So what you're saying is that cutting loose their original, core fanbase is an "acceptable loss."
Bear in mind that plenty of people also didn't play The Witcher 3 because it was a medieval fantasy game, and would also be interested in Cyberpunk 2077 because it's a sci-fi game.
Then don't they lose their medieval fantasy-audience when switching to Cyberpunk? Some loss is acceptable and you clearly think so too.