CEO of CDPR “Cyberpunk 2077 is all executive responsibility”

Marchin Ibinsky, co-founder of CD Project Red (CDPR), apologized to users of’Cyberpunk 2077′ around the world.

On the 14th, CEO Marchin Lee Binsky directly appeared in a video on YouTube’s official account and commented on the optimization and bug issues that occurred after the release of’Cyberpunk 2077′. “The PC version’Cyberpunk 2077′ received good reviews, but the console version did not meet the quality we wanted,” he said. “Both me and the executives sincerely apologize, and this video was created to publicly acknowledge it.” Said.

‘Cyber ​​2077’, which has been highly anticipated before its launch, has sold over 13 million copies worldwide as of the end of last year. However, shortly after launch, it was controversial when it turned out that the bugs and optimization issues were at a serious level. In particular, in the case of the console version, it was difficult to play the game, so Sony decided to delete the game from the PS store and refund it. Investors have made a class action action against CD Project Red, and the company’s stock price hasn’t shown signs of recovery after plunging more than 40%.

President Marchin Ibinsky said, “Please do not hold our team members responsible for this situation. We worked really hard,” he said. “The final decision maker was me and the management team, and the launch of the game was also our decision.” He added, “I never intended this kind of situation,” he added, “I will do my best to restore your trust.”

According to him, the CDPR development team implemented a huge city on the PC version of’Cyberpunk 2077′ and tried to match it with the old console model. However, this work did not go smoothly. “It didn’t seem like a problem at first, but as time went on, I found out that we thought this process too easily,” said CEO Marchin Ibinsky. “Until the last moment, we tried to improve the quality of the console version.” . In addition, he explained that these processes were all carried out by telecommuting due to the Corona 19 situation, and that there were many difficulties in this process.

“Our goal is to fix the bugs and crashes that gamers experience on all platforms,” ​​he said. “We will make the first update within 10 days, and we will make bigger updates within the weeks. We will continue to improve the game.” . Lastly, he ended the video with a statement saying, “The plan to support Cyberpunk 2077 for a long time has not changed,” and “I am seriously taking this situation and are constantly working hard to correct the problem.”

Minjae Paik, reporter of Hankyung.com Gametalk