Key Highlights:
- CD Projekt Red has issued a DMCA takedown against a popular VR mod for Cyberpunk 2077.
- The creator of the mod, Luke Ross has spoken out against this ‘corpo logic’ in a charged Patreon post.
- With no alternatives in sight, a free to download option might be the only way forward.
In a rather surprising turn of events, developer/publisher CD Projekt Red recently issued a series of DMCA takedowns against a very popular VR mod for Cyberpunk: 2077.
It should be noted that this mod was a work of Luke Ross, who has previously worked on other VR related mods in the past. Interestingly, this wouldn’t be the first time a DMCA takedown had been issued against the modder, with Take-Two culling his mods for a variety of games, such as RDR2 and GTA 5.
The whole situation appears to be needlessly complicated and messy, and there truly is no good outcome from this. More on the situation and its ongoing development below.
CD Projekt Red Targets Luke Ross’s VR Mod For Cyberpunk 2077
As reiterated within a rather long blog post, modder Luke Ross has confirmed that CD Projekt Red has issued a DMCA takedown notice against their VR mod for Cyberpunk: 2077, effectively removing it from existence in terms of future updates.
In the words of Luke Ross, CD Projekt Red has followed in the steps of Take-Two Interactive, and issued a DMCA against the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod. As per the modder, both the legal department and VP of business development have responded to the issue, which is infinitely better than Take-Two’s indefinite silence.
CD Projekt Red also has zero plans to release a VR capable version of their game as of the time of writing this article, as reiterated by Luke Ross himself. He did appear to be quite bitter in his post, and while some of his concerns are justified, they unfortunately do not paint the whole picture here.
CD Projekt Red Is Quite Justified In Their Actions This Time
The reasoning behind the DMCA takedown is quite simple. Luke Ross’s VR mod was essentially a paid only access, meaning that players would have to pay up to be able to use the mod for themselves.
CD Projekt Red very likely took issue to this, and wanted the modder to release his work for free, on account of ‘corpo logic’.
That being said though, it does make a bit of sense here. Cyberpunk 2077 is a commercial product at the end of the day, and having someone distribute a paid mod (and profit off of it) without a proper license was never going to end well.
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At the end of the day, CRPR is a for profit company, and they will not allow their IPs to be profiteered off without a proper license. It should also be noted here that CD Projekt Red has historically never had an issue with free mods, often going above and beyond to support creators by handing over porting tools to the masses.
There’s a ton of good, free mods available for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, and they are still available to this day.
By paywalling his mods, Luke Ross effectively brought the wrath of both the gaming communities (many of whom do not see the point of having a paid-only mod in the first place) and the reluctant hammer of CD Projekt Red.
There could be a compromise though. The modder could choose to release the VR mod for Cyberpunk as a free download (which CD Projekt Red has not objected to), supported by voluntary donations instead.
