Cyberpunk 2077 developers receive death threats over delay

Following CD Projekt Red's most recent delay for Cyberpunk 2077, developers of the game have reportedly received death threats. Now, Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release on December 10 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with a Google Stadia release to follow

San Francisco: Following CD Projekt Red's most recent delay for Cyberpunk 2077, developers of the game have reportedly received death threats.

CD Projekt Senior Game Designer Andrezej Zawadzki released a handful of threatening posts sent as direct messages on Twitter including comments such as "release the game or you're finished," "release cyberpunk or you and your family will be persecuted" and "I will burn you alive if you don't release the game."

"I want to address one thing in regards to the @CyberpunkGame delay. I understand you're feeling angry, disappointed and want to voice your opinion about it. However, sending death threats to the developers is absolutely unacceptable and just wrong. We are people, just like you," Zawadzki said in the latest tweet.

• I want to address one thing in regards of the @CyberpunkGame delay.
  I understand you're feeling angry, disappointed and want to voice your opinion about it.
  However, sending death threats to the developers is absolutely unacceptable and just wrong. We are people, just like you.

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  I want to address one thing in regards of the @CyberpunkGame delay.
  I understand you're feeling angry, disappointed and want to voice your opinion about it.
  However, sending death threats to the developers is absolutely unacceptable and just wrong. We are people, just like you.

  — Andrzej Zawadzki (@ZawAndy) October 27, 2020

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  I want to address one thing in regards of the @CyberpunkGame delay.
  I understand you're feeling angry, disappointed and want to voice your opinion about it.
  However, sending death threats to the developers is absolutely unacceptable and just wrong. We are people, just like you.

  — Andrzej Zawadzki (@ZawAndy) October 27, 2020

Back in 2016, No Man's Sky's developer Hello Games was inundated with similar attacks after the game was delayed by 49 days.

Despite being one of the 2020s most anticipated video games, Cyberpunk 2077 has suffered numerous delays throughout the year.

It was originally scheduled to release in April and then was pushed back to September, before another delay to November 19.

Now, Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release on December 10 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with a Google Stadia release to follow. The company mentioned the new date in a tweet as well.

• Important news. https://t.co/b0jPOpqiGK

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  Important news. https://t.co/b0jPOpqiGK

  — Andrzej Zawadzki (@ZawAndy) October 27, 2020

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  Important news. https://t.co/b0jPOpqiGK

  — Andrzej Zawadzki (@ZawAndy) October 27, 2020

The delay is apparently due to the challenge of launching the title on what amounts to nine different platforms while everyone on the team works from home.

(Inputs from IANS)