Ok, so you know how CD Projekt was pretty emphatic in saying that last December's Update 2.1 was almost definitely it drawing a line under Cyberpunk 2077, additions-wise? Well, that’s still the case, as the reason there’s still some stuff being added in via the latest updates is simply that the devs can’t resist working on it.
Yup, the little tweaks and additions that’ve continued to pop up in Night City, despite the studio’s focus Cyberpunk-wise having seemingly shifted to its sequel, Project Orion, is due to folks just not being able to say to themselves ‘nah, it doesn’t need that’. Hey, if we’re gonna get some cool little reasons to keep dipping back into the game, who are we to complain?
As part of an interview with Game File that also saw him discuss whether CD Projekt has a shot at repeating what it did with the Phantom Liberty expansion, Cyberpunk 2077 game director Gabe Amatangelo also touched on the studio’s inability to stop doing things with the game. First of all, he re-emphasised that it’s definitely done with the first entry in the series now. Sorted. Finished. Clocking out. That metro system, which Amatangelo said came together after his team pitched him a plan to get it done in efficient fashion, was the last hurrah.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion was very good, so good in fact, that it ended up popping up in some GOTY debates despite being, you know, a DLC. That’s a pretty high bar to try and match, but the game’s director reckons that’s something that CD Projekt is definitely capable of.
Even if a few sneaky additions are still finding their way into the original game, a lot of the focus has begun to shift to its sequel, codenamed Project Orion, with work having kicked off in earnest at CD Projekt on that game earlier this year. We already knew that the studio has pretty high expectations for it, and Gabe Amatangelo seems to reckon it has a good chance of at least matching Phantom Liberty.
Speaking to Game File’s Stephen Totilo, Amatangelo - who became Cyberpunk 2077’s game director in May 2021 and therefore played a key role in its turnaround following a well-documented rocky release - said that he thinks pulling off something like Phantom Liberty again is “very achievable” for the studio. Why does he believe that?
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Psst, did you know that the Cyberpunk 2077’s devs had added a fresh little secret to the game alongside one of its recent updates? Well, CD Projekt did just that, and to see it, you’ll have to get up close and personal with a giant burger.
While it’s fun knowing that work has kicked off at CD Projekt on the game’s highly-anticipated sequel, even if some of the studio’s other projects are still shrouded in mystery, it’s still going to be a good while until any of them arrive. So, you can hardly blame one player for having stumbled across this secret by (checks notes) taking in the views from atop a fast food joint.
The joint in question is Tom’s Diner, the eatery where you meet up with Takemura early on in the base game’s main story - you know, not long after all of that relic stuff goes down. As YouTuber Ian Ilano TV has spotted (thanks, GamesRadar), following the game’s big 2.1 update, if you clamber up on the roof of this fine establishment, you can encounter a fun little easter egg involving a picture of some CD Projekt devs.