The CD Projekt Red game has been a long time coming, so fans were understandably looking forward to its release. However, early players of the game have experienced low-resolution graphics, crashes, freezes, bugs, and glitches, leading many to joke about their experience of Cyberpunk 2077 on the PS4 with memes on Twitter.
Gamers have taken to comparing the experience of playing on the older PS4 console to playing games from the 1990s, while others have compared the struggle to tough scenes from Marvel movies.
Twitter user TXA Smoove compared “A Base PS4 trying to play Cyberpunk” to Tony Stark dying in Avengers: Endgame.
Another Twitter user said: “Looks like my copy of Cyberpunk 2077 is running pretty poorly on a base PS4” and shared an image from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which was released in 2002.
Twitter user @M0RR1S90 said: “Cyberpunk is running fine on my base PS4. idk what everyone was worried about,” and attached an image from Duke Nukem N64, which was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997.
Moesha on Twitter said: “When Cyberpunk [is] finally done installing on your base ps4” and shared a Spider-Man explosion meme.
Twitter use @AGivenSoul said: “Base Ps4 and Xbox one handling Cyberpunk 2077:” and shared a GIF of Captain America fighting Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.
@BrysonGrau on Twitter said: “Playing new Cyberpunk game, everyone looks like Simpsons characters? Is this glitch happening for anyone else?” and included a screenshot of the 2003 video game The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
These memes have other gamers concerned about playing the game themselves, like one Twitter user who said: “Me knowing I just wasted $60 on Cyberpunk for my base ps4 after seeing the memes,” with an image of a sad Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory in the shower.
Bugs in Cyberpunk 2077 have included characters walking through walls and other characters, limbs separating from bodies, and disappearing vehicles.
These PS4 players are not the first to spot the glitches, however. Reviewers—who played the game on PC—have also commented on the bugs, with IGN’s Tom Marks saying that they derail some of the game’s enjoyment, and GameSpot’s Kallie Plagge saying that sometimes she wasn’t sure if a visual glitch was intentional or whether she was supposed to reload the game.
The team behind Cyberpunk 2077 seem to be aware of the problems, however, and tweeted: “We are truly humbled that so many of you trusted us and decided to support Cyberpunk 2077 before the release!
“Even 8 million thank yous isn’t enough! The journey has just begun and we are hard at work on the upcoming fixes and updates to the game. See you in Night City!”
