Cyberpunk 2077 debacle more in tune with disasters of 2020
Microsoft and Sony PlayStation stores drop futuristic game as bugs derail rollout
22 December 2020 - 08:56
Despite its 2077 setting, this year’s biggest video-game release is turning out to be a disaster most befitting 2020.
The futuristic role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 has suffered an ever-widening backlash in the days since December's hotly expected debut, due to troubles running on anything but the newest hardware. Shares in the Polish developer CD Projekt had risen more than 1,800% in the five years since the studio’s previous major title to this month’s pre-launch peak, only to then lose about 40% of their value in a fortnight, erasing almost $5bn in market value...
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