Cyberpunk is being investigated by the Consumer Protection Office -apkrig
After the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED had to face not only pressure from the media and players, but also from its investors. Some of them have even taken legal action and intend to sue Polish developers on suspicion of committing the crime of misrepresentation in order to obtain financial benefits. In the meantime, the people on the RED Project CD are, of course, trying to fix the existing bugs and, most importantly, put the game in a state where it could return to all distribution channels, including the PlayStation Store. But even that may not be enough to calm the whole situation, when the Polish Office for the Protection of Competition and Consumer Protection has joined in these days.
The President of the Office may impose a fine on the company of up to 10 percent of the total annual income, or order other binding decisions to compensate for the damage.
Office spokeswoman Malgorzata Cieloch told Gazeta Prawna that she would add to the CD RED CD to find out if she had made a mistake with her customers and would continue to monitor the game’s progressive fixes, as well as developers’ communication with customers who were dissatisfied with the game. “We asked the entity to explain the problems and provide information on the steps it has already taken [k nápravě]. We will check how the developers work on the implementation of fixes and how they solve problems with playing the game on different platforms, “says Cieloch. After the CD Projekt RED CD provides the required information, the Office will take further steps, which it does not want to comment on at the moment.
However, the reference is made by lawyer Dominik Jędrzejko, who first states that even an active interest in correcting errors and positively processing refund claims may not be enough to prevent developers from avoiding allegations of unfair practices. Without further connotations, he therefore explains that the president of the said office may impose a fine of up to 10 percent of the total annual income on the company, or order other binding decisions to compensate for the damage. Here, Jedrzejko states that such a decision can lead to the distribution of free bonuses in the form of digital content or the refund of part of the sale price. However, it is not possible to determine exactly how probable this scenario is at the moment, but Jędrzejko is more inclined to be of a financial nature if a fine is imposed. The fined entity can choose whether to make a decision on the described compensations, which would almost certainly be in conflict with the set time schedules of the developers and the schedule of the prepared DLCs.
