It feels like we can't go a day without reporting on something Cyberpunk 2077 related at the moment, and the latest news is that Microsoft has decided to warn potential customers about the current state of the game on Xbox One.
Anyone who attempts to buy the game from the Xbox Store is greeted with an initial warning that they "may experience performance issues when playing this game on Xbox One consoles until this game is updated."
Of course, this follows Microsoft's decision yesterday to offer full, no-questions-asked refunds for anyone who has bought Cyberpunk 2077 digitally from the Xbox Store, following reports of particularly poor performance on Xbox One.
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Makes sense. If you're old enough to buy a digital game with a credit card, you should be able to make a decision if you want to proceed with purchase when presented with a caution.
Good on them. Give as much information as possible and let the consumer decide. Letting CDPR deceive players with false promises of performance was a mistake but so would be shutting down the game after people have finally received enough information to make an informed decision.
I think that is fair enough. Its providing information for adults to make an informed decision. I can understand those that pre-ordered or bought at (or just after) launch being disappointed by the state of the game, but I think its ridiculous to remove the game from sale totally too...
Its NOT the worst performing game on these consoles - Lichdom Battlemage was worse and infamous because of it - so any company trying to take the 'moral' high ground over selling a game in this state after allowing games like that (and Black Tiger) on their system is ridiculous.
Warning people that the game may not perform well if purchased now is more than enough and it also indicates that 'updates' are coming too...
What is the series x performance etc doing now after the patches?
I just hit level 12, street kid route. I'm enjoying myself, very few bugs, so far. Crashed, maybe(?), a handful of times. But everything picked right back up a minute before crashing, so nothing lost.
P.s.
I'm on a mcc xbo
@BAMozzy It wasn’t because of performance, it was because CDPR offered refunds without consulting Sony. If Sony’s refund policy then didn’t line up, they would then be the bad guys. CDPR essentially were trying to pass the buck and it backfired.
Atleast they're letting people know they are buying a broken game lol..
Is it just me or is the PlayStation community more outraged about the state of cyberpunk than the Xbox community. That’s not to say Xbox gamers are not disappointed with CDPR, but the PlayStation fans seem absolutely livid. Weird given that the base Xbox one is the worst performer.
@raymccrae I imagine there is a lot more base ps4's than Xbox Ones judging by console sales figures, so that would most likely be the answer to that question. Also I imagine a higher % of xbox players are playing it on One X or above, I might be wrong though, just a guess.
@nessisonett I know - but someone got a bit upset when I tried to suggest that the big reason it got removed by Sony was because of CDPR offering refunds for those unhappy with the game and Sony, as the retailer, being put in the position of having to honour that...
However, if you read Sony's statement about removing the game, they state that the decision to do so was based on the game not meeting the standards expected. Obviously, that has meant Sony have had to put some 'effort' into offering refunds to those who wanted to take advantage of that.
I still think though that a warning would be sufficient and offer refunds to any that purchased prior to those warnings going up. You can argue that you were not aware of the state of the game prior, so fair enough - if you are unwilling to wait and want your money back, it seems a fair thing to do - but buying it today, with all the publicity and a warning is on the purchaser to decide.
@AJDarkstar maybe. My friend is playing street kid as well, haven't really experienced many bugs. He was asking what the update was about, already, etc. Suggesting he was playing fine.
@raymccrae
It’s because the game still crashes like crazy on the PS5. I haven’t heard of that being as big of a problem on XSX/S.
Maybe they should hand over development of the PS4 and Xbox One version to a firm like Panic Button or Saber Interactive, who have managed to squeeze every last inch of performance of a system as weak as the Switch to run DOOM Eternal and The Witcher 3 to great success. CDPR should focus on PC, Series X and PS5.
@raymccrae We Xbox fans have lowered our expectations a long time ago. /s
Bigger communities maybe?
@raymccrae @Grot
I agree. I just went over to Push Square to read some of the comments in the 384 articles about Cyberpunk & wow. 😳
I think the problem is the game runs like crap on all PlayStation consoles & that’s not the case on Xbox (with the exception of the OG Xbox One).
In fact, it sounds like even the $300 XSS runs the game better than the $500 PS5. 😂
So in a way, I guess I can see why some of the Sony fans may be ticked off. But it is pretty extreme over there. Article after article & all with tons of comments complaining over & over & over......
I'm making the decision to not buy or support cyberpunk 2077 until the Xbox series x next gen version releases sometime in 2021
Ironic that the Xbox store nixed user reviews just before Cyberpunk 2077 was released.
After the patch yesterday its running pretty damn good.
either way they accepted my refund request for my digital preorder, ill rebuy at the lower price physical when its on sale or used.
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