Particulars surrounding Cyberpunk 2 are scarce, however followers of Cyberpunk 2077 can relaxation assured that the sport’s greatest star is down to return if given the chance.
Talking with IGN whereas selling his upcoming film Good Fortune, Keanu Reeves mentioned that he needs to be a part of the sequel to CD Projekt’s 2020 sport.
“Completely. I’d love to play Johnny Silverhand once more,” Reeves mentioned when requested if he’d have an interest in revisiting his legendary rockstar terrorist character in Cyberpunk 2.
Reeves’s love-affair with the Cyberpunk group started along with his viral “you are breathtaking” second at E3 2019. Reeves, on-stage to announce the discharge date of Cyberpunk 2077, was interrupted by a fan who shouted out “you are breathtaking!” Reeves’ response was to double-down along with his personal “you are breathtaking… you are all breathtaking!” Cue healthful memes throughout the web ceaselessly extra. You possibly can see the long-lasting gamer second in the video beneath.
The query is, might Reeves really play Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2 even when he needed to? In different phrases, might Johnny Silverhand return in the sequel, given the occasions of Cyberpunk 2077?
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Whereas many gamers imagine Cyberpunk 2077 supplied an acceptable ending for Johnny and V’s story, relying on which ending of the sport CD Projekt makes canon for Cyberpunk 2, the door could also be left open for Reeves’ return. May Johnny return in cameo type maybe, having downloaded himself into somebody or one thing else? Canon ending dependent, might V find yourself turning into Johnny Silverhand in thoughts and physique for Cyberpunk 2? Or maybe it might be higher to let Johnny and V relaxation and go for a recent begin with the sequel.
There are lots of unanswered questions when it comes to Cyberpunk 2, however in Might Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith teased some beforehand unknown particulars. Pondsmith, who labored intently with CD Projekt on the 30 million-selling Cyberpunk 2077 and was concerned in selling the sport forward of its 2020 launch, was requested concerning the scope of his involvement with Orion on the Digital Dragons 2025 convention.
Responding, Pondsmith admitted he wasn’t as concerned this time round, however mentioned he does evaluation scripts and had been to CD Projekt to try the continued work.
“Final week I used to be wandering round speaking to totally different departments, and seeing what that they had, ‘Oh look, that is the brand new cyberware, what do you suppose?’ ‘Oh yeah, that’s fairly good, that works right here.’”
After which, the morsel on the sequel: that it incorporates a model new metropolis in addition to the Evening Metropolis we all know from Cyberpunk 2077. Pondsmith described this new metropolis as “like Chicago gone improper.”
“I spent plenty of time speaking to one of many atmosphere guys, and he was explaining how the brand new place in Orion, as a result of there’s one other metropolis we go to — I’m not telling you any greater than that however there’s one other metropolis we go to. And Evening Metropolis remains to be there. However I bear in mind it and going, yeah I perceive the texture you’re going for this, and this actually does work. And it doesn’t really feel like Blade Runner, it feels extra like Chicago gone improper. I mentioned, ‘Yeah, I can see this working.’”
It’s value stating that Pondsmith’s feedback don’t essentially recommend the Cyberpunk sequel will function a future Chicago, quite a metropolis that has the really feel of a dystopian model of the town. It could be a tackle future Chicago, however that isn’t confirmed primarily based on these feedback. There’s additionally some debate about whether or not Cyberpunk 2 will broaden upon the Evening Metropolis that’s in Cyberpunk 2077 or function a brand new model, and the extent to which it’s playable.
Additionally again in Might, CD Projekt revealed {that a} sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 is formally in pre-production and will probably be referred to as Cyberpunk 2. The studio additionally mentioned that just about 100 builders had been already engaged on the sport, which was beforehand referred to by the codename “Venture Orion.” That quantity had grown to 116 by the top of July.
CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski additionally appeared to affirm rumors that the sequel gained’t be out till a minimum of 2030 by stating that the studio’s “journey from pre-production to ultimate launch takes 4 to 5 years on common.”
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Michael Peyton is the Senior Editorial Director of Occasions & Leisure at IGN, main leisure content material and protection of tentpole occasions together with IGN Stay, San Diego Comedian Con, gamescom, and IGN Fan Fest. He’s spent 20 years working in the video games and leisure trade, and his adventures have taken him in every single place from the Oscars to Japan to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Observe him on Bluesky @MichaelPeyton