Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Codenamed Orion Announced by CD Projekt Red
A Cyberpunk 2077 sequel has been confirmed. During its Group Strategy Update stream held late Wednesday, CD Projekt Red announced a bunch of new projects in the pipeline, which included a sequel to the 2020 futuristic role-playing game. Codenamed “Orion,” the project is touted to take “the Cyberpunk franchise further and continue harnessing the potential of this dark future universe.” As per CD Projekt Red's president and CEO Adam Kiciński, development is still in the early stages and requires further growth of the team.
To strengthen development on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, CD Projekt Red is expanding with a new studio, set in Boston, Massachusetts, US. In partnership with its existing Vancouver-based team, the company will establish a North American division, which will be in charge of leading work on Orion. While the studio is privy to details, it confirmed a long-term partnership with Epic Games, with future titles being built using the Unreal Engine. The developers had previously stated that it will be relying on Unreal Engine 5 for the upcoming The Witcher 4, earlier this year.
Orion is a codename for our next Cyberpunk game, which will take the Cyberpunk franchise further and continue harnessing the potential of this dark future universe. pic.twitter.com/JoVbCf6jYZ
“I am proud to say that Cyberpunk 2077 recently hit 20 million copies sold,” Kiciński said, reminiscing on the newfound resurgence the game has been enjoying over the past month. CD Projekt Red previously confirmed that their Blade Runner-esque action RPG saw a massive surge in traffic, attracting one million players daily, as of mid-September. The success could partly be attributed to the release of the Netflix anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners, which
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