Cyberpunk 2077: First major patch out after a new lawsuit, investigation and fall in popularity

CD Projekt Red has just launched the first major patch for its latest AAA video game title, Cyberpunk 2077. This new update brings the version number of the game up to 1.1 from 1.06 that launched back in December. The patch is currently available for installation on all supported platforms including Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, and Stadia. As part of the announcement, the game developer noted that this update “lays the groundwork for the upcoming patches”.

The update also came just weeks before the company outlined its update plans for the year. As per the outline, we already know that CD Projekt Red will launch version 1.2 in the coming weeks. The game developer plans to roll out several updates with improvements along with Free DLCs, and next-gen console updates. We could see the DLCs towards the middle of the year and the next-gen console upgrades in the second half of the year. Let’s check out everything we know regarding the Cyberpunk 2077 1.1 patch here.

Cyberpunk 2077 v1.1 patch out with multiple fixes, and new bugs

Looking at the official announcement of the update, the highlight of the patch is the improvements in memory usage. This improvement is likely to address the associated stability issues that players reported around the launch. CD Projekt Red has also worked on addressing the plethora of crashes that players have reported after the launch. The game developer has worked hard to address crashes around loading saved games and the “Point of No Return”.

We also saw several improvements in the in-game quests to address game-breaking bugs. The company also outlined “performance optimization of crowds” on PS4 and PS5 along with memory usage improvement on the Xbox. However, the latest reports have also stated that the update has not likely fixed everything and instead, introduced a game-breaking bug. This bug is present in the mission “Down on the Street” where the character Takemura will call but “won’t say a word”. Cyberpunk 2077 players took to Reddit to outline this problem.

New lawsuit, Polish Consumer Protection Agency investigation, and more

The update came weeks a week after CD Projekt Red acknowledged that it is facing a second class-action lawsuit. Like the first lawsuit, a law firm representing its investors have acted against the Polish game publisher. CD Projekt Red noted that the “content of the claim, including its subject and scope, is the same” as the first lawsuit. This lawsuit was filed in California.

In addition to the second lawsuit, the Consumer protection agency of Poland also announced that it is monitoring and investigating CD Projekt Red. According to Polish newspaper, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, UOKiK, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is monitoring the situation around the Cyberpunk 2077 launch. UOKiK has asked CD Projekt Red to provide an explanation about the problems in the game launch. It is also checking how the company is working to fix the issues along with the situation around the refunds.

Finally, we also saw some new information around the game from Steam where Cyberpunk 2077 was finally outsold in the weekly sales chart. The game managed to hold the top spot for 7 weeks, or close to two months since its release. Now, the Survival game Rust from Facepunch toppled Cyberpunk 2077 to take the top spot.