Michał Nowakowski, joint-CEO of CD Projekt Red, has made it clear that the studio’s post-Cyberpunk 2077 recovery remains unfinished business, even after years of patches and the Phantom Liberty expansion that sold over 10 million copies. In comments to Edge magazine, he stated he is “not 100 percent convinced we went through the full redemption arc” and admitted the company “lost the faith of some people indefinitely,” calling that outcome fair given the 2020 launch fallout that included a PlayStation storefront removal and widespread refunds.

Nowakowski pointed to The Witcher 4 as the potential vehicle for regaining trust, though the title carries no release date and late 2027 appears the earliest plausible window. The studio’s approach prioritizes caution over speed, with a surprise Witcher 3 expansion titled Songs of the Past scheduled for 2027 to bridge gaps and buy additional development time. Cyberpunk 2077 itself has moved past 35 million units sold, yet leadership treats sustained post-launch support as insufficient proof of a complete turnaround.

The remarks underscore a corporate stance that reputation, once damaged by a launch described internally as “heartbreaking,” requires flawless future execution rather than retrospective fixes to fully mend. CDPR continues to emphasize measured output over volume as the path forward.