UPDATE 7.45pm: CD Projekt has responded to reports that certain effects and sequences in Cyberpunk 2077 are a potential epilepsy risk and may trigger – and indeed have triggered, in the case of one reviewer – epileptic seizures in certain individuals.
In a brief statement posted to Twitter in response to a PSA article from GameInformer, CD Projekt confirmed it’s now “working on adding a separate warning in the game, aside from the one that exists in the EULA”. It also offered assurances that it’s exploring “a more permanent solution”, and that one will be implemented “as soon as possible”.
Thank you for bringing this up. We’re working on adding a separate warning in the game, aside from the one that exists in the EULA (https://t.co/eXpPn73VSK). Regarding a more permanent solution, Dev team is currently exploring that and will be implementing it as soon as possible. https://t.co/lXFypnSit2
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) December 8, 2020
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ORIGINAL STORY 3.25pm: UK charity Epilepsy Action has called for an urgent update to Cyberpunk 2077 in response to a warning the game could be a trigger to those with epilepsy.
CD Projekt Red’s upcoming RPG was yesterday branded a potential epilepsy risk in a high-profile PSA article published by Game Informer based on a pre-release copy of the game.
That website’s reviewer, who has previously experienced epileptic seizures while playing other video games, said Cyberpunk 2077’s clubs and bars were “danger zones”, and that a flickering “glitch” effect around Keanu Reeves’ character Johnny Silverhand was something to be mindful of.