“We initially had a bonus system that focused on the game’s ratings and release date, but after consideration, we believe the move was not appropriate under the circumstances,” wrote Adam Badoski, head of Cyberpunk 2077’s studio and creative director. Email to staff received by Bloomberg. “We underestimated the length and complexity to make this a reality. And yet you did everything you could to provide an ambitious, special game.”As of this writing, Cyberpunk 2077 has 90 on the review-overall site Metacritic, showing that the team has set standards for itself. Despite these high review scores, the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 has been influenced by a number of factors, including the seizure-induced sequence in the game, poor performance on Base PS4 and Xbox One units, and copyrighted songs that could cause DMCA strikes for streamers. Is. Moreover, due to these issues and others, the stock of CD Project Red has declined by 29% since the beginning of Cyberpunk 2077.
Current and former employees spoke to Bloomberg about how the bonus structure for the former Cyberpunk 2077 god works, and it’s a little complicated. “Every month, the team will give Leeds tokens – in the style of the company logo, no less -” his team members felt they deserved the honor. “
Cyberpunk 2077 These tokens can be transferred to bonuses if they meet certain criteria. Under the revised system, despite the delay in Cyberpunk 2077 and mixed review scores, it will be “guaranteed payment.” Bloomberg also noted that the bonus “comes on top of regular annual dividend payments,” but that “there were concerns that forced them to work longer.”In these trucks with the previous report, CD Project Red made six days of work week mandatory to complete work on Cyberpunk 2077. These promises then came that no crush would apply.
Putting all these issues aside, Cyberpunk 2077 seems to be a commercial success. The CD project revealed that its pre-order sales already covered the entire development and marketing costs of the game, and Cyberpunk 2077 sold 8 million copies before launch.
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