Exciting News: Cyberpunk 2077’s Sequel Enters Pre-Production, Potentially Titled Cyberpunk 2!

Sure thing. Let’s dive into my chaotic headspace and see what comes out:

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Guess what? Right in the middle of my Wednesday blahs, some good news popped in—Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel is finally getting its groove on. CD Projekt spilled the beans, and it seems like they’ve chucked aside that old codename, Project Orion. Now it’s just called, um, Cyberpunk 2. Yeah, not super original, but hey, I don’t get paid to name these things.

This juicy tidbit came through during one of those financial result shindigs. The Cyberpunk crew got some pats on the back for hitting pre-production. Meanwhile, the studio’s gearing up to toss the first game onto a Nintendo Switch 2. Didn’t see that coming.

Oh, before I wander off track—CD Projekt Red, the marvelous minds behind all this, apparently wrapped up the game’s conceptual phase just a few weeks ago. Pre-production go! Or something like that. Project Orion? Sounds more like a sci-fi soap opera anyway. Sorry for anyone who was into it.

Flipping through their presentation—it’s truly a page-turner, let me tell ya—I spotted that by April 30, 96 devs were sweating over Cyberpunk 2. They had 84 in February, so hey, a few more hands on deck. Not even close to the 422 working on Witcher 4, but those witchy folks are nearing the finish line, I guess. And don’t forget the 131 doing all that behind-the-scenes stuff. They deserve cookies or something.

Also, saw something about Phantom Liberty moving 10 million copies, while The Witcher 3, the old dog, is at 60 million. Can you believe it’s been a decade? Time flies when you’re hacking monsters.

I’m half wondering if they’ll keep sticking with Cyberpunk 2 or jazz it up for consistency with some futuristic year or whatever. Mike Pondsmith, the brain behind the original RPG, teased it’ll have a vibe like a messed-up Chicago. Interesting choice, right? Probably won’t see deep-dish pizza, though.

Anyway, that’s all I’ve got before my brain veers off into another rabbit hole. I should probably catch up on that financial report. Or not.