Cyberpunk 2077 gets a new release date. CD Projekt Red announced the delay that Cyberpunk 2077 will no longer be released on September 17th. Instead, the action role-playing game will now start on November 19, 2020. A postponement of another two months.
Cyberpunk 2077: new gameplay trailer released
CD Projekt Red released a new gameplay trailer on June 25, 2020. The video footage shows the world, characters and the plot.
The trailer is also available German voice output on Youtube.
Original message from June 19, 2020:
The action role-playing game was postponed to November 2020
CD Projekt Red delivered a long letter to the fans explaining the situation as part of the delay announcement. In his letter, the Polish developer apologizes to the fans that they have to wait longer, but also asks for their understanding. Cyberpunk 2077 is apparently “both content and playful”, but takes additional time to balance the game mechanics to fix bugs.
Cyberpunk 2077: developer apologizes to the fans
This necessary additional work is attributed to how big Night City and the adventures it contains. “A huge world means a large number of things that need to be ironed out. We’re going to spend the extra time doing just that. ”, characterized CD Projekt Redwhat work is left. In the letter, fans are asked to be patient while the developer continues to polish the game for the November launch.
An important development update pic.twitter.com/uFGrt9Tqpi
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) June 18, 2020
To make waiting less boring, offers CD Projekt Red from this week gaming journalists access to Cyberpunk 2077. After that scheduled for June 25th Night City Wire-Event these players can preview the title. The scope of these previews has not yet been confirmed, but hopefully they will be large enough to keep fans going for a while.
CD Projekt Red will not be able to avoid crunch hours
Most fans of the game will understand the delay, also due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the resulting telework. Nevertheless, Adam Kicinski, CEO of CD Projekt Red, said earlier this year that the development team at Cyberpunk 2077 “Crunch hours have to be planned” to a certain degree. That was in January when Cyberpunk 2077 postponed to September for five months. Now the game is delayed by another two months, which contributes to this “final phase” with the necessary crisis.
A huge world awaits us in Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red.
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A big question now is what CD Projekt Red plans for next generation consoles. With the start on November 17th stands Cyberpunk 2077 in direct competition with next generation consoles and their lineups. Earlier said CD Projekt Redthat next generation versions of Cyberpunk 2077 will come later, but now the team could rethink that. PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Cyberpunk 2077 may already be available when the new consoles launch. After all, the PlayStation 5 is supposed to start on November 20. So a day after the action role-playing game.
The action role-playing game will be released on November 19 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Stadia, PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are also under development.
You don’t have to buy PS5 and Xbox Series X versions again
How to get on Twitter the “next-gen update” is confirmed free fail. The frame rate and the resolution of the game will probably be better. However, this update will NOT be available at the launch of the two new consoles from Sony and Microsoft. It is assumed that this graphic update 2021 will be submitted later.
A later upgrade to Cyberpunk 2077, taking full advantage of the next-gen hardware, will be available for free.
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) June 19, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077: Multiplayer mode will not appear before 2022
Michał Nowakowski from CD Projekt Red said in a conference call with investors that the multiplayer mode of Cyberpunk 2077 is now “a little further away”. So far, the developer from Warsaw (Poland) has specified what the multiplayer mode will look like.
This article was first published on June 17 and was updated with new information.
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