https://www.gry-online.pl/newsroom/cyberpunk-2077-tryb-multiplayer-jest-na-wczesnym-etapie-tworzenia/z31d09e

Is this credible source?
what are micropayments involved in this? Cosmetics?

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Cyberpunk 2077 - multiplayer mode will have micropayments

During the latest financial conference call from CD Projekt, it was revealed that the multiplayer mode in Cyberpunk 2077 is at an early stage of creation. We also learned that it is planned to implement a well thought-out micropayment system.

We could read a few months ago that the new production of the Polish studio CD Projekt - Cyberpunku 2077 - should appear several months ago. Then the creators did not give any particulars about it. They only assured that multiplayer gameplay would not be available during the release of the game. A few days ago, during a financial teleconference, CD Projekt's Vice President of Finance, Piotr Nielubowicz, confirmed that the multiplayer mode is already at an early stage of production.

"What can be seen on the balance sheet comes mainly from Cyberpunk - single and multi-person, with the latter being a smaller project that is just beginning. We also have a few other things at an early stage, but as I said, the vast majority of expenses are related to the Cyberpunk universe."

And although we still do not have accurate information on what the multiplayer mode will look like, we have learned that there will be micropayments in it. The CEO, Adam Kiciński, assures, however, that they will be done in a thoughtful way and in accordance with the company's policy - they will offer the right value for money. It is worth remembering that this whole project (multiplayer and micropayment mode) is still at an early stage of development, and the developers plan to add it to the game only some time after its release.

During the conference call, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077 also referred to whether their production will appear on the new generation consoles. Once again, no details were given, although it was assured that the company was keeping an eye on what was happening on the market. Sooner or later developers will do something in this direction, however, no specific actions should be expected during the premiere of new Sony and Microsoft devices.

During the talks there was also a question about virtual reality and the recently announced new production of Valve - Half-Life: Alyx. According to the creators of Cyberpunk 2077, this is a very niche product targeted at a specific group of recipients. The Polish studio has not heard of anyone in the industry building a solid business based on such a system, although it does not exclude that it may change in a few years. Currently, however, CD Projekt does not even think about VR technology.

Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on April 16, 2020 on personal computers and on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. The title will be available in the full Polish language version (dubbing and subtitles).

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https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/e10pay/cyberpunk_2077s_multiplayer_will_have_a_well/

CD Prokekt RED is a big company now and throwing away all their principles one by one if it's true, they have changed in recent years and not for the better.

I had hoped gwent was the exception rather than the rule but i'm starting to doubt.

As long as it doesn't affect the singleplayer portion of Cyberpunk 2077 in any way (which reportedly it won't since the multiplayer portion will be a completely self-contained separate thing) I couldn't care less.

Count me out then. Wouldn’t support any game promoting industry bad practices. Lootbox gambling online only games, now micro transactions, auction house next?

Here's the actual quote from the teleconference:
"AK:
As far as the monetization of multiplayer for Cyberpunk is concerned, we believe right now it’s definitely too early to share any details on that or give guidance; the project is in a relatively early stage. We keep experimenting – that’s our first multiplayer game. We check various options and possibilities, and it’s definitely not the time to point you to a specific direction on that. Of course you can expect that we won’t change our general policy towards “deals with gamers” so I expect wise monetization and – always – value for money."
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2019/11/q3-2019-earnings-teleconference-transcript.pdf

There is also talk of a mobile game being produced by Spokko based on one of their existing IPs. I'm assuming it's a Cyberpunk title, and that will almost certainly have in-app purchases.

Why is this game even supposed to have a multiplayer mode, I thought it was meant to be a story-driven single-player rpg experience.

EA releasing a good singleplayer game with 0 MTX
CDPR putting MTX in their games


I think I'm in a parallel universe

I assume you mean Jedi fallen order? It’s a pretty good game (a few niggles). Probably Disney’s influence there as you only need to look at other EA games to see they have no depth they won’t sink to.

Honestly I feel like people are jumping the gun here, it's in such an early stage of development as far as I'm concerned nothing can really be confirmed, along with the fact that "monetization" is a broad term and English is not the first language of the company. As far as we know "monetization" could mean they're looking at charging money for the multiplayer mode in general as something akin to an expansion.

I see ZERO issues with this... the entire game is single player focused... as was Witcher 3... Micropayment is part of the Multiplayer parts AS is the witcher multiplayer component.

Multiplayer will have Absolutely no effect on the singpleplayer game or vice versa. And it was stated many times any sort of MP plan will not give any edge in any way to anyone.

Multiplayer needs to have DRM to work anyways as does all modern multiplayer games, you want Multiplayer then deal wiyth it. If you don't then its a complete non-issue.

Well said. Just another ''the sky is falling''

Yeah, selling cosmetics for Multiplayer isn't something that angers me at all. A lot of people lump all "microtransactions" together though, and the word has become poison. Same thing happened with "DLC" for a while, as people saw everything as horse armor even though we got amazing DLCs like Dishonored's Knife of Dunwall. Will be interesting to see how CDPR respond to this though, from a marketing perspective.

I never play multiplayer anyway, so it wouldn't effect me at all.

I hate microtransactions, but as long as I own the game it's fair play.

Also... I don't even know how to ask this question, but would items that I pay for through microtransactions be 'DRM-free'? Of course not, right? Impossible, since it would be bound to my account, right? Ugh, can we just go back to the good old days of Quake 3 where a multiplayer game was a game nonetheless and had everything you needed from the start? Why does everything have to be BS nowadays... Whatever... Yeah, this is what I am worried about. Again, I am fine with voting for a DRM-free future, even if it somehow co-exists with microtransactions... Doesn't make complete sense to me, but I guess it's good enough. Still though, I made my original account on here in 2010 and back then GOG was the one 'safe space' I had where it felt like the team behind it and I had the exact same thoughts about what computer games should be like. Now... Well... *sigh*

Weren't they planning a seamless Mulitplayer, meaning every Microtransaction will inevitably affect Singleplayer too?
Guess here goes all chance of me getting the game anywhere near release (I wouldn't have bought it at D1 anyway as there are some gameplay features I'm not sure I'll like but after this statement I will wait and see how bad it gets a few months later, I've seen monetization getting worse a while after release and reviews way too often lately)