Cyberpunk 2077 quest director Pawel Sasko has spoken about the game’s recent resurgence, almost two years after it first launched. On his personal Twitch channel, Sasko spoke candidly about Cyberpunk 2077’s turbulent launch in late 2020 and how it was “unreal” to recently see record numbers of players exploring Night City.
“It’s hard to express, you know? When you’re putting so much heart and soul into something, for some of us it’s been six, seven, eight years sometimes, especially for those who started at the very beginning,” Sasko said (via Reddit). “To have this moment, of people liking something that we did, is really feeling a bit unreal. That finally people are appreciating it. It’s good to be back, it’s f***ing good to be back, honestly.”
Cyberpunk 2077’s initial launch period was highlighted by game-breaking bugs and massive performance issues across last-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles at the time. In an unprecedented move, Microsoft and Sony began issuing refunds, with Cyberpunk 2077 being removed from the PlayStation storefront for a lengthy period of time.