Quest Director Cyberpunk 2077 Paweł Sasko answered the question of the portal within the framework of the Italian exhibition Lucca Comics & Games GameGuru about the mood in CD Projekt RED regarding players from Russia.
Recall that in early March, CD Projekt (the parent company of CD Projekt RED) suspended selling their games in Russia, although providing technical support to domestic gamers and maintaining groups on social networks continued.
GameGuru in this context was interested in “the most honest, direct, uncorporate response” from “people who work on games, not [отмашка] from a corporate machine”.
Image source: CD Projekt RED
According to Sasko, developers make games for people. And for CD Projekt RED, as creators, it is extremely important to give gamers the emotions that “let them have memorable experiences, go through amazing stories”.
Sasko does not make an exception for the Russians either: “This is what we want to give people. A feeling, a strong feeling of something beautiful. And this applies to all players, it’s the same for everyone. And, including, for players from Russia”.
Pavel Sasko in 2019 (image source: CD Projekt RED)
“And when I make games, I never think about the market. For what market is it, for what people, what is the agenda in the world now … We don’t even discuss it. ”Sasko assured GameGuru journalists.
Currently CD Projekt RED is busy several games, including the new The Witcher, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 and the Phantom Liberty addition to the first part. Addon will come out in 2023 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S, but will not be available for purchase in Russia.
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