Earlier this year, entire Cyberpunk 2077 source code leak online. As part of those leaks, several internal comedy bug reels have apparently surfaced online.
As spotted by VGC, several videos supposedly created by CDPR show a gag reel of bugs, and work-in-progress development footage (including a motorcycle made out of hotdogs and burgers) set to some truly heinous music—including a "shitty flute" cover of the main trailer theme.
The leak was verified by CDPR producer Slava Lukyanenka, who described the montages as "a fun composition of bug materials collected by QA and developers through years of development". VGC speculates that the footage may have been intended as a kind of bonus "gag reel" extra in the final release, ultimately pulled after the state of the release version became clear.
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Look. It's not particularly egregious to be laughing at your own game's bugs before launch. Games—especially massive, complicated, triple-A games—are often profoundly broken right up until the last minute, and I've a few hilarious examples from my own time working QA on a blockbuster game.
But the optics aren't great considering the those made by fans post-release.
CDPR is still new game director in Gabriel Amatangelo, who has taken over responsibilities from studio head Adam Badowski.
Cyberpunk's multiplayer release has also revealing another game years ahead of release.
