Cyberpunk 2077 will get back to Sony’s PlayStation Store on June 21, over 180 days after the PlayStation 4 version of the game was pulled from deal by Sony in the midst of objections about the game’s performance. The declaration was made in an regulatory disclosure by CD Projekt, the parent organization of CD Projekt Red. Polygon has contacted Sony for confirmation.
The arrival of Cyberpunk 2077 to Sony’s digital store comes after engineer CD Projekt Red’s release of a numerous significant patches and hot fixes for the game. Late updates have designated many bugs and improved performance of last-generation console versions of the game.
In December, Sony delisted CD Projekt Red’s open-world adventure game from the PlayStation Store. Sony Interactive Entertainment said in an statement at the time that it “strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction” and in this manner eliminated the PS4 game (which is likewise playable on PlayStation 5) from its digital store. SIE promised full discounts for clients who bought the digital version of Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store.
Sony’s activity at the time followed a conciliatory sentiment from CD Projekt Red parent organization chiefs, in which CD Projekt the board conceded to “not showing the game on base last-gen consoles before it premiered and, in consequence, not allowing you to make a more informed decision about your purchase.”
“We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,” read a note endorsed by Marcin Iwiński, organizer of parent organization CD Projekt, and its board of directors. Compact disc Projekt requested that clients look for discounts from retailers, yet Sony didn’t have a discount strategy set up for digital buys.
In January, Iwiński offered a more itemized conciliatory sentiment and CD Projekt laid out a longterm plan to fix Cyberpunk 2077, beginning with a couple of significant patches designed to address performance, ongoing interaction bugs, and various crashes.
Update: In an statement to Polygon, Sony affirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will get back to the PlayStation Store. It likewise forewarned clients against playing the game on a base PlayStation 4 until CD Projekt Red fixes some more issues.
“SIE can confirm that Cyberpunk 2077 will be re-listed on PlayStation Store starting June 21, 2021,” a Sony representative said in an email. “Users will continue to experience performance issues with the PS4 edition while CD Projekt Red continues to improve stability across all platforms. SIE recommends playing the title on PS4 Pro or PS5 for the best experience.”