Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 delayed due to recent CD Projekt cyber attack
The recent cyber attack and ransom of various CD Projekt materials has reportedly put the team behind on getting Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 out the door on time.
The recent hack into CD Projekt’s network infrastructure apparently did a little bit more damage than just stealing various materials from the company. It also apparently set the development team on Cyberpunk 2077 back a bit as the company circled the wagons against further invasion and damage to its network. Recently, the Cyberpunk 2077 team revealed that its upcoming Patch 1.2 will not be ready as scheduled due to issues related to the cyber attack.
CD Projekt RED announced the delay for Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 via the game’s Twitter on February 24, 2021. According to the announcement, the cyber attack on CD Projekt had an effect on the game’s development, disrupting the development team’s schedule shared in the recent Cyberpunk 2077 roadmap. The attack in which hackers claimed to have stolen Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, and further CDPR source code and company materials was met with a staunch refusal to pay a ransom by CD Projekt, alongside an announced effort to strengthen its network security. The patch is now slated for a late March 2021 release.
Our goal for Patch 1.2 goes beyond any of our previous updates. We’ve been working on numerous overall quality improvements and fixes, and we still have work to do to make sure that’s what you get. With that in mind, we’re now aiming for release in the second half of March. 2/3
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) February 24, 2021
Despite delays, CD Projekt RED claims Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 is set to be one of the largest patches for the game so far, aimed at implementing “numerous overall quality improvements and fixes” within the game. Though the delay is a shame, CDPR seems set on the fact that it’s the right call in order to ensure that the upcoming update to the game is well worth the time of players who want to see Cyberpunk 2077 improve and become a better game. Though many have likely made up their minds on the matter at this point, Cyberpunk 2077’s vast and varied world still holds promise that can be delivered with the developer’s continued time and effort going into its improvement.
Stay tuned to Shacknews as we await further details and updates on a patch release date and notes for Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2.
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The recent cyber security breach impacted the development of the 1.2 patch
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What are the chances that the "hack" is just a cover story for them to buy more time on delivering lackluster patches?
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The chances? Non-zero, I'd say. They're taking advantage of it, for sure. I can't say that I blame them though. They clearly have operational security problems internally that need fixing.
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Honestly, nothing would surprise me anymore in this nutty fucking world.
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The planet is one big walnut.
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Damn, the hackers stole our patch! We were so close too, darn.
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That makes no sense. That would require a lot of people being in the story - IT etc.
I don't doubt they could use the hack as a sort of a scapegoat, to have a target to put some of the blame on for something that was likely to happen (see Half-Life hack before HL2...) but to truly believe the story is a fabrication is chemtrails level of infancy. -
I think it’s possible the hack may have been used an an excuse for the delay, but I’m sure the hack happened.
Still I’m sure a hack like that hurt productivity and morale internally, so it’s likely that this is true. -
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Damn, that does sound pretty bad. I honestly didn't know many of the details here and was simply speculating.
To be fair, CD Projekt has lost a ton of credibility in the past few months with the whole CP2077 release debacle, so I didn't think my speculation was that far-fetched. But I'll gladly eat my hat on this one. -
Oh wow!
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Hope they find the hackers responsible
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come on man
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ha, was reading rumors of this and it be true!
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For someone like me, I played through the prologue and put it down. I'm in no hurry, so I'll just wait until they do patch it up a bit before going back in. There is so much other stuff out there I can play and that actually fits my gaming motif anyway, play a bit, move on, come back. I honestly can't think of the last game I played start to finish without putting it down for a while. I know some people just have to consume stuff as fast as possible and race through the games, but I'm definitely not that gamer.
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Bugs aside, will they ever actually make the game into what they claimed it would be? Because at this point I don't really see that happening, which is disappointing.
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Almost certainly not. Still a fun game tho.
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