In less than a week, ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ went from the most anticipated video game in years to being pulled from the PlayStation 4. Here’s how one of the game industry’s biggest scandals was years in the making.

In less than a week, ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ went from the most anticipated video game in years to being pulled from the PlayStation 4. Here’s how one of the game industry’s biggest scandals was years in the making.

One last look at Night City before driving off into the cyber sunset.







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The most hyped game of the year, "Cyberpunk 2077," finally launched on December 10 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

By just one week later the game was pulled from the PlayStation digital store, and both Sony and Microsoft said they're offering full refunds to anyone who bought the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The game is being removed because it doesn't reach the "high level of customer satisfaction" the company intends to achieve from all games on its digital storefront, Sony said. 

"Cyberpunk 2077" players have reported a range of bugs in the game, from characters appearing to float through space to being suddenly teleported, among a variety of other issues. Technical issues are especially prominent on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game.

Since the game's launch, CD Projekt, the company behind "Cyberpunk 2077," has seen its stock price plummet from about $27 per