Comment on CD Projekt Is Not Interested in Being Acquired
TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 months agoThe appeal of money already stung them once. I maintain that the reason they had to release Cyberpunk before it was ready was because of contractual obligations and penalty clauses from a Hollywood actor they enlisted, in the hope of selling more copies with his name. Movies have much more fixed release dates than games and the actor’s agents were the big dog at the negotiating table, setting the terms to suit themselves. I’d like to think they’ve learned their lesson.
Also, CDPR own GOG and have a stable income, one that relies on their current structure. I doubt anyone buying them would look to keep them DRM free.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
Perhaps this is an unpopular opinion, but I think cyberpunk would have been just as good without Keanu in it. I assume they mainly hired him for marketing purposes because he's famous and a meme.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I completely agree with everything you’ve said. Also, I don’t blame Keanu if he did have harsh contractual penalties with CDPR, as it’s his agents who negotiate contracts.
However I would say that, while his PR team no doubt influence things, by all accounts he is a very stand up dude.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
How would we know though?
He's an A-lister and he's represented by a big talent agency and production company.
They can quite easily squash stories, simply by refusing media access to other stars or productions on their roster.
Hell, for all we know he could be on Epstein's list. Or he could be secretly donating money to donkey sanctuaries. Who knows?
TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 months ago
People knew about Harvey Weinstein, that was an open secret. There are indications, Keanu displays none of them. There are also far too many anecdotes from random people saying how nice he is.
Like I say, I’m sure his PR people help, but he’s probably one of their easier clients.
We might not know for certain, but we can say with confidence that tales of his character are probably true.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Anything is possible, but A-list celebrities have hundreds of people and even whole news organisations trying expose any possible secrets they have.
Trying to disprove him being a down to earth good person, is probably akin to dispensing the moon landing at this point…