The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel lastly makes it to preproduction

As soon as Cyberpunk 2077 labored out its oh-so-many kinks, it was a rattling good sport. And extra is on the way in which. CD Projekt Pink said on Wednesday that its sequel has moved into pre-production.

It wasn’t a secret that a sequel was in the works. In 2022, CDPR shared a roadmap describing “Challenge Orion.” It will “additional develop the potential embodied by [the Cyberpunk 2077] universe.” That is as clear as you will get with out utilizing the phrase “sequel.”

Now, CDPR is shedding the codename as growth forges forward. “A number of weeks in the past, the CD Projekt Pink workforce answerable for the subsequent huge sport set within the Cyberpunk universe accomplished the venture’s conceptual section,” the writer wrote. “Consequently, Cyberpunk 2 — beforehand identified underneath the codename Challenge Orion — has progressed to pre-production.”

In fact, coming into pre-production remains to be a good distance from one thing you’ll be able to play. Following the fiasco last time, count on CDPR to play it protected and take extra time with the ultimate phases.

On a associated observe, CDPR mentioned Phantom Liberty has offered 10 million copies. The large enlargement launched on PC and consoles in late 2023. It is a part of Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version, which incorporates the bottom sport and all of the DLC. That model arrived on PC and consoles in 2023. It is going to be heading to Switch 2 and macOS quickly.