--- title: "Elon Musk Has Some Strong Opinions About Cyberpunk 2077" description: "Tesla CEO and cyberpunk genre enthusiast Elon Musk waited into the conversation surrounding Cyberpunk 2077's terrible launch." date: "2020-12-14" modified: "2020-12-14" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-strong-opinions-about-cyberpunk-2077" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cyberpunk" - "elon musk" - "twitter" - "video games" --- # Elon Musk Has Some Strong Opinions About Cyberpunk 2077 ![Tesla CEO and cyberpunk genre enthusiast Elon Musk waited into the conversation surrounding Cyberpunk 2077's terrible launch.]() *\Image: Heisenberg Media/CD Projekt Red\* Even *The New York Times* is [now reporting]() that long-awaited videogame Cyberpunk 2077 is plagued by bugs and crashes. In fact, the game's developers [officially apologized today]() and have offered to refund frustrated gamers. Things got even stranger when Tesla CEO and cyberpunk genre enthusiast Elon Musk offered up his own two cents on the matter. It's not uncharacteristic of the billionaire to wade into meaningless internet discourse, memes ablaze. Besides, if a [*CNET* story]() is to be believed, the entrepreneur may have [his own cameo]() in the game as well. In reply to an [official statement]() posted by the game's official Twitter account, Musk [posted a screenshot]() of a Reddit thread in which a downcast anonymous player dealt with their existential dread — a summary, albeit extreme, of the disappointment felt by many. "I took a week off work to play this game and I quickly realized it's not the game I've been thinking about every day for eight years," the post in the screenshot read. "I cried myself to sleep and haven't been able to function. I end up crying whenever I think about the game and I don't even want to touch my PS4." Musk also posted a crude meme of Michael Scott, lead character of the hit TV series "The Office" played by Steve Carrell, crudely and suggestively sticking his index finger through the crotch of his pants with the title of the game layered on top of it. It may seem apropos of nothing, but the meme is likely a reference to a astonishing glitch that caused "rogue penises" to stick out of characters' clothes, as [*Engadget* put it](). Musk, never known for his maturity online, also posted [several more memes]() on the topic of genitals during his tweet spree. Musk did however admit that he had a chance to play the game "briefly" in a [separate tweet](). In that post, he sounded more enthusiastic — raising the possibility that he had been poking fun at the game in the Reddit screenshot. "Seems pretty good," read his curt review. "I picked Nomad, so start was a little slow, but picks up fast." **More on Elon Musk:** *[Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()