Cyberpunk 2077 disaster just got worse — developer hit with second lawsuit

Cyberpunk 2077 disaster just got worse — developer hitting with 2d lawsuit

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Cyberpunk 2077 didn't have a good launch — and it hasn't had a very proficient month since then, either. The ambitious sci-fi RPG has suffered from mismanaged expectations, game-breaking bugs and confusing corporate communiqués, culminating in unhappy fans, unhappy retailers and even unhappy investors. Less than a calendar month after investors launched a form activity lawsuit confronting Cyberpunk 2077 publisher CD Projekt Carmine, another group of investors has filed another class action lawsuit, with roughly the aforementioned parameters.

Data comes from a CD Projekt Red regulatory announcement via IGN. Legally, CD Projekt is obligated to disclose basic information about lawsuits, and so nosotros know as much every bit the company has shared. On Jan 15, a grouping of American investors filed a lawsuit against CD Projekt Red.

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"The content of this claim, including its subject field and scope, is the same s the one disclosed by [CD Projekt] … 25 December 2020," the announcement states. For those who aren't caught up on Polish regulatory briefings, the Dec 25 suit claims that CD Projekt Scarlet overstated Cyberpunk 2077'due south level of completion, and that the company now owes investors something to compensate.

What that "something" is, is a bit of a mystery, however. Neither the first nor the second lawsuits specified exactly what the investors are afterward, although it'due south reasonable to assume that some amount of money is involved. Had Cyberpunk 2077 launched spectacularly, CD Projekt Crimson'due south stock would have adjusted accordingly, rather than tanking. (Look up the stock symbol OTGLY, if you're curious, but the stock price has essentially halved since December.)

Whether either case will become to trial isn't still clear, although the investors seem to want one. CD Projekt Ruby, for its part, doesn't seem to think the investors have the right of it.

"The Company will undertake vigorous action to defend itself confronting any such claims," it wrote in the regulatory announcement.

For those who oasis't followed Cyberpunk 2077'southward rocky launch, the game has been filled with bugs, from the sublime to the ridiculous, in every version. While the PC version of the game runs decently well, if you have extremely powerful hardware, the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are mixed bags. The PS4 and Xbox One versions are nearly unplayable, however — which CD Projekt downplayed rather than acknowledged.

Every bit for whether there'southward a good game underneath all the technical trouble, that's also a subject of some debate. Some gamers loved the rich, imaginative world and interesting cast of characters; others bemoaned the relatively straightforward principal quest and somewhat unambitious gunplay. In any case, you tin can nonetheless purchase the game and decide for yourself (on nearly platforms, anyway). It might be wiser to await for another large patch first, though.

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Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing groundwork, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of scientific discipline and technology. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.