Gaming
CD Projekt Red revealed the number of copies sold of Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red studio management uncovered Information on the number of copies sold of Cyberpunk 2077 as of December 20, 2020. According to digital sales services, as well as information from distributors selling physical media with the game, more than 13 million users have purchased the game.
CD Projekt Red clarified that this is the game’s current PC and console sales, after deducting any return requests from customers. The studio did not provide data on the number of buyers who will be refunded for the game.
The studio disclosed information about the current sales of the game on the wave of indignation from users and the media about its unfinished business. This was also done due to problems with the shareholders of CD Projekt, who prepare appeals to the court against the company’s management. At the moment the shares of the company CD Projekt fell almost doubled after the release of the game, as well as after the official recall of the PS4 version of the game from the Sony store.
Expert and Critical Ratings for the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 on the portal Metacritic also continue to fall. At the time of release, there was an overall score of 91, and then 90 points, now it’s 86.
By information Bloomberg, the game’s current sales are not as important as the studio’s adherence to deadlines for fixing bugs in Cyberpunk 2077.
Trigon fund analyst Kacper Kopron explained to Bloomberg that the announced sales figures for the game show negative growth, and the actual scale of refunds to buyers was “huge.”
It is noteworthy that in Russia you can buy Cyberpunk 2077 for a game console for only 3999 rubles, unlike other countries, where its cost is 20-40% higher.
Prices for the version for game consoles Cyberpunk 2077 in different places of the world, quoted in dollars at the moment.
On the Steam store for PC Cyberpunk 2077 costs 1999 rubles, in Europe the game costs € 59.99, and in the US $ 59.99.
On December 10, CD Projekt Red said that 8 million users pre-ordered the game Cyberpunk 2077. Then it became known that the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 on the PC was the largest in the history of computer game production.
On December 14, CD Projekt Red promised to refund the money to disgruntled buyers of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game.
On December 18, Cyberpunk 2077 was removed from the PlayStation Store by the publisher.
Gaming
The media told why there were so many errors in Cyberpunk 2077 – the game was simply poorly tested
After the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 at the end of 2020, it turned out that the game has a lot of bugs and flaws that have been fixed over time. Now there is information that the project was simply poorly tested before release.
It is alleged that CD Projekt RED hired the Romanian company Quantic Lab, which previously tested The Witcher 3, to test the game. However, experienced testers had left Quantic Lab by this time, although the company claimed otherwise. This is stated in a video on the YouTube channel Upper Echelon Gamers, which received a 72-page document with test reports, data from the personnel department and so on. This data was allegedly given to the author of the channel by an anonymous employee of Quantic Lab. Although no screenshots or documents are shown in the video.
The video claims the following:
- Quantic Lab lied about the size of the test team in order to keep the contract.
- Many team members were newbies who needed to be trained in parallel with testing.
- The Romanian company required a daily quota of bugs to be met, so any bugs were sent to the developers, not the most important ones. Because of this, really significant errors were often not detected in time.
It is also noted that as a result, CD Projekt RED changed the requirements for testing, now it was necessary to report only important errors, but time was lost.
At the same time, YouTube blogger LegacyKillaHD, who previously reviewed Cyberpunk 2077, asked about the situation of several developers from CD Projekt RED on condition of anonymity. According to them, they knew about the problems in the game, but there was not enough time to fix them.
Official comments from both companies have not yet been received.
Microsoft continues to actively promote the Xbox Cloud Gaming service and other gaming features. At the same time, developers add them to the proprietary Edge browser. Back in November last year, it became known about Clarity Boost technology, which improves image clarity when streaming games on Windows 10 and 11. Now, as expected, it will appear in the Edge browser.
In addition, Microsoft advertises the Efficiency Mode in the browser, which should minimize the load on the system and give maximum resources to games.
And on the home page of the updated version of the browser, free casual games are available – Microsoft Jewel, Microsoft Edge Surf, Microsoft Majong and others. It also displays news on gaming topics, live streams, new games and the ability to access the Xbox Cloud Gaming catalog.
Note that this is not the first “gaming” browser on the PC. Previously, Opera Software released the Opera GX browser with aggressive visual design, support for free casual games, related news and so on.
And earlier in Microsoft Edge added a calculator, a unit converter and a utility to check the speed of the Internet.
A few days ago, information appeared on the network that it was possible to install a longer SSD in the Steam Deck than planned. However, such interference may adversely affect the life of the console.
By default, the Steam Deck uses a 30mm SSD, however, players were able to install a 42mm long model with more memory. To do this, I had to move the fixing screw on the motherboard and remove the thermal pad.
According to Valve designer Lawrence Young, who participated in the development of the console, this should not be done. The fact is that larger drives consume more energy and heat up more. And ditching the thermal pad makes things even worse as the console starts to overheat.
“Please, do not do that. The charger chip becomes very hot, so do not move nearby thermal pads. In addition, most M.2 2242 drives use more power and run hotter than the ones the Steam Deck is designed to handle. It may seem that this modification works, but it will significantly reduce the life of your portable PC.‘, Young said.
Note that the console officially supports three SSD options – 64 GB, 256 GB and a faster 512 GB.
Previously, it was reported how you can significantly increase the autonomy of the Steam Deck console.
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