Starfield Devs Were Worried That Game Would Be the 'Next Cyberpunk'

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At one point in time, CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the most highly-anticipated games in development. Repeated release date delays saw fans start to sour on the game, especially when a delay was announced right after it supposedly went gold. When CD Projekt Red finally released Cyberpunk 2077, it was a technical disaster, particularly on older consoles, resulting in severe backlash, refund demands, and ruining the goodwill that the developer had built with gamers over the years.

In retrospect, it seems like the best thing to do would have been for CD Projekt Red to delay Cyberpunk 2077 to get it in a better state before launch. Yes, it would have resulted in disgruntled fans complaining online about another delay, but it seems like it would have been best for the reputation of the studio in the long run. It seems Bethesda's upcoming Starfield could have been on the road as Cyberpunk, but its release date delay may very well be what keeps it from suffering a similar fate.

Starfield Voice Actor Responds to Fan Fears of a Buggy Launch

After Bethesda announced the Starfield release date delay, journalist Jason Schreier took to Twitter to recall when he spoke to some of the people involved with the project. According to Schreier, these conversations happened prior to E3 2021 when the Starfield release date was first announced. The people Schreier spoke to were reportedly «extremely worried» about the planned November 11, 2022 release date. "'Next Cyberpunk' was the term floated," Schreier said in his post.

Bethesda games are known to release in buggy states, but there's a difference with a game being buggy and having the level of technical issues that Cyberpunk 2077 suffered from at launch. So while it may have been