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\nQuantic Lab, a company which provides quality assurance (QA) support, has responded to a claim it misled Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red over its work on the game.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe allegation surfaced this week via a YouTube video from a channel named Upper Echelon Gamers<\/a>. Titled “What Made Cyberpunk 2077 Fail – Quantic Lab?”, the 14-minute video claimed the QA studio had placed junior members of its team on the project instead of seasoned veterans, and flagged too many minor bugs. <\/p>\n

\nThese issues, the video claimed, impacted Quantic Lab’s work and therefore the overall game.\n<\/p>\n

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Quantic Lab, a company which provides quality assurance (QA) support, has responded to a claim it misled Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red over its work on the game. The allegation surfaced this week via a YouTube video from a channel named Upper Echelon Gamers. Titled “What Made Cyberpunk 2077 Fail – Quantic Lab?”, the 14-minute video claimed the QA studio had placed junior members of its team on the project instead of seasoned veterans, and flagged too many minor bugs. These issues, the video claimed, impacted Quantic Lab’s work and therefore the overall game. 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