
Even before Cyberpunk 2077 had actually released back in 2020, developer CD Projekt Red had confirmed that it was working on some kind of multiplayer Cyberpunk title. Whether it would end up being a standalone game or a 2077 expansion, we never really knew, but all talk of the project pretty much died out after the open world RPG launched.
And that's because the Polish studio pulled the plug on its multiplayer ambitions. Eurogamer reports that the planned multiplayer content was basically ditched following 2077's infamously troubled release. CDPR had little choice but to go all-in on improving its latest game, and that meant having to greatly adjust its priorities.
"The priority was that the main experience will run for the people in a really good state," senior quest designer Philipp Weber told Eurogamer. "Essentially, the switch of priorities meant that other R&D projects had to go away." In other words, there just wasn't time for multiplayer to really take flight.
It's mad to think that in an alternative timeline, if Cyberpunk 2077 had released with no issues, we could well be playing a multiplayer spinoff or expansion right now. But as it stands, CDPR had little choice but to right its wrongs — and, to be fair, it's done a good job so far, with 2077 being a dramatically improved experience on PS5.
Would you like to see Cyberpunk's multiplayer return at some point? Or should CDPR simply stick to its single-player RPGs? Give your chooms a call in the comments section below.
[source eurogamer.net]
Comments 9
I’d prefer CDPR to just stick with single-player games. There’s more than enough multiplayer offerings. Too many in my opinion.
They should have mentioned this before trying to gain hype for a sequel. I'm finding it difficult to trust this studio. Defo no pre ordering next time
They definitely made the right choice to just throw all hands on deck to fix the game. That said with all the tools and hacks and stuff, multiplayer would be interesting to see. Balance would have been a nightmare!
If the main game had as many problems as it did, why would you expect the multiplayer - which is more difficult to do well than single-player - would be any good?
If anything, I criticize them for putting resources into the multiplayer in the first place, when the initial game clearly needed more attention. How good might it have been on release day if the studio hadn't been distracted by multiplayer?
At least we know now. Just wish Naughty Dog would do likewise and admit Factions has been abandoned.
How's the PS4 version play these days?
@Eldritch
It’s going to be its own game now.
It’s anything but abandoned.
@SavoyPrime Same opinion here, especially since I don't even play multiplayer games.
@OrtadragoonX It's always going to have been it's own game. That was part of the initial announcement 1168 days ago (not that I'm counting). But how do you know it's not been abandoned? There's been no word on it, that I've seen, in a very very long time.
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