What was the point of announcing Cyberpunk 2077?

LoganSentinel · 05-11-2017, 10:50 PM

Just to refresh your memory because it's been 4 YEARS since this game was announced.... Jan of 2013 to be exact. This is the trailer to cyberpunk 2077 developed by CD projekt red.
https://youtu.be/P99qJGrPNLs
Now, I love a good hype story, especially when the pedigree of the developer is high, but what the eff was the point of releasing this trailer when they did? They had originally said in an article that I'm not linking, to look for it around 2017 though officially, as the trailer says it'll release when it's done.
Are they trying to appease investors? Are they trying to convince gamers they're working on something? I need to know, because I don't think if I were in the position of showing off my new ip, I'd want to show a cgi trailer and then offer nothing for 4, going on 5 FULL YEARS....
I have a general negative look at marketing for modern games. They show next to nothing other than cut scenes, like the new sucker punch game just did, but to tease something that's a half decade away from being real, is just so lame. Soooo lame.
It serves no one.

v4hl · 05-11-2017, 11:50 PM

in my opinion it's a marketing plan! nothing more, nothing less.

hyrowzinho · 06-11-2017, 12:45 AM

Literally no reason to annouce it, I really don't know why did they annouce it.

What was the point of announcing Cyberpunk 2077?

Submitted by LoganSentinel, 05-11-2017, 10:50 PM, Thread ID: 59032

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