Source code for CD Projekt’s action role-playing games The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have allegedly been compromised.
An unknown source has claimed that passwords to both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 source code have been compromised It is mentioned that the source code archives had emerged on the internet some while ago, but the passwords to both files had not been known until now.
As for whether any of this is true is anyone’s guess. If it is indeed the case, it’s likely that some sort of visual evidence will emerge in the days to come. For now, we urge our readers to take this rumor with a grain of salt until there is valid proof in its favor. Leaks of this nature can be harmful for a studio and its employees, as access to a game’s source code can reveal details regarding proprietary software that are only intended for the developer.
Previously, during an interview, Cyberpunk 2077 quest designer Pawel Sasko stated that developer sustainability is incredibly important. He explained that a studio should, upon finishing up a project, have a team in a state where they haven’t been doing crunch or overtime, and have them be able to go into the production of a new project. Ultimately, he said that this leads to a product worth selling and to having money to sustain the team.
The Cyberpunk 2077 quest designer explained that, before in Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, the designers thought about genre and themes, but never defined them. “We never called it out and said, ‘This is exactly what it is.”
Sasko is now an Associate Director on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. He mentioned that most managers and most directors who worked on the game and its expansion, Phantom Liberty, are working on the next title. He talked about the need to make sure that the “whole DNA” is preserved and still in the game.