This is not so much about CDPR and Cyberpunk, even though I will use it as an example. But honestly it could be said about a lot of companies and games.
As we all know CP released in a less than optimal way, which is what it is. But why do they do it?
Because clearly now that the game is released and CDPR knew the poor state it were in, they still have to spend a shitload of time fixing it, because as a result of the released they pissed off people, which honestly could easily have been avoided by releasing the game in a more complete state.
Furthermore, I think everyone know now, that it will take a very long time before CP is even remotely close to what a lot, if not most, people expected it would be at launch. I might be able to get it, if they had released it, because it was preventing them from whatever or what other reasons could force a company to release a game in a poor state.
Because thinking about it, given all the issues the released have caused for CDPR are there any benefits from doing it? I can't imagine that it's cheaper to do it like this, having to rebuild reputation? I can't imagine that it is less stressful for the company having to deal with all the backlash as well? I don't think the game made more money compared to them having released it in a year, since they are now having to spend time fixing issues anyway? I don't think that CDPR as a company were especially pressured in regards to economy, given the popularity of TW3 after the series etc.?
So adding it all together, why do they choose to release the games like this, it makes very little sense to me, as I don't really see no benefits? Some might argue that it was pressure from investors, but given meeting with investors, which didn't seem to put pressure on CDPR in order for them to release a hardly functional game and even if further delays would have caused the stock price to go down a bit. It is nothing compared to the impact of a bad release. So I personally don't really buy that explanation.
Yet, I assume that companies chooses to releases games for some reason anyway, just can't figure out why?
(Again, this is not particular aimed at CDPR, simply using them as example since its their forum, but it might as well be any of the other big poor releases.)
As we all know CP released in a less than optimal way, which is what it is. But why do they do it?
Because clearly now that the game is released and CDPR knew the poor state it were in, they still have to spend a shitload of time fixing it, because as a result of the released they pissed off people, which honestly could easily have been avoided by releasing the game in a more complete state.
Furthermore, I think everyone know now, that it will take a very long time before CP is even remotely close to what a lot, if not most, people expected it would be at launch. I might be able to get it, if they had released it, because it was preventing them from whatever or what other reasons could force a company to release a game in a poor state.
Because thinking about it, given all the issues the released have caused for CDPR are there any benefits from doing it? I can't imagine that it's cheaper to do it like this, having to rebuild reputation? I can't imagine that it is less stressful for the company having to deal with all the backlash as well? I don't think the game made more money compared to them having released it in a year, since they are now having to spend time fixing issues anyway? I don't think that CDPR as a company were especially pressured in regards to economy, given the popularity of TW3 after the series etc.?
So adding it all together, why do they choose to release the games like this, it makes very little sense to me, as I don't really see no benefits? Some might argue that it was pressure from investors, but given meeting with investors, which didn't seem to put pressure on CDPR in order for them to release a hardly functional game and even if further delays would have caused the stock price to go down a bit. It is nothing compared to the impact of a bad release. So I personally don't really buy that explanation.
Yet, I assume that companies chooses to releases games for some reason anyway, just can't figure out why?
(Again, this is not particular aimed at CDPR, simply using them as example since its their forum, but it might as well be any of the other big poor releases.)