Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Enters Pre-Production, Tentatively Titled Cyberpunk 2

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Alright, picture this: it’s a gray Wednesday. I just found out that Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel has officially entered pre-production. Can you believe it? CD Projekt finally confirmed it. And oh, they’ve dropped that mysterious codename, “Project Orion.” It’s just plain old “Cyberpunk 2” now. Simple, right?

Anyway, this news came out during their latest financial hoopla. You know, those fancy presentations where they throw numbers and graphs at you. Congrats are in order, I guess, for the team reaching this milestone. They’re gearing up to release this game on the mythical Nintendo Switch 2. Yeah, you heard me right.

So, get this. A few weeks back, the folks at CD Projekt Red wrapped up the conceptual phase of the project. What does that even mean? Basically, Cyberpunk 2 (bye-bye “Project Orion”) is now in pre-production. They mentioned this in some release about their results, if you’re into that kind of thing.

I was going through their presentation—why, I’ll never know—and as of April 30, they have 96 developers diving into Cyberpunk 2. Not too shabby, considering they had only 84 back in February. Meanwhile, 422 devs are on Witcher 4, which is apparently further along. And let’s not forget the 131 people in “shared services” doing… well, who knows what.

Now, here’s the kicker: the Phantom Liberty expansion? It’s sold 10 million copies. Wow, right? And Witcher 3, a whooping 60 million sold. That’s a decade’s worth of grumpy monster hunting. Insane!

By the way, I can’t help but wonder if they’ll stick with the “Cyberpunk 2” name. Should they mix in a year like Cyberpunk 2077? Who knows. Mike Pondsmith, the legend behind TTRPG, says it’s got a Chicago-gone-wrong vibe. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it?

And that’s about it. Catch you later—unless I get distracted by something else first.