CD Projekt Red developers speak out after Cyberpunk 2077 delay encountered...

CD Project Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 There have been a number of delays at this point, including one announced just yesterday that pushes the release of the expected intergenerational game back to December 2020.

Less than a day later, developers working on the game say they received threatening messages online of the studio’s decision to postpone the game for an additional 21 days. Andrzej Zawadski from CD Projekt Red gave an example of this https://twitter.com/ZawAndy/status/1321441240630657024 sent to a Cyberpunk 2077 dev, which included threats against the developer’s family as well as against the individual.

“There was far, far worse. Every single one is reported. We won’t let it through. Don’t treat it lightly. Don’t ignore it. It’s serious, ”Zawadzki tweeted. Cyberpunk 2077RPG Design Lead.

The gaming industry has had an ugly history of threats of violence, but it is important that these threats not be ignored or written off as an acceptable expression of anger. As Zawadski says in his tweets, treating this news as a threat is important, and there is absolutely no excuse for this type of behavior, even if done in jest or as a misguided exaggeration.

“I understand that you are angry, disappointed, and want to share your opinion,” it says https://twitter.com/ZawAndy/status/1321201463545204737This was broadcast just hours after the delay was announced. “However, sending death threats to the developers is totally unacceptable and just plain wrong. We are people, just like you. ”

CD Projekt Red announced Cyberpunk 2077‘s late yesterday in a

We have important news to share with you pic.twitter.com/qZUaD6IwmM

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) October 27, 2020

(Reportedly sent at the same moment, staff were informed internally of the delay). According to this announcement from the studio management, the development of the cross-generational game for a total of 9 platforms, all of which are to be released simultaneously, has proven to be challenging at every turn, especially given the fact that development teams are currently being away from home due to the coronoavirus pandemic working out .

“We have to make sure that everything works well and that every version works smoothly,” says one part of this statement. “We understand that it might seem unrealistic for someone to say that 21 days can make a difference in such a massive and complex game, but they really do.”

The delay and now the associated death threats also come as members of the Cyberpunk 2077 The development team grinds (some,

Look, a CDPR dev told me recently that they'd just clocked a 100-hour week. Another (former) dev just told me they saw some of their friends there and they looked "physically ill." So kindly gtfo with the "but but but I work long hours too" responses

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) October 27, 2020

) to get the game over a finish line that was just further away.