Cyberpunk 2077 devs have no plans for any further “big updates”, focus will turn to sequel instead
Don’t expect any more updates to Cyberpunk 2077 in the future
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed thatCyberpunk 2077:Phantom Libertyandpatch 2.0will be the final updates to the game as the developer shifts its focus towards a sequel.
Prior to the release ofPhantom Liberty, the studio reiterated that it would beCyberpunk 2077’sone and only expansionand that fans shouldn’t expect any further DLC in the future. However, with the release of patch 2.0, it wasn’t completely clear whether the team would provide any big updates going forward, that is, until now.
In a recent interview withPC Gamer, game director Gabe Amatangelo put any theories about potential future content to bed, saying, “2.0 andPhantom Libertyare the last big updates. We’ll do a little something more, but those are the last big ones.”
Development on the game isn’t completely done, as the team will seemingly still work on fixing any bugs and issues in the form of small patches and hotfixes. However, when it comes to larger-scale updates that rework the game and add brand-new content, we shouldn’t expect anything more.
In light of this,Phantom Libertyand 2.0 almost seem like parting gifts as CD Projekt Red looks to the future. Amatangelo explained that the team will soon move on to theCyberpunksequel, but didn’t give much in the way of concrete details.
“Then it’s Cyberpunk 2. Or ‘Orion,’ I should say, whatever we end up naming it,” Amatangelo added.
Last month, the studio said that no matter how good thePhantom Libertysales are, it won’t be making any more expansions and that it’spartly due to a “technological decision.”
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“The decision has actually been made,” said CD Projekt’s SVP of business development, Michał Nowakowski. “It’s a technological decision, to be honest. This is the last time we’re working on the Red Engine for the time being at least, and in the foreseeable future as you know we are working on the Unreal Engine from Epic. This was one of the key reasons why we decided this was the only one.”
The new and improved version of the game thanks to update 2.0 andPhantom Libertyhas been well received, with the game hitting itssecond-highest Steam player countsince the RPG launched in 2020.
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