> I'm wondering how it would have looked if they had just postponed the launch.
For the 3rd time? Not well, I've actually got back into console gaming after a near 10 year hiatus specifically for 2077, and to be honest after beating Watchdogs Legion and dealing with all of those bugs (also delayed online play due to bugs across all platforms) I'm actually ok just watching Youtube videos of people playing 2077 in HD rather than buy it myself.
I just wished most would not talk when playing, these youtube personalities are completely intolerable. And while I get that very embellished behavior is critical to their revenue stream, it's appeal is completely lost on and I'm perplexed by who would sit and listen to this for the 8+ hours they play for without wanting to jump out of a window head-first into concrete. Let alone pay them for the experience.
In a way it reminds me of that annoying friend we all had as kids and tolerated because his parents have him all the latest and greatest toys and games and junk food; how these people (Twitch specifically) managed to monetize this awful experience confuses the hell out of me when you realize the roles have been reversed.
I've always frequented arcades since I was a kid and now into adulthood, and nothing clears a room faster than an overly dramatic, and annoying player that wants nothing more than to seek attention.
With that said, this PR disaster is just par for the course for 2020, so maybe with a proper series of patches/updates it'll be all forgotten? I'll likely pick it up when its enabled multiplayer Online play and on discount, assuming they ever fix it on PS4 Pro.
The easiest way to find out is to wait. CDPR always sells their games before they’re ready then continues development for a few years. It’s an unacceptable practice but the market allows (and thusfar has rewarded) this practice.
While this is true, the current state of this particular game is not good enough even for a pre-ready launch. The models that are just blobs and take ages to render in, the constant crashes on all platforms in the opening missions and a number of other bugs have made the game close to unplayable. I do hope they manage to bring the game to a workable state though because it's clearly fantastic from a story, environment and gameplay standpoint.
They just pushed it too far this time. They knew the risks but also knew they had extraordinary marketing. Their preorder numbers were insane. Delaying risked a less-than-maximized peak sales. They would have shipped a pile of burning dogshit if it meant they could hit the date. That’s exactly what they did.
According to the conference call, they never really prioritized performance on prev gen consoles. We don't know if this would have changed with more time or if they would have used the time for other fixes / features.
For the 3rd time? Not well, I've actually got back into console gaming after a near 10 year hiatus specifically for 2077, and to be honest after beating Watchdogs Legion and dealing with all of those bugs (also delayed online play due to bugs across all platforms) I'm actually ok just watching Youtube videos of people playing 2077 in HD rather than buy it myself.
I just wished most would not talk when playing, these youtube personalities are completely intolerable. And while I get that very embellished behavior is critical to their revenue stream, it's appeal is completely lost on and I'm perplexed by who would sit and listen to this for the 8+ hours they play for without wanting to jump out of a window head-first into concrete. Let alone pay them for the experience.
In a way it reminds me of that annoying friend we all had as kids and tolerated because his parents have him all the latest and greatest toys and games and junk food; how these people (Twitch specifically) managed to monetize this awful experience confuses the hell out of me when you realize the roles have been reversed.
I've always frequented arcades since I was a kid and now into adulthood, and nothing clears a room faster than an overly dramatic, and annoying player that wants nothing more than to seek attention.
With that said, this PR disaster is just par for the course for 2020, so maybe with a proper series of patches/updates it'll be all forgotten? I'll likely pick it up when its enabled multiplayer Online play and on discount, assuming they ever fix it on PS4 Pro.