6 hours ago  CD Projekt Red is confident that the development and release of Cyberpunk 2077 will not be affected by the pandemic (via VGC). The company’s president.

Is pushing ahead with its launch plans for. The open-world sci-fi role-playing adventure is due out September 17, and the studio expects to stick to that date. During, the company revealed it has plans in place to deal with any complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Cyberpunk 2077 development has reached a point where the game is essentially complete. And that’s the big reason the studio isn’t worried about getting the game out in September. This means the company still has months to complete quality control.

Again, this shouldn’t pose a problem. The developer has more than 130 testers working remotely through a private network. Tropico 3 cheats pc. The September release means the studio also has time to manufacture enough discs for physical distribution. That production is getting up and running now, and the developer doesn’t expect to encounter any delays.

Disc production is not seeing many issues across the industry. COVID-19 pandemic will still create minor hurdles for Cyberpunk 2077But while Cyberpunk 2077 is in a strong position to hit its date, the pandemic may still cause a few wrinkles. For example, social distancing could prohibit actors from recording pick-up dialogue.

If that’s the case, CD Projekt Red will drop those lines into the game with a patch.Other complications include the cancellation of E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo). CD Projekt Red planned to use that as a tentpole of its Cyberpunk 2077 marketing campaign. But the company is already well into its process of shifting to an online event.One last consideration is the potential for September to get crowded with other games moving out of the way of the early pandemic response. While Final Fantasy VII Remake is launching this week, Sony Interactive Entertainment is holding The Last of Us: Part II indefinitely. It’s possible Sony could push The Last of Us right into Cyberpunk 2077’s release window.But even if that happens, CD Projekt Red is sticking to Cyberpunk 2077’s date.

“We are extremely pleased with the unceasing popularity of The Witcher 3, especially given the fact that the game will be celebrating its 5th anniversary in just a couple of weeks,” CD Projekt vice president and CFO Piotr Nielubowicz said. “We continue to reach new fans: in October The Witcher 3 appeared on Nintendo Switch, while Gwent was released on iOS devices. Strong sales of The Witcher and its debut on new hardware platforms contributed to our net earnings and the Group’s net profitability, which increased to 34 percent in the past year.”Cyberpunk 2077 has apparently been in the works since at least 2013, which means its a long time coming. CD Projekt Red started showing off the game properly only last year. The game features sci-fi combat mechanics, body mods, vehicles, narrative choices along with romance options. Which means that the devs are warranted some room if they feel that they need to do better.