There is a common misconception that the game was in development from 2012 and was being developed concurrently with 'The Witcher 3', but the finished product was the result of a mere 3 years of development as opposed to the purported 8.Įxploratory work only began on the project around 2016 following the release of DLC for 'The Witcher 3'.ģ years to develop a video game may sound like a reasonable amount of time to finish a game, but with a game as vast and with as many variables as 'Cyberpunk 2077' it needed the bones of at least 5 years to fully realise the game's potential. Over 20 years later when 'Cyberpunk 2077' became the most-hyped video game this side of a 'Grand Theft Auto' or a 'Call Of Duty' game where you play as Batman, expectations were at fever pitch.ĭevelopment on 'Cyberpunk 2077' only began in earnest in 2017, despite the game being formally announced in 2012.

The context surrounding the oft-repeated quote was the Nintendo 64 release date being delayed by three months to meet Nintendo's high standards. Prior to the launch of the Nintendo 64, Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto was quoted as saying 'a delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.' 'The Witcher 3' itself was subject to numerous delays, and despite some slight issues with bugs upon launch, it ended up racking up Game Of The Year awards, as well as selling over 30 million copies by 2020. If there was any developer that took their game seriously and put the project before the profit, it was CD Projekt Red. No one expected it to be 'Cyberpunk 2077' of all games.įollowing the critical and commercial success of 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt', the sky truly seemed the limit for the Polish developers. With the release of 'Cyberpunk 2077', the prophecy predicted for years by journalists and savvy gamers came true a game by a big company was going to release in such a broken and unfinished state it would end up as one of the biggest controversies in gaming history. There is a scene in every Hollywood disaster movie where a nerd played by someone like Jeff Goldblum or Paul Giamatti warns the President that a disaster is inbound, but are ignored until it's too late.

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