{"id":2003252,"date":"2026-06-21T19:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2003252"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:42:49","slug":"cd-projekt-red-co-ceo-admits-it-indefinitely-lost-the-faith-of-some-fans-after-cyberpunk-2077","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2003252","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red co-CEO admits it &#8220;indefinitely&#8221; &#8220;lost the faith&#8221; of some fans after Cyberpunk 2077"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">CD Projekt Red co-CEO admits it &#8220;indefinitely&#8221; &#8220;lost the faith&#8221; of some fans after Cyberpunk 2077<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not 100 per cent convinced we went through the full redemption arc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cyberpunk-witcher-v-ciri.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Composite image showing the male version of Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V on the left and a close-up of The Witcher 4&apos;s Ciri on the right.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cyberpunk-witcher-v-ciri.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/CD Projekt<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-21T19:42:49+00:00\">June 21, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c177243e-1a0c-42f8-9d7b-0169323adfa3\" data-name=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" title=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cyberpunk 2077<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-4\">The Witcher 4<\/a> developer CD Projekt Red believes it&#8217;s yet to complete its &#8220;full redemption arc&#8221; after the disastrous 2020 launch of its open-world action-adventure game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The open-world action-adventure game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-is-super-rough-on-ps4-and-xbox-one-and-the-memes-have-already-begun\">had a release so <\/a>disastrous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cd-projekt-investors-may-sue-over-cyberpunk-2077s-materially-misleading-information\">CD Projekt investors considered suing the studio<\/a> for &#8220;materially misleading information&#8221;, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4\">Sony refunded Cyberpunk 2077 players unhappy with the game&#8217;s performance<\/a> on PS4 even beyond the typical two-hour playtime limit before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-pulls-cyberpunk-2077-from-the-playstation-store\">pulling the game from sale completely<\/a> shortly after it launched.<\/p>\n<p>Now, speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.smartbrief.com\/servlet\/ArchiveServlet?issueid=9B23C625-82B1-4BCC-926E-938FE9A7D01D&amp;sid=2F802804-ABC6-4194-B43E-DD31672FFBA4\">Edge&#8217;s Knowledge newsletter<\/a>, joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski admitted it had been a &#8220;heartbreaking&#8221; time for the studio, given its reputation had been its &#8220;biggest asset&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Witcher 4 - Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LN7QtUeSo84?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LN7QtUeSo84\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Witcher 4 &#8211; Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Witcher 4 &#8211; Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LN7QtUeSo84\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not 100 percent convinced we went through the full redemption arc,&#8221; Nowakowski acknowledged. &#8220;I&#8217;m convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely, and that&#8217;s a fair thing. But I do hope we will be able to make it back \u2013 if not with The Witcher 4, then with whatever comes next.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were left with seasoned, battle-hardened veterans; leaders who were able to carry a different kind of challenge on their shoulders,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Our dream is to be making more games, although we never want to turn into the studio that&#8217;s going to be launching a big game every year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nowakowski&#8217;s comments continued: &#8220;It may happen, but this is not the goal. We have a rough ten-year rolling plan, but the goal is not to flood the games market with CDPR games. We just want to make really cool games, and we don&#8217;t want to have a ton of IPs, either. We&#8217;re not planning to grow in that way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the team has worked to turn the game around so much that a month after the release of its DLC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty\">Phantom Liberty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-director-thanks-fans-as-the-game-hits-a-95-positive-review-rating-on-steam\">95 per cent of the 7000+ reviews left were positive<\/a>, something associate game director Pawe\u0142 Sasko said he &#8220;always believed&#8221; but &#8220;never thought [he] would actually see it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-witcher-4\">The Witcher 4<\/a> developer CD Projekt Red believes it&#8217;s yet to complete its &#8220;full redemption arc&#8221; after the disastrous 2020 launch of its open-world action-adventure game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The open-world action-adventure game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-is-super-rough-on-ps4-and-xbox-one-and-the-memes-have-already-begun\">had a release so <\/a>disastrous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cd-projekt-investors-may-sue-over-cyberpunk-2077s-materially-misleading-information\">CD Projekt investors considered suing the studio<\/a> for &#8220;materially misleading information&#8221;, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4\">Sony refunded Cyberpunk 2077 players unhappy with the game&#8217;s performance<\/a> on PS4 even beyond the typical two-hour playtime limit before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-pulls-cyberpunk-2077-from-the-playstation-store\">pulling the game from sale completely<\/a> shortly after it launched.<\/p>\n<p>Now, speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.smartbrief.com\/servlet\/ArchiveServlet?issueid=9B23C625-82B1-4BCC-926E-938FE9A7D01D&amp;sid=2F802804-ABC6-4194-B43E-DD31672FFBA4\">Edge&#8217;s Knowledge newsletter<\/a>, joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski admitted it had been a &#8220;heartbreaking&#8221; time for the studio, given its reputation had been its &#8220;biggest asset&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Witcher 4 - Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LN7QtUeSo84?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LN7QtUeSo84\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Witcher 4 &#8211; Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Witcher 4 &#8211; Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LN7QtUeSo84\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not 100 percent convinced we went through the full redemption arc,&#8221; Nowakowski acknowledged. &#8220;I&#8217;m convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely, and that&#8217;s a fair thing. But I do hope we will be able to make it back \u2013 if not with The Witcher 4, then with whatever comes next.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were left with seasoned, battle-hardened veterans; leaders who were able to carry a different kind of challenge on their shoulders,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Our dream is to be making more games, although we never want to turn into the studio that&#8217;s going to be launching a big game every year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nowakowski&#8217;s comments continued: &#8220;It may happen, but this is not the goal. We have a rough ten-year rolling plan, but the goal is not to flood the games market with CDPR games. We just want to make really cool games, and we don&#8217;t want to have a ton of IPs, either. 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