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Cyberpunk 2077 website promised free DLC in early 2021 — but don’t bet on ‘soon’ - The Verge

Posted: 01 Jan 2021 03:39 PM PST

In my opinion, Cyberpunk 2077 isn't quite the disaster some have suggested. The game is fun. The bugs are fun! The bugs that really, really weren't fun have been patched. Refunds were made widely available, and despite that refund option, the game sold 13 million copies in just two weeks.

But publisher CD Projekt still has a broken reputation to fix and an investor lawsuit to fight, so I wouldn't put too much stock in the headline you might have read today: that we're all getting free DLC for the game in early 2021.

It's possible! And it's totally what this official website promises. But that promise may be out of date.

As Engadget points out, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine shows that this promise may have been live on the internet the same day the game launched — before the outcry began, and definitely before CD Projekt held an emergency conference call on December 15th to discuss how the company would react.

On that call (PDF transcript), CD Projekt president and co-CEO Adam Kiciński told investors that it was "too early to judge" when the company might be able to release DLC.

Specifically, he was asked: "How do you feel about your ability to release a couple of DLCs next year, and, obviously, multiplayer in 2022?" (CD Projekt had previously said that multiplayer would miss 2021.)

The full answer: "To be honest, it's too early to judge. At the moment please let us handle the situation, and please let us make some more assessments – that's still ahead of us; we don't know yet, and we're now focused on improving Cyberpunk. We'll discuss this early next year."

Currently, we're expecting two major patches for the game in January and February respectively, like the company promised on December 13th in its apology post:

Beyond that, some free DLC would of course be nice. Personally, I just want NPCs that know how to drive.

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Pick up a refurbished pair of Galaxy Buds Live for just $85 ($85 off) - Android Police

Posted: 01 Jan 2021 01:55 PM PST

Samsung released a few different audio products in 2020, but none were as amusing as the Galaxy Buds Live. The distinctive design of Samsung's latest outer-ear buds led to many calling them "the beans," and now you can pick up a refurbished pair for $85 off the typical new price.

The Galaxy Buds Live are true wireless earbuds, with a maximum battery life of around 8 hours and a charging case that supports USB Type-C and Qi wireless power. The earbuds technically offer active noise cancelling, but due to the open design, ANC does very little in real-world use. We have a full review here.

Best Buy is selling the Buds Live as "Geek Squad Certified Refurbished." You can buy a pair from the link below — all three color variants are available, as of when this article was published.

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