CD Projekt Red has decided to scrap its plans of revealing DLC for Cyberpunk 2077 before the game's 10th December 2020 launch, instead opting to wait until everyone has the title in their hands. This is because of the surprise delay the hotly anticipated RPG was hit with, pushing it back a couple more weeks. The developer has also confirmed more news on the Cyberpunk multiplayer project will be arriving early next year.
As part of the company's Q3 earnings call, picked up by Video Games Chronicle, president and joint-CEO Adam Kiciński said: "The initial plan was to do it before release, but after the recent delay, we decided to wait for the release to provide gamers with the game and then start talking about future projects. So, after release." He then went on to state that multiplayer news will be arriving during the Q1 period of 2021, with the project said to be entirely standalone from Cyberpunk 2077 itself. Lots of stuff going on at CD Projekt Red right now, then.
What sort of DLC do you hope to see for Cyberpunk 2077? Share your expansion dreams in the comments below.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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I want to hear about the true next gen versions before DLC or anything else.
@deadhunter yeah me too. Tbh I'm still on the fence with this game. I just feel it will be a buggy ***** show until a few patches and the ps5 version release.
Cross DLC confirmed 😂
Besides multiplayer, I would love to find an additional single-player campaign option. Maybe a fourth story mode? CDPR will get my money immediately for sure
Just another advert to wait for the true next gen version or now complete edition.
Will the multiplayer standalone be a separate purchase?
@JoshuaTChandler I would assume so, yes.
This is a good move. Announcing DLCs before release always make people think that it's content removed from the original game and blocked behind a paywall. Just look at every single Ubisoft release.
Those poor, poor staff. Obviously they’d have had all the maintenance work, chasing bugs and smoothing out performance along with working on the next gen version and now they’ll be working on DLC too? Is there light at the end of this tunnel?
This is a good move in my opinion. I don't understand this desire to burp out a load of extra stuff for a game before anyone has even had a chance to play anything of the main game itself.
Not a direct comparison, but look at Godfall. It's the perfect example of a game getting way ahead of itself. Before anyone had even got to touch it they were pushing a bunch of extra content. I suppose they see it as a sign of the game being supported well after launch, but it's a bit short sighted to not understand that it looks like they're trying to fleece you for as much as possible from the other perspective.
It's a little bit like an annoying waiter in a restaurant standing by the table eager to change courses while you're still trying to finish the current one. Or in this case before you've even sat down to eat.
@JoshuaTChandler
“Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer will arrive as a free download for anyone who already owns the game.”
From RockPaperShotgun and many others. It’ll be a free add on, think GTA online, and it will have micro transactions.
I have serious doubts it’ll be as successful as they’re hoping without a third person option.
GTA online, Fortnite, PubG, and every mmo ever all have one thing in common.
I really wish they would have made Cyberpunk a third person game just due to how good the character creator is.
@NinjaWaddleDee I think the game will be great, but this decision will never not be baffling to me.
Please don't be like Rockstar, please don't be like Rockstar, please don't be like Rockstar.
I've enjoyed following the cyberpunk saga from the "oooh i can't wait...OMG@!!!!!" to the "pah it taking forever"..then the whole shift to "game aint gonna run on base ps4,its gonna be 2fps"..now if a game has too much dlc day one and i do believe these add ons are optional gamers moan about it.."its all the stuff that should have been in place..game obviously wasnt complete.." if the game gets dlc a few months later..but lets see the shift in attitude once it launches because i bet all those nay sayers will be "its the best thing since,like,forever..like..i mean err its awesome..well worth the wait"...i cant get with the millenials or whatever label they give themselves and the whole loss of vocabulary but i hope it turns out to be a truly epic experience on all consoles however it performs within tech limitations..not bothered about multiplayer personally but i hope its good enough for those who desire it..choices..its all about choices..
As it should be. The game in itself should be incentive enough to buy it, why do we need the promise of further content to secure a purchase? Is it because of high expectations of gamers or the low trust of publishers in their own products?
Maybe if they had not of been thinking about some multilayer or dlc post launch they could have gotten the game out on either of previous release dates,
I'm worried for this, I belive it will be riddled with bugs. I hope not...I'm really looking forward to this.
But not too long to wait and find out
The only DLC I need, is the proper PS5 patch
Good, all games should release before telling you about their "roadmap" as if the game they're selling to you now just isn't worth it. This game is looking amazing and I can't wait to play it, shame the true next gen version is coming later but I can save that for a second playthrough as it seems this is built with replayability in mind. On PS5 at launch I suspect this will be great but I'm not sure I'd want to be playing this on the base consoles
Just want the PS5 native version and the studio to have some time off before they worry about any form of dlc
The more Cyberpunk 2077, the better. Hope the post game dlc is as outstanding as The Witcher 3's was.
I'm so glad that the multiplayer is separate from the main game.
@nessisonett not having a dig but I don't get your comment. "Those poor poor staff..."
It's their job. It's what they're getting paid to do. I've been a driving instructor for 10 years but I'm sure people aren't thinking "poor poor him, when's it gonna end"
Let's face it these developers are getting paid A LOT of money and they should be thankful that in the current climate they've still got a job and are able to work without furlough etc and there's far worse jobs out there that deserve more sympathy.
How about a third person DLC so we can see our characters other than on a bike.
@Ridwaano lmao
This game has a lot of potential, from the play styles to the open world RPG that it is. But I believe people need to be careful with expectations, as no game has a completely perfect launch. I personally will play the game even if it has a bumpy start because the concept is really interesting and seems replayable.
@ScottyG for the love of God, there is a reason for no third person mode. That isn't going to kill the game. I'm sick of people saying it like it's a massive missing feature...
@nessisonett yeah all that money they get paid must be a nightmare.. There's another side to every coin.
@KingPev exactly this
The DLCs in the Witcher 3 were outstanding (Switch users got the game and DLCs together)....let's hope for the same in CyberPunk2007.
IN the leap from the PS3 to PS4 Rockstar added 1st person view to GTA5.............Could CD Projekt Red add 3rd person for PS5 users in a bizzare twist 🤦♂️
The Witcher 3 at release was legitimately one of the buggiest gaming experiences I’ve ever had and it didn’t ruin the game for me. If these expansions are even half of what hearts of stone and blood and wine were, I’ll be thrilled. I’m really excited for this game, have been from the beginning, still am. This unstable emotional “hype” roller coaster I keep seeing is frankly weird. Outside of an unlikely absolute colossal failure, I’m quite certain this will be a great game, bolstered by CDPR’s brand of excellent support and additional content. Can’t wait!
I wish they’d let us know how long the next gen version will take. GTA V took over a year.
@Northern_munkey Well played sir, it usually falls to me to take aim at impatient entitled gamers who moan about everything, so I appreciate you doing the honours so I don't have to. 👍😁
@Jimmer-jammer Agreed. I remember The Witcher 3 being a buggy mess on launch PS4 and to this day, there are some spots in the game where Geralt can get stuck or missions that have to be done a certain way to be completed otherwise they bug out and aren't finishable. Not a big deal; the game is huge, mostly awesome and with millions of lines of code and assets perfection is just not a reasonably attainable goal.
"What sort of DLC do you hope to see for Cyberpunk 2077?"
Patches to fix the bugs. No, really. The Witcher 3 had the same thing of being pushed back several times and still had some pretty nasty bugs on PS4 at launch. I mean like, "crash the entire system hard" bugs from time to time. 5 years on the FPS is basically always locked and it doesn't crash but yeah... very much a rocky start. Still one of the best games of this outgoing console generation though. I have faith that Cyberpunk 2077 will be the game I wanted Deus Ex: Mankind Divided to be 4 years ago, that and more.
@Darten I want third person
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