i wonder if cdpr plans to do more cyberpunk games after the multiplayer thing is out. will there be another big singleplayer cyberpunk game in 6 years from now or has the backlash been so big that they will just milk the witcher for all eternity? 8 million preorders alone, so at least financially it would make sense for cdpr to keep making games with the IP. how much will the bad WoM kill the games legs, how many people are going to refund their game now?
The trajectory seems very clear so far.
Start with niche but original games (witcher 1&2) -> create more casual/popamole with 'current year' stuff eg open world but still maintain some kind of integrity to source material, find bigger audience (witcher 3/cyberpunk) -> become soulles husk and create online version of IPs to appeal to the largest mass of mouth breathing mongoloids, maximize profits.
We will get Cyberpunk online next, and at some point after that Witcher online. And then for the rest of our natural lives CDPR will find ways to monetize and microtransact the ever living fuck out of these two games and you will tell stories to your grandchildren about the glorious and joyous days when Cyberpunk 2077 released and how it was the last 'true'
RPG game.