PlayStation removes “Cyberpunk 2077” from its store after complaints

Madrid. PlayStation has decided to withdraw from its “Cyberpunk 2077” store, which has so far been the most anticipated video game of the year and whose launch has been surrounded by complaints from gamers about its poor quality.

The most anticipated video game of the year was also the one that had one of the worst releases in history.

After many delays and almost a decade of development, “Cyberpunk 2077” arrived on December 10 and with it a rain of complaints that today led to its departure from the PlayStation digital store, while the Japanese company offers users the return of the purchase.

A few days ago, the Polish studio CD Projekt Red apologized in a statement for the quality of the game and assured that they will return the money to anyone who bought it, although the ad caused confusion, as many copies were sold through third parties. parties who had to assume the disbursement.

Meanwhile, the creators of the “Wizard” saga said they were working to improve the game’s many bugs, which had filled the network with memes, and were preparing versions for the latest generation consoles, which would theoretically appear in 2021, although many were waiting official.

The company’s shares, one of the most respected in the industry, fell due to the game’s roaring debut.

Today’s decision by Sony to withdraw the game from the PlayStation is unusual. Many users complained that the developers focused on the PC version and did not pay enough attention to the Ps4 and Xbox One versions.

Versions for the new consoles, Ps5 and Xbox Series X, were expected for 2021, but could temporarily be played with the versions released for Ps4 and Xbox One, although with the same bugs.

“Sony aspires to achieve a high level of consumer satisfaction, so we will offer a full refund to all players who have purchased Cyberpunk 2077 through PlayStation Store. SIE will also withdraw Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store until further notice, “the company said in a statement.

With the latest delay, the company said that this has been a difficult year due to the difficulties of workers to work remotely due to the pandemic, but that it is working to deliver the game in the best conditions.

CD Projekt Red said in a statement that it works so that “Cyberpunk 2077” returns to the PlayStation store “as soon as possible.”

The game was one of the most anticipated of the year and had eight million bookings, a record, and the studio recovered with those sales the money it had used in development.