Last week it was reported by theNew York Timesthat the studio behindCyberpunk 2077could be facing a lawsuitfrom a regulatory filing from Warsaw, Poland. Now according toKotaku, another lawsuit is brewing against CD Projekt Red – this one originating from the US.
Earlier this week the Manhattan-based Rosen Law Firm filed a suit in California’s Central District “on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded CD Projekt Red securities between June 25, 2025, and August 18, 2025.” Aka any investors who purchased stock within this year.
A statement from theofficial press releaseextrapolates on the filing:
(1)Cyberpunk 2077was virtually unplayable on the current-generation Xbox or Playstation systems due to an enormous number of bugs; (2) as a result, Sony would removeCyberpunk 2077from the Playstation store, and Sony, Microsoft and CD Projekt would be forced to offer full refunds for the game; (3) consequently, CD Projekt would suffer reputational and pecuniary harm; and (4) as a result, defendants’ statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
The lead plaintiff in the case is Andrew Trampe, however, the press release states the law firm is looking for other investors to join in the suit.
The launch ofCyberpunk 2077has been riddled withcontroversy and bugs, with the first update being introduced last week that fixed some issues. The most notable of these problems saw player’ssave files corrupt if they reached over 8MBbut fortunatelyCyberpunk 2077’slatest patch (1.06)has removed the PC version’s8MB save file limit. This is good news going forwards, however, for those who had already lost their saves, CD Projekt Red says that unfortunately “this won’t fix save files corrupted before the update.”
Alongside the bugs that plagued its launch, Liana Ruppert from GameInformer suffered a major seizurewhile playing the game. This was due to light patterns similar to those used by neurologists to help induce seizures in patients. It was also later noted that the game didn’t have a clear epilepsy warning at the start of gameplay, something which has now been remedied.
This same RPG has seen its share of other controversies even before launch withreportsoftransphobia, and crunch culture, as well as the studio also refusing to share information about the game’s accessibility. Read up on why we think CD Projekt Redshould have confirmedCyberpunk 2077′s accessibility options sooner.
According to a new report from theBloomberg, executives at CD Projekt took responsibility for the buggy release ofCyberpunk 2077and told staff thatthey will receive their full bonusesno matter how the game is reviewed. Previously, the developers were told they would receive extra pay based on the game’s aggregated critical performance represented by Metacritic.
Areport released by Bloombergyesterday found that the game’s glitches and rocky launch have cost the founders of CD Projekt Redover $1 billion. Over the course of the past week, the company’s stock has plummeted, although not to record lows. That being said in anote to investors, CD Projekt Red’s Management Board has stated that the game has sold a further five million copies on top of the8 million preorder sales, bringing the total units sold to over 13 million. This figure takes into account “returns submitted by retail clients in brick-and-mortar as well as digital storefronts.”
Cyberpunk 2077is currently available for PC, Xbox One, and Google Stadia. As for PS4, retail copies are still around butSony has removed the gamefrom the PSN Store. Meanwhile the official Microsoft storefeatures a statement warning playersof performance issues until the Xbox One version is updated. The game is also playable on theXbox Series X|SandPS5thanks to backward compatibility. You can read our review of the gamehere: “Cyberpunk 2077is a deeply conflicting game, one that you’ll end up loving but will also hate and feel profoundly disappointed by.”
