Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Still Coming, Developer Says

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After more than a year and a hefty patch, it looks as though the gaming community is ready to move past the disaster that was the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. On top of that, CD Projekt Red has recently announced a new The Witcher game is in development. While there's not much information about the next installment in the successful series, the studio has said that it will be switching from its in-house engine to Unreal 5. With the recent news, some Cyberpunk fans may be concerned that the game may be getting abandoned, but the developer has reassured players.

In the recent tweet in which CDPR unveiled the continuation of the Witcher saga, it also made mention of some upcoming DLC for Cyberpunk 2077. Although it's only one sentence, it makes it very clear that the open-world sci-fi game will be getting some new content, and that there is some currently in development. Alongside that, the message also says that DLC is being made in the company's own REDengine, which is what the base game was created in, so it won't be abandoning it entirely just yet.

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Much like The Witcher 4, there's no further details about the elusive DLC. With a sprawling city that contains a ton of characters, Cyberpunk 2077 has plenty of storylines that could be explored. It may even be possible for the developer to move outside Night City. At this stage, all fans can do is speculate as to what could be on CDPR's mind.

The base game has certainly come a long way. Considering Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most disastrous video game launches in recent history, the otherwise sparkling reputation of the studio took a serious nosedive as gamers felt cheated by a product that had obviously