Ah, CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, the game that launched a thousand YouTube videos.
With much of the heat dialed down after the game's rocky December 2020 release, CD Projekt and CDPR co-founder Marcin Iwinski took to YouTube and the Internet to express his company's continued "commitment to quality".
But while Mr. Iwinski's statement contains some much needed affirmations, the question remains, did it go far enough?
And just why are there so many statements about what the company did or did not expect?
Let's dive in.
If you have to express your commitment, that commitment is probably already in doubt...in Virtual Legality.
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00:00 Introduction 02:27 Mr. Iwinski's Opening Statement 08:56 Defending Against Securities Fraud 11:43 A View from the Inside (Creating Sympathy) 14:54 Throwing Old Gen (and QA) Under the Bus 18:51 Explaining Away Late Review Access 23:09 Deflecting with COVID 24:31 A Blurry Future 31:28 Conclusion
Discussed in this episode:
"CD Projekt, CDPR, and Cyberpunk 2077: We Have a Reputation to Burn" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy8QxfJHOJGH8UsiYOqjwhq3
"Dear gamers..." Tweet - January 13, 2021 https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1349462362764537862
"Cyberpunk 2077 — Our Commitment to Quality" YouTube Video - January 13, 2021 - Cyberpunk 2077 https://youtu.be/O3V4UBZmC9o
"CD Projekt Sued Over Alleged Cyberpunk Lies! Let's Read the Lawsuit! (VL379)" YouTube Video - December 28, 2020 - Hoeg Law https://studio.youtube.com/video/z0iDOm7XNqM/edit?o=U
Form of CDPR Lawsuit The Rosen Law Firm https://www.rosenlegal.com/media/casestudy/2267_Cd%20Projekt%20-%20Complaint%204849-9033-8517%20v.1.pdf
"CDPR's Cyberpunk Damage Control Call: Corpos Searching for Answers (VL371)" YouTube Video - December 15, 2020 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/n7uzzQ7SV-0
CDPR Cyberpunk Launch Teleconference Transcript December 14/15, 2020 https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2020/12/call-transcript_en.pdf
"Our Commitment" Cyberpunk Website https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment
"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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