CD Projekt Red has added an epilepsy warning at the beginning of Cyberpunk 2077 after it came to light that the game includes triggers which can cause seizures in vulnerable people.
Earlier this week, Game Informer’s Liana Ruppertsaidshe suffered one major seizure and felt several moments where she was close to another one while playingCyberpunk 2077, due to various in-game visual effects.
At release, Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t carry an in-game epilepsy warning and it’s not clear how the offending scenes passed through platform holders’ certification processes.
Following Ruppert’s report, UK charity Epilepsy Actioncalled for urgent updates to Cyberpunk 2077to make the game safer, stating that “a disclaimer warning at the beginning isn’t enough.”
CD Projektsaid it would add an in-game epilepsy warning and was investigating a “more permanent solution” to the issue.
As spotted by Washington Post reporter Elise Favis, the in-game warning has now been added to thePCversion of the title, although it’s not yet included on the console versions,Eurogamerreports.
“WARNING: RISK OF SEIZURE,” it reads. “In this game you will encounter a variety of visual effects (e.g. flashing lights during braindance sequences) that may provoke seizures or loss of consciousness in a minority of people. If you or someone in your family has ever displayed symptoms of epilepsy in the presence of flashing lights, please consult your physician before playing Cyberpunk 2077. If you or someone you know experiences any of the above symptoms while playing, stop and seek medical attention immediately.”
Booted up Cyberpunk 2077 to see a seizure warning come up at the start of the game that wasn’t there before. Really amazing to see how@DirtyEffinHippyhelped make meaningful change happen for the safety of players. 👏pic.twitter.com/ItNwuLOxla
Cyberpunk launched today for PC,Xbox OneandPS4, ahead offull next-gen versions due in 2021.
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On the day of its releasethe game has already broken several records, includingActivision Blizzard’s claim for the fastest-selling PC game of all time.
On Thursday,CD Projekt Redannounced that the much-anticipated open-world game had already sold an impressive eight million copies via pre-orders alone, not taking into account any additional sales made on release day.
The companylater clarifiedthat 59% of this figure is made up of PC sales (4.72m), which means the game comfortably beatthe record claimed by World of Warcraft: Shadowlands(3.7m) just this week for the fastest-selling PC game of all time.
In VGC’sCyberpunk 2077 review, which was based on our time with the PC version of the game, our critic called it “a stunning achievement, if you can overlook the glitches”.
