Rumor: Cyberpunk 2077 delayed because of current gen consoles

Take this with a grain of salt.

According to a Polish insider Borys Niespielak, the main reason for Cyberpunk 2077 delay lies in current-gen consoles, which are reportedly not powerful enough to run the game properly.

Last week, CD Projekt Red officially delayed their highly-anticipated RPG Cyberpunk 2077 to September 2020. The studio explained that the game is finished and playable but they still need more time to squash bugs and fix many glitches that are present in the current build.

This is probably one of the reasons why CD Projekt Red decided to delay the game but according to Polish insider Borys Niespielak, current generation consoles are actually the main problem for the developers.

Speaking in a podcast, which you can watch below, Niespielak says that the original Xbox One console is not powerful enough to run the game properly and apparently, Cyberpunk 2077 performance on the console is "extremely unsatisfactory".

Borys' sources confirmed that if "this problem with Xbox has not been solved by January 2020, the release date must be postponed."

ow, we would suggest that you take these rumours with a grain of salt, just like any other unofficial info but it would not be the first time that consoles have caused problems to CD Projekt Red. You may remember that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt received a pretty noticeable downgrade close to its release, and apparently, the reason for that was entirely due to consoles.

As for the source, over at Discord, Polish players are pretty confident in Borys Niespielak, who seems to be as renowned as Jason Schreier in Poland. Discord user Klawiaturodzierzca even translated the best bits from the podcast.

https://www.altchar.com/game-news/cyberpunk-2077-delayed-because-of-current-gen-consoles-new-source-claims-aRRcH8e4RHYT

No S***... Base consoles are beaten by a 2 core 4 thread i3 from 2013 and a 750 Ti OC.

Impossible The expert analist at system wars have claim that the xbox one can run anything done now without problems,until 2022.

And Xbox one is still relevant until 2022, next gen is going to be fun for MS.

The game is waay too ambitious to run on current consoles. im surpriesed its not fully next gen game. come on.

Its all Xbox fault.

So, if they aren't able to fix this problem until Sept, they might as well release it on next-gen.

It means many things like cancelling the current -gen pre-orders and making another delay for people to process the quick time decision and pre-orders.

For those who keeps on saying why Cyberpunk 2077 isn't or why it wasn't made for next-gen, it simply because CDPR already started the project 7 years ago on the main consoles, PS4/Xbox One and now here we are, CDPR would have to start all over again to get the game running on PS5/Xbox Series X.

There's a reason why CDPR prefers working on PC then they do for consoles.

I wonder what they'll have to do to the game just to make it run right on the consoles. I was told they could just turn the settings down and ship it!

Where’s @Antwan3K? (edit: tagged him)

I'm not surprised to why the game was delayed. I'm sure that Dying Light 2 also has the same issues as well.

*sigh*

I would love for games to come out for my console-playing brethren, but at the same time I don't like consoles holding back developers from their true potential.

The double edged sword of accessibility and creative vision.

They don't have time to do anything substantial for next gen, probably look pretty current gen for PS5/XSX.

Just delay the console release and put it out on PC.

I mean, really. Can you imagine this thing running on an OG Xbox One? "B-b-b-b-but IT'LL SCALE!".

That would be so awesome for the reverse to happen for a change. 🤣

That's just horrible project management. 7 years to make a game with a specific target hardware and by the end struggle to make it work. That's like building furniture and not realising that it won't fit in your house.

Same I also don't see why the PC the version has to be downgraded for parity lets cross are fingers and hope Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't turns out to be another downgraded game this gen. I rather have Cyberpunk 2077 be a launch title for next gen consoles if that's the only way the PC version doesn't get a graphics downgrade.

@phbz: I sort of agree with what you’re saying. However I’m sure they want to make the game a graphical showpiece well into next gen.

Unfortunately they are hampered by the shitty xbone, which is the bane of all developers

right? its not like anyone with a capable PC will be getting this thing on console anyways

Dying Light 2 may be too ambitious for PS4 & Xbox One.

It is. The devs said that 5 years ago.

but.... the power of the cloud!

@BassMan said:

but.... the power of the cloud!

The things lems fell for this gen...

These consoles were feeling dated a lot quicker this generation than last. I have faith cyberpunk will turn out great just a shame the delayed was inevitable.

Trending on gaming subreddits. Witcher 3 all over again. Leave pc version as is.

PC gamers will show no mercy this time. Masterrace is coming for you CDPR.

@Zero_epyon said:

@BassMan said:

but.... the power of the cloud!

The things lems fell for this gen...

Yes, the lucid dreams from last gen must have ended.

Seriously, look at the bullshit that is fed to them...

At the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005, Microsoft’s head of Interactive Entertainment Business, Peter Moore, got more than a little carried away with his promise of high-definition games. The former SEGA man praised Xbox 360 and stated: “Next generation games will combine unprecedented audio and visual experiences to create worlds that are beyond real and they’ll deliver storylines and gameplay so compelling that it will feel like living a lucid dream. The result is a state where you achieve the perfect mind-body equilibrium as you forget your physical surroundings and you become completely immersed in the game itself; this controller becomes an extension of your body, it becomes the gateway to the Zen of gaming.” That’s deep stuff, Peter.

I don't know, if they could get Witcher 3 to work on Switch, then this should work on Xbone with enough tweeking.

Bugs excuse seems believable for a game this ambitious. I suspect even with the delay, there will be a lot of kinks to iron out on release.

Getting tired of this shit. Once again, consoles **** up a good gaming experience.

The game was already downgraded from its initial showing and that was the PC version, now the mystery Xbox One version will be further nerfed. Hard to feel sorry for the devs, the current gen consoles have been a known quantity for a while. And MS genius plan to make all first party games run on all Xbox's through 2022 looks dumber by the day.

What in the world? lol

And that's why at this point I wouldn't be surprised if it gets delayed one more time to release with next gen systems.

@BassMan said:

@Zero_epyon said:

@BassMan said:

but.... the power of the cloud!

The things lems fell for this gen...

Yes, the lucid dreams from last gen must have ended.

Seriously, look at the bullshit that is fed to them...

At the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005, Microsoft’s head of Interactive Entertainment Business, Peter Moore, got more than a little carried away with his promise of high-definition games. The former SEGA man praised Xbox 360 and stated: “Next generation games will combine unprecedented audio and visual experiences to create worlds that are beyond real and they’ll deliver storylines and gameplay so compelling that it will feel like living a lucid dream. The result is a state where you achieve the perfect mind-body equilibrium as you forget your physical surroundings and you become completely immersed in the game itself; this controller becomes an extension of your body, it becomes the gateway to the Zen of gaming.” That’s deep stuff, Peter.

Geezus, that PR..!

*laughs in i7 8700k and future RTX 3080 or Big Navi*

Like people have said, just gimme dat PC release. Damn...

At least we know for sure the PS version will be 4D.

Straight up, just way better than "the Cloud!" These companies... Man...

Ok, so release it now on PC and let the console kids wait..

Yeah blame them for the xbox one outdate hardware.

The point is quite simple,they have problems with the weak xbox console,because its specs are too low.

Again you can play MK on gameboy but would you really want to?

Yeah like the POS4 is really more powerful than the Xbox S. LOL

They should release the Xbox One X version because it can run it no problem.

If the mean base PS4 and XB1 then maybe, but Pro and X models could easily. They could always just skip those versions and say "Pro and X only" on the box and fine print. Screw those base owners and feed them fish heads. :D

@briguyb13: CPUs are basically the same across all 4 models, it won't make a huge difference.

Here a take from an actual developer.

@briguyb13: it's likely the CPU. Despite all the "hah I told you so!" in this thread, the graphics should be able to scale down to "toaster" and achieve playable framerates unless the new engine is fundamentally unsupportable. I'm pretty confident this prioritization of pixels over framerate, GPU over CPU strategy Sony and MS adopted is going to rear a very ugly head as companies try to better support forward compatibility and fail.

Well if they can't get the game running on Xbox One X then I don't have a lot of faith in them as developers. I wouldn't even trust them to have the game running properly on next gen systems and just avoid buying and playing the game altogether.

There's no reason to downgrade the PC version but if they do I hope people vote with their wallet and tell CDPR to go f #ck themselves this could be the biggest f#ck up of the generation.

This is why developing games around old consoles until they are basically 10 years old is a bad idea.

First, you didn't realize that the base and premium models of the consoles share the same shit Jaguar CPU which bottlenecks games. Then you wouldn't trust them to get it running properly on the next-gen consoles which have vastly superior CPUs and would make it much easier for the developers. All this after they got The Witcher 3 running on the Switch (which is shit, but is beside the point). Seriously, educate yourself. CDPR are some of the best developers. They are doing the best they can while working with shit console hardware.

let's hope they don't downgrade it like Witcher 3

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