Cyberpunk 2077's new update secretly added a Balatro-based sidequest, among other unlisted changes
Yesterday, CD Projekt RED released a pretty sizeable update for Cyberpunk 2077 out of nowhere. The 2.2 update came with an improved photo mode, a bunch of new cars to buy from Autofixer, the ability to save and apply your custom car coatings to other vehicles, and ol' Keanu Reeves zapping himself into the passenger seat as you cruise around the city, commenting on your surroundings and flipping off passers-by like the bad boy he is.
There's a bunch of other new tweaks listed in the 2.2 update too, but IGN uncovered something that didn't make it onto the official patchnotes: a whole new sidequest based on this year's roguelike poker-like deckbuilder Balatro.
The quest begins with you getting a message from one 'Jim B', who tells you about a gang of rogue jokers scattered around the city. This kicks off a treasure hunt where you look for pixel-art images of Balatro's joker cards tagged around the city, with the reward being a whimsical Joker shirt and Balatro trophy.
Some time ago, I asked the Quest Design team at CDPR: “You liked the Cyberpunk cards in Balatro? What if we had Balatro cards in Cyberpunk 2077?” Thanks to the talented Quest Designer Maria Mazur, we now have the Balatro quest in Update 2.2.
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