While we wait for the game to get rated, we work on polishing technical aspects and playtesting it.
Actually I was just thinking about this. With current situation I would say the Summer doesn't have to be so bad anymore.Theoretically they probably would be done working on it, but the summer window can be lousy for sales, thus the move to September
Theoretically they probably would be done working on it, but the summer window can be lousy for sales, thus the move to September
An earlier release would be even more ridiculous than another delay. It would be like screaming to the world "we have no idea of what we're doing".
EDIT: I forgot: not gonna happen.
I haven't said people wouldn't buy it, I said it would sound like they don't know what they're doing. Their team leaders, producers, whoever, have already failed to evaluate development times for 2 games and more than once for each of them (W3 was delayed twice after the release date was announced and still was bugged at hell when released, CP77 was internally delayed from late 2019 to april and then again to september). This affects the company's credibility not only to players, but to investors as well.Marketed appropriately and it would be well received by the majority.
Tell me you wouldnt be playing cyberpunk 2077 if it came out early
I would LOVE for a game developer to postpone their original launch date for "polishing" and then suprise me with "we busted our humps and finished ahead of schedule. 'Insert long awaited game title here' will be released directly."
Considering the global pandemic and isolation, there is a little more free time to go round for in home entertainment.
Just my 2 bits
I would say they would be able to release the game in Summer. From their conference call in January it sounded like September is more than enough, but because Summer is time where people go on vacations and aren't at home mostly, it would be bad idea to release the game at that time. So I would say the September isn't really "We need that much time" but "We won't do it sooner because we want to maximize the sales"I haven't said people wouldn't buy it, I said it would sound like they don't know what they're doing. Their team leaders, producers, whoever, have already failed to evaluate development times for 2 games and more than once for each of them (W3 was delayed twice after the release date was announced and still was bugged at hell when released, CP77 was internally delayed from late 2019 to april and then again to september). This affects the company's credibility not only to players, but to investors as well.
Also, I want to hope the quarantine won't be needed anymore in summer.
Furhtermore, who said the game will be ready before september? Just because content is ready? And let's hope coronavirus doesn't get endemic in Poland as well, not for CDPR or CP77, but for people in general.
I haven't said people wouldn't buy it, I said it would sound like they don't know what they're doing. Their team leaders, producers, whoever, have already failed to evaluate development times for 2 games and more than once for each of them (W3 was delayed twice after the release date was announced and still was bugged at hell when released, CP77 was internally delayed from late 2019 to april and then again to september). This affects the company's credibility not only to players, but to investors as well.
Furhtermore, who said the game will be ready before september?
[...] Could we be getting an early release in June/July?
I've seen people saying the game will be out on the 16th for them, which would indicate no. Most likely at midnight Warsaw time (which will still be CEST so UTC +2) on the 17th since CDPR is, after all, Polish.On a side note, should we expect the time for the game to be released: September 17, 2020 at 12:00am PDT (UTC -7)?