CD Projekt Red can’t stop updating Cyberpunk 2077: “Keeps giving us reasons to return to it”
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Nearly six years have passed since the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077, and during this period, developer CD Projekt Red has been diligently enhancing the game, initially focusing on a wave of bug resolutions and performance upgrades, followed by significant content expansions culminating in the Phantom Liberty DLC from 2023. Yet, despite the game’s reputation being firmly established as a defining RPG far distanced from its underwhelming launch condition, it has received another significant update, 2.5, which was released just last week.
The 2.5 update introduces a new quest that acts as a backstory for Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 on Netflix, along with mod support for consoles, the ability to dual-wield pistols and revolvers, a new City Tours feature providing a guided exploration of Night City, fresh clothing outfits, a new radio station, and additional content. It’s an authentically extensive update to an already vast open-world journey that has long since redeemed itself, and all CDPR has commented is that they simply cannot resist the chance for another update, even while they develop a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and several other forthcoming titles.
In a formal CDPR blog post, associate game director Paweł Sasko mentions that the amalgam of new features in Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 serves a singular purpose to “enrich Night City, making it more cohesive and believable for our players,” which is the motivation behind its creation.
“This is ultimately why we are updating Cyberpunk 2077 once more,” states Sasko. “This universe continually provides us with incentives to revisit it. Edgerunners 2 introduces another viewpoint, 2.5 incorporates that perspective into the game, and concurrently offers players more opportunities to personalize Night City. To me, that encapsulates what a shared universe ought to be like. Distinct narratives, diverse individuals, different formats, yet one city that remembers all of them. And I sincerely hope players find joy in returning to it.”
With a lineup of forthcoming CDPR games that features the new Witcher 3 DLC,
