CD Projekt Red hasn’t been coy at all about what its near-future plans look like regarding bothThe WitcherandCyberpunk 2077. Indeed,The Witcher 4is currently in development alongside otherWitcherfranchise projects, whileCyberpunk 2077’s sequel is in pre-production andCyberpunk 2077itself awaits its next update, 2.3. This update has been loosely compared to 2.2 in terms of its scope and what CD Projekt Red hopes to achieve with it, requiring a delay from its previously scheduled release date of June 26 to ensure its quality. Otherwise, no details have been shared aboutwhatCyberpunk 20772.3 might feature.
The amount of discourse and excitement surroundingCyberpunk 20772.3 has the potential to be dashed if expectations are too high and the update doesn’t rise to meet them, however implausible or outlandish they may be. That said, with no knowledge of what 2.3 could deliver to an already packed experience, it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility that this update could come with a lot of new content. Either way, if CD Projekt Red wants to continue investing inCyberpunk 2077until the eventual release of its sequel, it would be terrific to see another dedicated DLC expansion follow 2.3 and hypothetical future updates.
The Hype for Cyberpunk 2077 2.3 is Palpable
Cyberpunk 2077has rightfully grown into its clothing and, unlike at launch, is exceedingly well-received. This wasn’t an overnight success story by any means, though, as it took many patches bailing water out of a hole-riddled canoe to avenge it, and it arguably wasn’t untilCyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLCthat the tide began turning for CD Projekt Red’s gritty sci-fi RPG.
Indeed, Phantom Liberty providedCyberpunk 2077with a rare opportunity to reinvent itself and is still widely considered to possess the game’s best content. It would seem as ifno expansion like Phantom Liberty is in the works forCyberpunk 2077; however, if the upcoming 2.3 update is any indication, there would probably be no better way to capitalize on everything CD Projekt Red might still have planned forCyberpunk 2077than by dedicating efforts toward another story-related DLC.
CD Projekt Red Should Milk Cyberpunk for All It’s Worth
BecauseThe Witcher 4is expected to be CD Projekt Red’s next game, and it’ll probably be an unknown number of years beforeCyberpunk 2077’s sequel—whether it’s intending to be titledCyberpunk 2or something else entirely—is heard from or about in an official or newsworthy capacity, it would make sense for CD Projekt Red to squeeze every available drop it can out ofCyberpunk 2077while it’s enjoying exceptional popularity and success. Plus, a hypothetical subsequent expansion might not be completely inconceivable depending on how much more content CD Projekt Red wishes to add to the game via patches and updates.
IfCyberpunk 2takes place beyond Night City, for instance, another DLC for the first game could allow it to continue developing and evolving the now-iconic setting.
Otherwise, a DLC with major gameplay overhauls may provide a template for how CD Projekt Red might be tackling the sequel regarding its own design, ensuring both games are congruent.Cyberpunk 2077will almost assuredly receive new patches and updates, no matter how trivial, until its sequel arrives, and 2.3 will hopefully be the latest of many tenable excuses to return to Night City for the foreseeable future, at least until content inevitably arrives that crosses over withCyberpunk: Edgerunners’ second season, which was just recently confirmed to be in production.
