CD Projekt has announced that its follow-up to 2020’s Cyberpunk 2077, simply known as Cyberpunk 2, has entered the pre-production phase of development.
The studio made the announcement as part of its latest financial announcement, which also highlighted the latest sales milestone for the original game’s expansion, Phantom Liberty, which has sold 10 million copies to date. “Given these developments, it fills me with even greater satisfaction to announce another important stage in our work on the next big game in this franchise,” said chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz, “Several weeks ago, Cyberpunk 2 — previously referred to as Project Orion — wrapped up its conceptual phase and entered pre-production. Congratulations to the entire team!”
While this reveal might be exciting, fans are in for a long wait, as the game is still far from being released. When responding to a question suggesting that the sequel will follow the original’s development timelines, thus placing its release date somewhere between late 2030 and early 2031, Nowakowski did not disagree.
“I can reiterate in a way what I said in one of the previous calls, which was basically that our journey from pre-production to final release takes four to five years on average,” he explained. “Having said that, keep in mind that each project is unique, and there are many variables that influence the final outcome. So I will not lead you into specific years, but yes, this is pretty much how it looks.”
For now, it looks like Cyberpunk 2 is still a long way off, as all of CD Projekt’s focus is still firmly set on The Witcher 4, which is also not due out anytime soon, with the highly anticipated RPG only due out in 2027, leading to speculation that it would target next-gen consoles.
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