As we remember, release Cyberpunk 2077 turned into a disaster for CD Project Rosso: The game was so bug-ridden that it had to be removed from sales on PlayStation. Legal actions were filed against the Polish studio, the Polish authorities started its verification, the developers had to cancel the online part and redesign the content release plans. But worst of all, the developers have lost the trust of the players.
According to employees, Quantic Lab has consistently undertaken more projects than it could physically handle. For this reason, the testers’ staff were stretched as much as possible for all activities, and often an employee conducted multiple projects at the same time.
The situation worsened when management signed the contracts for the Cyberpunk 2077 e NBA 2K21. Both big projects managed to hire a full staff of testers, but out of 30 people, only ten had work experience, and that was less than a year. CD Projekt is said to have turned to management several times over the team’s unsatisfactory performance.
According to the sources, the testers were required to fill out many reports of the smallest errors and minor graphic defects in order to meet the daily plan established by the management of Quantic Lab. For this reason, they were never able to identify the problems. older ones, including the inability to progress in the main research.
The management of the company did its best to hide the shortage of staff and the poor qualifications of the employees. Testers were asked not to report their work experience and to use absent employee accounts to report some bugs, including those that were employed in other projects or had gone a long time ago.
The contract with Quantic Lab expired in 2021 and CD Projekt did not renew it. Cyberpunk 2077 has been tested by the studio’s quality department and numerous outsourcers, including QLOC. But if Quantic Lab contributed as planned, it would help the studio buy valuable time to fix bugs.
Quantic Lab did not comment on the revelations of its employees.
