Cyberpunk 2077 also has a major update and expansion in development
The wait for the next-gen versions ofCyberpunk 2077(and alsoThe Witcher 3) continues, as expected. When CD Projekt Red last checked in, the company said it was aiming for a Q1 2022 release for the former and Q2 2022 for the latter. Today, with the latestearnings report, that’s still the case — the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are “on track.”
In the Q3 2021 earnings report, the exact phrasing is that the “next-gen versions are on track to meet their target dates.” This followslast month’s updated timeline.
“We are hard at work on the next-gen version ofCyberpunk, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2022, alongside another major update for all platforms,”saidCD Projekt Group president and joint CEO Adam Kiciński. “There is also ongoing work on the next-gen version ofThe Witcher 3and theCyberpunkexpansion.”
The earnings report also touches on the mobile gameThe Witcher: Monster Slayerand the acquisitions ofDigital Scrapes(now CD Projekt Vancouver) andThe Molasses Flood. While the Canadian team is on deck to support “ongoing projects,” The Molasses Flood is making a new game based on one of CD Projekt’s IPs, which should be interesting given the team’s track record with games likeThe Flame in the FloodandDrake Hollow.
While work continues onCyberpunk 2077and its expansion, there’s been a “gradual shift to new projects.” On page two of the earnings report, you can see a visual representation of how the different teams are allocated and how that’s been shifting in recent months.
With everything that has gone wrong forCyberpunk 2077, it’s good that theWitcher 3‘s next-gen version is spaced out a bit. You’d have to think that the powers that be won’t want to risk another sloppy launch — for many people, the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions will be the “second chance.” The situation has improved on PC (and players’ sentiment is starting to reflect that), but console players have had really a rough go.
Is it too little too late, or are you feeling optimistic? I imagine plenty of folks picked upCyberpunk2077 in a dirt-cheap deal last week with Black Friday savings everywhere and are waiting for that free next-gen upgrade. When the price hit $10, I was tempted.
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