My Apple bonbons, I have something special for you🍎
Had an awesome opportunity to record for #WWDC26 a developer session "Bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to Mac" with my choom Garrett Austin. Players, rendering and performance aficionados, enjoy 😌
https://t.co/ObfGJwq7Nq
Ah yes, the Bovine Defense Force 😌
We could have fixed that cow hide farming exploit in few minutes bonbons, just kill the respawn or drop the price of the hides. But that's not how we roll. Designer's job is to create fun, not delete it. So we added a chort instead. Chort hide is double the price of cow hide, not by a coincidence. We saw you farming, so we raised the stakes.
The whole thing spiraled beautifully: later Bovine Defense Force became a Gwent card (cow leaves the battlefield, chort arrives). And then, we made something special in Hearts of Stone. Taxman Walthemor Mitty shows up at 35K orens and asks Geralt point blank whether he was involved in the wholesale rawhide trade in White Orchard.
This is what game design is for me: don't patch the fun out, find a way how to escalate it, engage with fun dialog with the players, surprise and delight.
@michalnowakow Quick fun story, on a Thursday morning, saw a tweet saying the first 2 episodes of Edgerunners had been approved to show at Otakon. Booked flights right away, daughter & I flew to DC that very evening, we were in the packed room for the showing the next day. Great memories:)
@PaweSasko Was in a Waymo in Austin last week and the car couldn’t take a left turn (lane occupied), crossed the light safely, tried to go left across the road and suddenly jerked back to the right across two lanes to take a right…
Definitely not Delamain smooth 😂
Humbled to see both of the babies in top 10, very thankful for this sentiment from the players 🥺
Head down, feet on the ground. You’re only as good as your last release, and I love a good challenge.
It has been a hell lot of work, heart, attention and love, put into this version of the game my chooms. Honored to serve 🙇
PS5 Pro build of Cyberpunk 2077 is live 🔥
@PaweSasko What a win-win, this is good for gamers (even better experience) and this is good for the longevity of the game. Well done! I’m on PC but know people on PS5 Pro that are going to love this!
Get ready to go PS5 Pro, chooms — a free Cyberpunk 2077 technological update for the PS5 version of the game is coming in the not-too-distant future!
Stay tuned for more deets in the coming weeks!
@michalnowakow@PaweSasko Ever considered taking the team to the View Lounge as a celebratory get-together? It’s a 4-min walk from the Moscone center. Seating is limited but the views are spectacular :)