The maker behind Cyberpunk 2077, one of the year’s most highly anticipated video games, on Monday apologized and offered refunds to players who were disappointed in the game’s performance, after days of complaints over glitches and poor visuals on some platforms following its release last week.
CD Projekt Red, the Warsaw-based developer, said in a statement signed by a founder, Marcin Iwinski, and others that it was sorry for not showing the game running on base models of last-generation consoles before it was released last week, eliminating the opportunity for gamers to make informed decisions about purchasing.
“We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,” the company said. The game, which retails for $59.99, is also playable on the latest generations of those consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as well as on PCs and Stadia, Google’s streaming game service.
Cyberpunk 2077, which had already been repeatedly delayed, is an action-adventure, role-playing game set in a dystopian crime-ridden megalopolis. Players take the role of V, a mercenary outlaw on the hunt for an implant that brings immortality. The game also boasts a bit of star power: the “Matrix” actor Keanu Reeves portrays a character in the game.
Complaints about the game’s performance began not long after it was released on Thursday. Gamers took to social media to voice frustrations over error messages and other performance problems.
In its statement, CD Projekt Red pledged to fix the bugs and crashes that have upended play. A round of updates will arrive within the next week, followed by larger patches in January and February, the company said.
“Together these should fix the most prominent problems gamers are facing on last-gen consoles,” the company said, adding that returning the game was also an option.
“We would appreciate it if you would give us a chance, but if you are not pleased with the game on your console and don’t want to wait for updates, you can opt to refund your copy,” the company said.
CD Projekt Red did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Before the game launched, excitement had been building. On Friday, the developer said that it had received eight million pre-orders and that 59 percent of those sales had been for PC users with the remaining 41 percent purchased for consoles.
