I månederne op til lanceringen af Cyberpunk 2077 blev CD Projekt RED betragtet som én af de mest prominente udviklere i verden, og deres aktiværdi var da også derefter. Men som direkte følge af den kontroversielle lancering faldt den værdi betragteligt, og netop derfor mener én analytiker at dette kan gøre virksomheden sårbar overfor overtagelse fra større giganter som Activision, EA eller Microsoft.
Som VGC skriver så har DFC Intelligence udgivet en rapport om emnet, hvor de siger at CD Projekt RED ikke bare kunne have undgået det skarpe fald, men at der nu er åbent for nye investorer.
"CD Projekt stock dropped 50% in December. This is unacceptable for a company launching a flagship, defining product. A larger public company would have been able to avoid this with basic public relations and marketing."
"The irony is that while CD Projekt's reputation has been stained, Cyberpunk 2077 is likely to still be a huge long-term success. Unfortunately, CD Projekt's reputation has been tarnished. The company now becomes one to watch as an acquisition candidate. This was clearly the case where the marketing and publishing of a larger company would have worked wonders."
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