Re:Cyberpunk 2077: How 2020’s biggest video game launch turn...
by cableshaft on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:37PM
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Fair enough. We were never very big, but I assumed it was the bare minimum of what was needed in order to pass and the manufacturers wouldn't give out exceptions that easily, if at all.
That's pretty annoying that they secured a pass but then didn't do as they promised (I realize it's not always that easy when it comes to programming, but still). I'm glad CDPR are getting punished for their rash decision in the marketplace and their stock price, at least, even though they're still probably going to end up making a ton of money off the game and their developers are still going to be crunched to death for little reward.
I think it reflects badly on Sony as well, but less so.
https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/for-the-good-of-the-indu...
> [Update] It looks as though CDPR bypassed some of the TRC process, promising the platforms it would be fixed for launch, but that doesn’t change the fact that both platforms have a legal responsibility to their consumers to provide a usable product. “In terms of the certification process and the third parties – this is definitely on our side. I can only assume that they trusted that we’re going to fix things upon release, and that obviously did not come together exactly as we had planned,” said Michał Nowakowski at CDPR in a conference call.
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2020/12/c...
The rules are different if you're important enough, I think that is just be expected at this point.