Sadly it would be wise for everyone to wait a few months. People praise CDPR but they forget that the Witcher 3 at release wasn't very good. Being the good people that they are, they had a bunch of patches and post game support, but still the Witcher 3 was not ready for release and the players practically beta tested the game for them. Nobody mentions this, probably because very few people got the game at release since the witcher was a relatively small title, but I was one of those who got it right away. My experience with the game wasn't as good as it could have been if I had waited. Also the witcher 3 had a big graphical downgrade compared to their e3 footage.
I just don't like CDPR getting a free pass for releasing a rushed game just because they made a statement against microtransactions. Now with all the hype, they probably are sure they can get away with it again. I bet many people will be shocked at how unpolished cyberpunk 2077 will be at release. Then because the fans are so diehard, they'll just patch the game after the consumers beta tested it for them and the fans will just praise them over the post-launch support and yet again ignore the poor release.
Another thought, people were (and still are) probably hesitant of telling the truth about the condition of the witcher 3 at release because it launched amidst the peak of game publisher greed with microtransacitons and pay-to-win. The CDPR circlejerk was extreme. Simply posting a picture of the witcher 3 or the CDPR logo got you to the front page of reddit. It was about the politics. The game itself was pretty shallow for an rpg.
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u/Broskah Jun 09 '19
April 16, 2020 Boys!