Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt was thought to have moved on from the recreation and onto different tasks akin to The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk sequel, but it surely’s simply shocked followers by confirming one more important patch is on the approach.
CD Projekt will reveal the new options coming to Cyberpunk 2077 in Update 2.2 on December 10, the recreation’s four-year anniversary. Marcin Momot, International Neighborhood Director at CD Projekt, tweeted to say “the group nonetheless has some gasoline in the tank.”
That’s all we all know for now, though CD Projekt teased massive issues, saying: “Prepare, chooms! It is gonna be 🔥”
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We do know, nonetheless, that there are not any plans for a PlayStation 5 Professional replace for Cyberpunk 2077. Neither is New Recreation Plus coming to the recreation. Momot confirmed in a subsequent tweet: “Numerous questions on whether or not PS5 Professional assist and NG+ are coming with Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.2. The reply is not any. We do have another cool stuff in the oven and we’ll speak about it tomorrow throughout the stream — we hope you’ll prefer it too! Respect the endurance🙏”
Final month, CD Projekt stated The Witcher 4 had entered full-scale manufacturing, with Venture Polaris – the first instalment in the new Witcher trilogy – progressing from preproduction to full-scale manufacturing.
“I’m proud to substantiate that a number of weeks in the past the Polaris group wrapped up preproduction and moved on to full-scale manufacturing – the most intensive section of growth,” commented joint CEO Michał Nowakowski. “We’re more than happy with our progress on this mission, and I want to thank the group for its dedication.”
“I am thrilled to announce that Venture Polaris has entered the full-scale manufacturing section,” recreation director Sebastian Kalemba tweeted. “With new challenges simply round the nook, it’s the gifted and hard-working individuals who make me imagine we will collectively make the upcoming Witcher Saga a outstanding expertise. No stopping now! Keep tuned for what’s on the different aspect of the coin!”
CD Projekt presently has 400 builders engaged on Polaris, the majority of its 650-person whole growth employees. That is down from the 410 reported at the finish of July. 64 are engaged on Orion, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, 42 on Sirius, The Witcher recreation developed by The Molasses Flood, and 18 on Hadar, CD Projekt’s model new IP. It appears that evidently the developer additionally had a couple of members of employees tucked away making this new Cyberpunk 2077 replace.
The information comes as Cyberpunk 2077 hit an astonishing 30 million copies bought, with the Phantom Liberty growth promoting over eight million. CD Projekt pointed to “sturdy gross sales” of each in addition to The Witcher 3 throughout its latest third quarter.
“In lower than 4 years since launch we’ve already bought 30 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077, and as for Phantom Liberty – in simply over a yr it has bought over eight million copies,” Nowakowski added. “These are spectacular figures. I’m very completely happy to see a big, devoted neighborhood coalesce round our Cyberpunk video games. In the coming yr the base recreation, together with its growth, can be launched to a brand new group of customers: homeowners of Mac gadgets powered by Apple Silicon chips.”
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