Fan and patrons of CD Projekt RED who are worrying that the game studio might be in the red need not fret, as the developers finally break their silence about staff concerns and the progress of their next big game "Cyberpunk 2077."
Lately, the critically acclaimed game studio has been silent regarding its development process, as well as the progress for its upcoming game. This led to rumors that the staff morale was low after ex-employees voiced out their criticisms to CD Projekt RED via Glassdoor, a website where people can review companies and their supervisors. The criticisms mentioned long hours and low payments from the studio itself.
In light of the brewing controversy, co-founder Marcin Iwinski and studio head Adam Badowski took to Twitter to release a statement regarding the rumors of low staff morale. The company has also addressed the worries of people waiting for anything "Cyberpunk" related, as they have been keeping mum on the game's development. Iwinski and Badowski state that "Cyberpunk 2077" is progressing as planned, and that the departure of any employee, tenured or otherwise will not affect the production of the said game.
The two have also mentioned that during the development of "The Witcher 3" back in 2015, the studio was run by 200 people. Now, that number has doubled and will keep increasing since they are not showing any signs of stopping yet. Despite old employees leaving and putting up negative reviews on Glassdoor, CD Projekt RED has assured everyone in their statement that they respect the decisions of their ex-employees and will try to improve the working conditions for everyone in their studio.
In general, they did suggest that making a game worthy of "The Witcher" trilogy's reputation will be difficult and requires compromises since the changes present in starting a masterpiece from scratch are "not for everyone." They also alleged that every time a new game is being made, the studio had to "reinvent the wheel" for it to come out good. Whether these had something to do with the employees leaving or criticizing them about overworking and underpaying was not specified by the statement.
Still, the developers thanked the fans and everyone who were involved in the studio. For fans waiting for any information on "Cyberpunk 2077," CD Projekt RED stated that they are taking their time, and silence is one of the costs of a great game. Rest assured, everything is going as planned in its development.
