With the tumultuous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 and accusations of a toxic crunch culture at the studio, developer and publisher CD Projekt RED faced a critical crossroads in its own evolution as a company. Following an apology for the state of Cyberpunk 2077 at launch?particularly the quality (or lack thereof) of the game on last-gen consoles?the studio is now pushing forward with a strategic development update to back up their commitment to doing better.
You can watch the full 24-minute CD Projekt Group Strategy Update in the video below, but we’ve also outlined the main points beyond that.
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CDPR has three primary goals in its mission:

To create revolutionary story-driven RPGs
To be counted among the world’s top three game developers
To ensure a lasting place for their brands in global pop culture
These are backed by the company’s core values:

Quality as top priority
Passionate team as greatest strength
Tolerance, fairness, and openness at heart
Independence
Gamer-centric approach

After admitting once again that Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t meet those quality standards and match up to the core values, they continued by outlining how CDPR plans to change in order to better deliver on those goals in the future.

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? CD PROJEKT IR (@CDPROJEKTRED_IR) March 30, 2021

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