Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation store after glitches
The radical move came after the console version of Cyberpunk 2077 debuted December 10, following several delays
Cyberpunk’s developers faced intense public pressure to get the game out this year
Sony has removed CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 from its PlayStation Store and is offering full refunds, taking unusual steps to appease customers furious about bugs plaguing one of the year’s most highly anticipated gaming blockbusters.
The radical move came after the console version of Cyberpunk 2077 debuted December 10, following several delays, to reviews calling out problems and an online outcry from players frustrated with its poor performance.
Game until you drop On December 10, after three missed release dates, Cyberpunk 2077 premiered globally. Analysts then estimated that CD Projekt could sell 18.5 million units of the game this year at around $50 (€45) a unit. CD Projekt s investor relations said on Twitter that the game had been pre-ordered eight million times. The Witcher 3 achieved 1.5 million before its launch, thus making Cyberpunk 2077 the firm s biggest launch of all time. The first reviews of the game were positive on December 7, with an average Metacritic score of 91/100. But reviews online and in the trade press have since switched to largely negative and the company was obliged to issue a public apology this week. It said in a statement it was working hard” to bring its game back to the PlayStation store and that it had had discussions with Sony regarding a full refund for gamers who wanted one.
Sony, Microsoft Offer Cyberpunk Refunds After Player Complaints
Bloomberg 12/18/2020 Vlad Savov, Konrad Krasuski and Jason Schreier
(Bloomberg) Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have taken unusual measures to appease customers unhappy with CD Projekt SA’s Cyberpunk 2077 game, which was released earlier this month and is riddled with bugs, especially in console versions.
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For PlayStation players, Sony is offering full refunds for Cyberpunk 2077 and is removing the title, one of the year’s most highly anticipated gaming blockbusters, from the PlayStation Store. Microsoft is also offering refunds to anyone who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 digitally from the Microsoft Store, “to ensure that every player is able to get the experience they expect on Xbox.”