As it was noticed by the experienced industry experts, the disappointing release of Cyberpunk 2077, and then Battlefield 2042, not only affected the developers’ image, but also made a strong impression on the video games market as a whole, because focusing on the Cyberpunk release, many indie studios have started to delay the output of small projects to give way to the “giant”. At the same time, if an indie developer’s game became famous on the background of the “giant”, it would instantly gain worldwide popularity.
The director concludes by calling the two biggest flops a wake-up call for the entire industry, something he’s completely right about: even Bethesda recently postponed the space action game Starfield, officially saying they don’t want the project to repeat the fate of Cyberpunk.