A sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Challenge Orion, is within the works at CD Projekt Purple. The Polish studio has stayed tightlipped on the venture because it was first introduced in 2022, however sparse particulars in regards to the sport have surfaced over time. Now, Cyberpunk franchise creator Mike Pondsmith has shared new details about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, revealing that the sport would come with a second location along with Night time Metropolis.
Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel to Function New Location
Pondsmith, who created the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG that impressed the setting, characters and story of Cyberpunk 2077, addressed Challenge Orion in a brand new interview with Polish outlet TVGRY on the Digital Dragons Convention. He stated whereas he was not as straight concerned with the sequel as he was with the primary sport, he had seen the scripts for the sequel.
“Final week I used to be wandering round, speaking to totally different departments and seeing what that they had, ‘Oh look, that is the brand new cyberware, what do you suppose?’ ‘Oh yeah, that is fairly good, that works right here.’,” Pondsmith stated.
He revealed that Challenge Orion would function a second metropolis along with the primary sport’s Night time Metropolis however stopped in need of sharing particulars in regards to the new location past a tease of what it might really feel like.
“I spent plenty of time speaking to one of many surroundings guys, and he was explaining how the brand new place in Orion… as a result of there’s one other metropolis we go to. I am not telling you any greater than that, however there’s one other metropolis we go to,” Pondsmith stated.
He confirmed that Night time Metropolis was “nonetheless there” within the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and described the second metropolis as “Chicago gone mistaken”.
“I keep in mind it and going, ‘Yeah, I perceive the texture that you are going for, and this actually does work, and it would not really feel like Blade Runner — it feels extra like Chicago gone mistaken’. And I stated, ‘Yeah, I can see this working.’”
Cyberpunk 2077’s Night time Metropolis is famous for its excessive degree of element
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Challenge Orion Particulars
Together with two fully-fledged cities would develop the scope of Challenge Orion significantly, making it a a lot larger sport than Cyberpunk 2077, particularly contemplating the element current in Night time Metropolis within the first sport. CD Projekt Purple additional expanded town within the Phantom Liberty growth by including a brand new district named Dogtown.
Whereas a second location is a major revelation, CD Projekt Purple has been guarded in regards to the sequel because it was revealed as Challenge Orion in 2022. The studio stated in its announcement on the time that the sport would take “the Cyberpunk franchise additional and proceed harnessing the potential of this darkish future universe.”
Earlier this yr, a task description for an open place at CD Projekt Purple’s Boston studio, which is spearheading improvement on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, stated the sport would function “essentially the most lifelike and reactive crowd system in any sport to this point”.
Challenge Orion is being developed in Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine 5 and can doubtless launch on PC and current-generation consoles. CD Projekt, nonetheless, has not but confirmed a launch timeline and the sport is probably going years away from launch.
The studio can be engaged on The Witcher 4, which can not launch earlier than 2027. A number of different The Witcher video games are additionally in improvement, together with a full remake of The Witcher, the primary sport within the collection that launched in 2007.
