CD Projekt will quickly be releasing a brand new DLC growth for Cyberpunk 2077 and it’s hoping that Phantom Liberty will let the studio repair its relationship with gamers. After the disastrous launch of the sport in 2020, the studio is conscious that it dissatisfied lots of its core followers and that their belief must be regained.
Phantom Liberty will probably be a brand new starting for the sport and CD Projekt
CD Projekt’s VP of PR and communication Michał Platkow-Gilewski advised GamesIndustry.biz about this huge growth and the way the crew is utilizing it to show itself to the followers as soon as once more. He stated that the growth needs to be “visibly huge” and is a “huge chunk of content material that we care about.”
This push to go huge is a part of the rationale why Idris Elba has been introduced on board, in keeping with Platkow-Gilewski. After casting Keanu Reeves in the primary sport, the studio wanted an actor that may reveal how huge Phantom Liberty is. The spy thriller-themed story additionally has a unique vibe to the primary sport and that Elba carries a “Bond vibe,” in keeping with Platkow-Gilewski. This is without doubt one of the causes the crew felt he can be an ideal match for the Solomon Reed character.
Phantom Liberty additionally permits the crew to enhance lots of issues within the base sport. Platkow-Gilewski explains why he considers this “new starting” to be necessary to restore the connection with followers.
“Sure we had been anticipating a unique launch for Cyberpunk, however now now we have one other likelihood in entrance of us,” stated Platkow-Gilewski. “For me, because the particular person chargeable for communication, I wish to rebuild the reference to avid gamers, as a result of we had individuals following us for years they usually had been dissatisfied. That’s, for me, is the most important factor. Now we have to make the sport for them.
“After the discharge it was powerful, however I knew that we had the identical individuals. The avid gamers are the identical. We simply want to repair our relationship. The one factor we are able to actually do is simply ship what we’re able to. I’ve a sense that quickly we can do this and hopefully that will probably be a brand new starting for everybody.”
CD Projekt has additionally restructured to ensure the corporate itself doesn’t make the identical errors by way of crunch and spreading itself too skinny. There are lots of initiatives in progress on the developer along with Cyberpunk 2077, together with the sport’s sequel, three video games in The Witcher universe, and a brand new IP. All of those initiatives are at completely different levels to ensure there isn’t an excessive amount of work for the studio and there’s a wholesome “technique for the years to come back.”