Cyberpunk 2077 Gets 'Last Big Update' Tomorrow as CD Projekt Moves on to Cyberpunk 2, Witcher 4

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Cyberpunk 2077 will receive its "last big update" tomorrow, December 5, 2023, as developer CD Projekt Red turns its attention towards the sequel, codenamed Orion, and the next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris.

Speaking to IGN, CD Projekt Red confirmed Update 2.1, which arrives alongside the Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, is the final major update for the three year-old game. CD Projekt Red, as well as ramping up development for its next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris, is switching focus to the full Cyberpunk 2077 sequel.

A post on X/Twitter from global community director Marcin Momot first implied this was the case, saying CD Projekt Red had "one more patch for Cyberpunk 2077" up its sleeve. IGN reached out for clarification from the developer, to which a spokesperson confirmed: "To echo Marcin Momot's tweet, Update 2.1 is meant to be the last big update."

The developer certainly suggested as much in its November 2023 financial earnings report, in which it showed that, following the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty, nearly half of its staff were now working on Witcher 4. The Cyberpunk 2077 team had been diluted to include developers working on the main game, Phantom Liberty, the Ultimate Edition, and developers "in transfer".

CD Projekt Red confirmed in May 2023 that former Cyberpunk 2077 staff would be joining Orion's development as well as the next Witcher, so many of these developers in transfer will slowly but surely join the sequel's team proper.

Developing Orion isn't as simple as the next Witcher entry, however, as CD Projekt Red is building a brand new studio in the U.S. to create the sequel. CEO Adam Kiciński said in November 2023 that a core team of 10 Cyberpunk franchise