Honestly, it is a good game on PC. Not perfect, but pretty good.
Usually when someone does a subpar port, there is not nearly that much outrage. Why this time ?
What Gethsemani said, plus they outright
lied about the state of the game to avoid upsetting the precious shareholders, who ended up losing a ton of $$ anyways due to the game having a shitshow launch. They also lied about all the features the game was supposed to have from earlier trailers that either never made it into the game, or were severely downgraded.
They essentially boasted and boasted and boasted about the game (ironically since about the time when CDPR became a publicly traded company, hint hint) and failed to deliver on a scale that even eclipses the Mass Effect: Andromeda calamity. That the game is actually decent on PC just shows they should’ve stopped there and continued fixing the other versions, which would have staved off the majority of the deep muck and mire they now they find themselves in.
The worst part is that’s also all it would’ve really taken to avoid ruining their nearly untouchable reputation, among fans especially. It’s a good lesson for the industry in general on how hype can backfire exponentially. Compare it to something like
RDR2, where only a few trailers were shown and the game is now held up as one of last gen’s crowning achievements. Because Rockstar/Take 2 for all their GTA monetizing faults, know how to keep their mouths shut and let the game speak for itself in the end.