CD Projekt Red Learns From Cyberpunk 2077 Crunch, Aims to Avoid Overwork With New Projects
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CD Projekt Red engineering director says Cyberpunk 2077's grueling development taught the studio to avoid crunch.
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Crunch didn't save Cyberpunk 2077 from being called "fundamentally broken" for a long time after its buggy launch.
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For recent projects like Phantom Liberty expansion and The Witcher 3 follow-up, CDPR adjusts schedules rather than crunching.
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Rebuilding trust and morale requires repeatedly avoiding crunch and genuine effort to prevent it.
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In response to industry-wide issues like layoffs, CDPR developers created a union to voice concerns about employment conditions.
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