{"id":425360,"date":"2021-11-30T07:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=425360"},"modified":"2021-11-30T07:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T05:21:47","slug":"botched-cyberpunk-2077-launch-still-haunting-cd-projekt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/425360-botched-cyberpunk-2077-launch-still-haunting-cd-projekt.html","title":{"rendered":"Botched Cyberpunk 2077 launch still haunting CD Projekt"},"content":{"rendered":"

CD Projekt SA reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2021 as Poland\u2019s largest computer-game studio continues to suffer from its botched release of its high-budget Cyberpunk 2077 production last year.<\/p>\n

The company has endured one of the most difficult years in its history after the 1.2 billion-zloty ($289 million) Cyberpunk sold fewer copies than the analysts had expected as customers complained about numerous glitches, while Sony Corp. suspended the game from its PlayStation store.<\/p>\n

Net income for three months ending Sept. 30 fell 30% to 16.3 million zloty, below the 37.2 million zloty in the Bloomberg survey of six analysts.<\/p>\n

The profit declined mostly due to Cyberpunk servicing costs as well as research of new, unnamed projects that are at an early stage of development, the firm said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Third-quarter sales at 144.5 million zloty were 38% higher than a year earlier, before the Cyberpunk release, but were almost half of the 273 million zloty the studio reported for the second quarter.<\/p>\n

The studio\u2019s problems seem to continue into this year after it has already\u00a0postponed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0the release of the Cyberpunk and Witcher 3 games for next generation consoles — seen as the next potential driver of its earnings — until 2022. On Monday, the studio said it\u2019s on track to meet the new deadlines.<\/p>\n

The company hasn\u2019t yet given any update of number of Cyberpunk copies sold, even as the title is offered already at discount price at many stores.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to bring back the sentiment toward the game,\u201d Chief Executive Officer Adam Kicinski said on Monday. \u201cPrice matters, but the more gamers, the better the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the fourth wave of the global Covid-19 pandemic is now peaking in Poland, the company extended an option for employees to work from home until mid-2022 amid competition for engineers and wage pressure.<\/p>\n

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