Exciting News: Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Enters Pre-Production, Potentially Named Cyberpunk 2

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You won’t believe what I just heard on a Wednesday! CD Projekt has finally spilled the beans that they’re diving into the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. Yep, it’s officially in that pre-production stage. Oh, and it ditched the snazzy “Project Orion” label – now it’s just Cyberpunk 2. Fancy that, right?

Anyway, this announcement was peppered in during their financial results gabfest, where the studio basically gave the Cyberpunk team a high five for reaching this point. Meanwhile, they’re gearing up to shove the first game onto the Nintendo Switch 2. Not sure how that’s all gonna work, but that’s a thing.

So, CD Projekt Red’s creative band of misfits – gosh, “several weeks ago” – wrapped up this whole conceptual phase of the next Cyberpunk universe chunk. Yes, our dear Cyberpunk 2, dressed previously as Project Orion, is all set for the preproduction sprint. Kinda exciting!

If you peek into the full presentation (not like I did or anything), you’d see by April 30 this year, the dev crew cranking out Cyberpunk 2 had ballooned to 96 from 84 in February. Not exactly a tidal wave compared to the 422 working on Witcher 4, but for CDPR, it’s a big hullabaloo. Then there’s another 131 folks doing the bits and bobs like keeping languages and facts in check – you know, the “shared services” lot.

And get this: alongside the big reveal, they’re bragging about how the Phantom Liberty expansion pushed through 10 million copies. And, The Witcher 3? It’s hit the 60 million mark. Happy 10th birthday, eh? That’s a whole lot of people tiptoeing around Dogtown and chasing after monsters.

What’s next for CD Projekt? Sticking with the name Cyberpunk 2 or maybe switching to something cooler? Who knows. According to legend Mike Pondsmith – the brains behind the original TTRPG – we’re gonna see a city with vibes of “Chicago gone wrong.” Intriguing, huh?