CD Projekt Red’s co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, says the studio has not yet completed a “full redemption arc” after the troubled 2020 launch of Cyberpunk 2077. In comments reported by multiple outlets, Nowakowski acknowledges that the game’s performance and launch issues led some players to lose confidence in the company’s promises. He says he is “convinced” that “we lost the faith of some people indefinitely,” while also adding that he is not fully certain the company has reached the point where all affected fans have returned.
The interviews frame the studio’s remaining challenge as rebuilding trust over time, rather than assuming reputation has fully recovered. Sources also link these remarks to CD Projekt Red’s future plans, emphasizing that the studio’s next major project, The Witcher 4, is expected to help demonstrate improvements and move beyond the reputation damage caused by Cyberpunk 2077’s initial release.
