How Cyberpunk 2077 tarnished CD Projekt Red's reputation: From RPG perfectionist to unfinished promise

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Cyberpunk 2077 is very different from what it was at launch, and it's yet to be a title worth mentioning in golden words. When one counts down all the issues the Polish studio survived, it ranges from design decisions to final execution.

In a recent report, it has been revealed that the company's stock prices have gone down by nearly 75% since the game's release. However, the damage that Cyberpunk 2077 has done goes way beyond the financial numbers, which don't look too promising.

When the first promos were released, fans were awestruck by the ambitious CD Projekt Red was showing. What would have been farfetched for many studios looked quite doable as the studio had already built a solid reputation with the brilliance of The Witcher trilogy.

Expectations were high, and the studio assured me the wait would be worth it. There was a long period of turbulence as there were several delays, but fans didn't lose hope. Unfortunately, despite a delayed release, the game couldn't hold its own, which started at the beginning of the downfall of CD Projekt Red.

The recent news has suggested that following the launch, CD Projekt Red has lost 75% of its stock since that period. Business Insider Poland reported this, which doesn't bode well for the studio.

The studio was shaping up as the next big thing in Europe. Their ability to churn out great RPGs made them fan-favorites as each of the three Witcher games competed against each other in terms of brilliance. It wasn't just the base games that were great. Even the expansions were notable, and fans had high hopes for Cyberpunk 2077.

Very few projects looked as adventurous, and the majority hope was that CD Projekt Red would churn out something fantastic. Unfortunately, it turned into a case