Cool Stuff in the Oven

It turns out that CD Projekt RED has a lot left in the tank for Cyberpunk 2077.

The studio is hosting a REDstream tomorrow, taking place at 5 PM CET, where they’ll unveil what’s to come in Update 2.2 for Cyberpunk 2077. Global Community Director added to the hype on his X, formerly known as Twitter, posting that “the team still has some gas in the tank.”

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He later clarified that PS5 Pro Support and NG+, despite being popular requests, are not coming. “We do have some other cool stuff in the oven,” he clarified, “and we’ll talk about it tomorrow during the stream.”

Cyberpunk 2077 last received an update with Patch 2.1, releasing in December 2023. While nowhere near as comprehensive as the Phantom Liberty expansion, Update 2.1 still brought several quality of life improvements, such as a fully functional metro system for fast travel and the ability to listen to music on the go outside of your vehicle.

CD Projekt RED also added new vehicles, activities, and hangouts to the game.

CD Projekt RED Is Staying Busy with Support for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher

News of new content for Cyberpunk 2077 is surprising, not just because they’ve repeatedly said they have no plans for PS5 Pro support, but also due to that they recently entered full-scale production for their next game in The Witcher franchise.

The studio also confirmed a breakdown of the size of each development team currently involved in projects. The studio lists four confirmed projects: Polaris (new Witcher game), Orion (Cyberpunk 2077 sequel), Sirius (Witcher multiplayer spin-off), and Hadar (new IP). Over 100 people are working on “shared services,” which is listed as localization, QA, and other similar tasks.

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Of note is that “other projects,” which include unannounced projects that may be developed by third party developers, saw a rise in staff by over 100%. Granted, that number went from eight to 19, but it makes you wonder if it’s related to this surprise Cyberpunk 2077 update.

We’ll know for sure tomorrow.

Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red’s open world RPG. The game is a sequel to the setting of the iconic tabletop roleplaying game, Cyberpunk 2020.