{"id":22851,"date":"2025-09-04T18:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2128827"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:21:45","slug":"sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony has begun refunding unhappy Cyberpunk 2077 fans playing on PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sony is reportedly refunding Cyberpunk 2077 players unhappy with the game&#8217;s performance on PS4 even past the typical two-hour playtime limit.<\/p>\n<p>A quick glance at the hashtag &#8220;Cyberbug2077&#8221; exemplifies the type of performance issues and crashes players are experiencing, but base PS4 users, in particular, seem most affected, as detailed in Digital Foundry&#8217;s analysis that discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-2077-cyberpunk-2077-next-gen-console-tech-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;exceptionally poor performance<\/a>&#8221; on PS4 and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to file a support claim online and sit on hold for over an hour to speak with someone, however they were quick to issue the refund and then delete the game off my library,&#8221; a player revealed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cyberpunkgame\/comments\/kb92ne\/psa_sony_is_issuing_refunds_even_past_the_2_hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/sony-is-reportedly-issuing-refunds-for-cyberpunk-2077-on-ps4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VGC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-13-sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-13-sony-has-begun-refunding-unhappy-cyberpunk-2077-fans-playing-on-ps4\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony is reportedly refunding Cyberpunk 2077 players unhappy with the game&#8217;s performance on PS4 even past the typical two-hour playtime limit. A quick glance at the hashtag &#8220;Cyberbug2077&#8221; exemplifies the type of performance issues and crashes players are experiencing, but base PS4 users, in particular, seem most affected, as detailed in Digital Foundry&#8217;s analysis that discusses the &#8220;exceptionally poor performance&#8221; on PS4 and Xbox One. &#8220;I had to file a support claim online and sit on hold for over an hour to speak with someone, however they were quick to issue the refund and then delete the game off my library,&#8221; a player revealed on Reddit (thanks, VGC). 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