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[ShooterMcGavin]

I will have a first world panic attack if this comes out at the same time as Mass Effect.

 

[Stiler]

This game and Red Dead Redemption 2 are the two main games I want to see.

Really really hope one of them is at least shown off in 2016.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

It's a spring 2018 game. Who are they kidding?

http://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-is-hard-at-work-on-cyberpunk-2077/

CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński made it abundantly clear in May that he'd be keeping quiet about the game until 2017, which is a long time to wait.

I rest my case.

 

[sym30l1c]

No way this happens.
I remember reading they explicitly said 2015/2016 were the years of the Witcher.

 

[True Fire]

Why do publishers keep fooling themselves with optimistic targets? This is a 2017/18 game. Bethesda had the right idea by announcing Fallout 4 when it was already finished.

 

[Falchion]

I had no clue they were trying to push for a release so soon after Witcher 3. I need to hurry through Wild Hunt I guess.

 

[injurai]

Why do publishers keep fooling themselves? This is a 2017 game. Bethesda had the right idea by announcing Fallout 4 when it was already finished.

Bethesda self publishes, and CDPR has to attract a publisher.

 

[Icyflamez96]

I'm looking to buy Cyberpunk 2077 in late 2016

 

[tuxfool]

Not happening. One of the directors of W3 said that as of May 2014 Cyberpunk was still a (really thick) pile of design documents.

 

[Jarmel]

wait wat

I thought this was a late 2017 game at the very earliest. Probably 2018.

 

[wanderjahr]

I'm not ready for this much goodness so soon after Witcher 3.

 

[blueteainfusion]

Bethesda self publishes, and CDPR has to attract a publisher.

CDP self-publishes too, they only need distributors everywhere that's not Central/Eastern Europe.

And that date for Cyberpunk 2077 is obviously the "source's" asspull. We may see the game on E3 if we're lucky, but that's it for 2016.

 

[chozen]

How is there no gameplay shown yet?

 

[swit]

Bethesda self publishes, and CDPR has to attract a publisher.

untrue. CDPR self publishes too. What you think of is distributing (and particpating in marketing budget - distributors substracts these costs from CDP revenue on retail sales) not actual publishing.

 

[Krappadizzle]

I would love to be wrong, but not a chance CDPR will get this out next year. They have raised the bar so high from what I now expect of RPG's with the Witcher 3, they have a tough act to follow. Good luck CDPR, I can't wait to see what they release.

 

[Mr.Mike]

A lot of the work on The Witcher 3 would have been put into the tooling. That's work they won't have to do on Cyberpunk 2077 since a lot of it has already been done. And it seems that a lot of the pre-production and design work would have been done already over the last few years that they were already doing a little bit of work on it.

I don't think a quick turnaround is really that crazy, especially on the same generation.

 

[injurai]

CDP self-publishes too, they only need distributors everywhere that's not Central/Eastern Europe.

And that date for Cyberpunk 2077 is obviously the "source's" asspull. We may see the game on E3 if we're lucky, but that's it for 2016.

Ahh, I was confused about their partner relation, thanks. Yeah I'm not expecting 2016 either. Even if they could squeeze it I'd rather them take the extra time, as they did with TW3.

 

[shinobi602]

How is there no gameplay shown yet?

It's not ready?

 

[RespectThySole]

Day 1 in Spring 2017

 

[-MD-]

I'm fully expecting it to release in 2017.

If they feel they're ready by next year then go for it, I just want them to take their time.

 

[Maximo]

Doubt it most likely 2017.

 

[Karl Hawk]

See you in 2017 CDPR!

Hopefully this time you won't ask them to cut a large part of base game and sell it as expansion

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

How many years of marketing did Witcher 3 have? We'd have seen the game by now if it were to come out next year.

 

[Daingurse]

Hopefully this time you won't ask them to cut a large part of base game and sell it as expansion

 

[ViciousDS]

No fucking way it hits 2016, especially with it being more ambitious than anticipated. Also witcher 3 is still being supported heavily.

 

[Zukuu]

Doesn't sound likely to me considering that they just finished Witcher 3. Then again, maybe they will increase their workforce even more and I bet the were working on the game, at least partially (like story writers, art assets etc) for a while now. If I trust anyone to pull it off, it is CDPR.

 

[h#shdem0n]

My money is on 2017, but I'd love to be wrong!

 

[Krappadizzle]

A lot of the work on The Witcher 3 would have been put into the tooling. That's work they won't have to do on Cyberpunk 2077 since a lot of it has already been done. And it seems that a lot of the pre-production and design work would have been done already over the last few years that they were already doing a little bit of work on it.

I don't think a quick turnaround is really that crazy, especially on the same generation.

Toolset may be there, but it's gonna require a lot of asset work to get it to similar levels of detail that the Witcher 3 was. I also remember them pulling people off of 2077 to work on getting W3 out the door. Regardless, I'm excited to see what they bring to the table.

 

[decoyplatypus]

It's good to want things.

 

[CarbonFire]

Hopefully this time you won't ask them to cut a large part of base game and sell it as expansion

lol still holding onto that eh?

Witcher 3 is an amazing game whether or not I felt Skellige padded out the games length a little too much. I'm glad they put it in the game so people felt they got their money's worth, but I wouldn't have said no to a slightly tighter 50-60 hour Witcher experience. And I say that after putting in 180 hours into 2 playthroughs.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Why is CD Projekt Red still working on The Witcher III when I released in the early part of this year?

 

[Karl Hawk]

Why is CD Projekt Red still working on The Witcher III when I released in the early part of this year?

They just released their first expansion and are still working on the second expansion

 

[Dennis]

2020 it is then.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Why is CD Projekt Red still working on The Witcher III when I released in the early part of this year?

Because these expansions are 10-20+ hours long

 

[Metroidvania]

If this came out after TW3 Expansion 2 (the bigger one unless I'm mistaken), I'd maybe sorta believe, but I'm thinking Fall 2017, if not later.

Doesn't mean I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though.

 

[Hyun Sai]

No way this is a 2016 release. I'll be optimistic and say fall 2017 if we're lucky.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

They just released their first expansion and are still working on the second expansion

Didn't know there were expansions. Thought only MMO's get those.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

I wouldnt even get excited about it until we see a trailer in 2017-2018

 

[GillianSeed79]

Aren't they still hiring people to work on this? Aren't there still open job postings? 2016 would be awesome, but really that early? Figure they would have the marketing machine up and running if its releasing next year.

 

[KorrZ]

I'm really not expecting it - but I would totally take it in a damn heartbeat.

After The Witcher 3 I'm in on anything CDPR makes.

 

[chozen]

It's not ready?

but if its one year off at least something? even a video that could talk about what the game is?

 

[Gusy]

I`d possibly die from a stroke If this is a Cyberpunk RPG with anywhere near the production values of The Witcher.

Holy shit... this. Could possibly be my dream game...

 

[-tetsuo-]

So mid 2017 then

 

[SugarDave]

Not a fucking chance. Not even a 2017 game, I'd bet.

 

[GHG]

Will PC hardware be ready by 2016 though?

That is the question.

Also didn't they previously state that this game would release on the next generation of consoles (PS5/Xbox One2)?

 

[boskee]

Mid 2017 imho, but we will know more in March when they publish their new strategy for the coming years.

 

[dragonbane]

Late 2017 at the earliest, early 2018 being more realistic imo.

 

[nib95]

Uncharted 4 and 2077 in the same year. Epic.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Clicked on the thread thinking "This is probably some 2013 thread some asshole just revived".
Alright CDP. I'll be there.

 

[Karl Hawk]

Uncharted 4 and 2077 in the same year. Epic.

Its not gonna happen no matter how badly some of us want to.

Hopefully with their current REDengine 3, it won't be another 4 years wait