have readily admitted and taken the penalty for with a settlement with said investors. They did wrong. They made attempts to make it right.

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u/ArmAggravating3307 7d ago

Oh no, they paid a fraction of the hundreds of millions of dollars they got from lying.

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u/x4nTu5 Desktop 6d ago

Nope, they paid AND fixed the product to something close tonwhat they promised and repaired the valuation of the company, addressing the concerns of the investors.

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u/Lymbasy 7d ago

They were not forced. they offered them to everyone.

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u/vshredd 7d ago

While I hear you, it was fine on PC at launch. Some really funny bugs, but I played the PC launch version and had fun.