Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Enter Development In 2024

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CD Projekt Red is gearing up to kick off development for a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, with the research phase set to begin in 2024. This will be after the release of the long-awaited Phantom Liberty expansion, making it clear that the devs are done with supporting 2077 and looking towards the future of the series.

This comes from a recent earnings conference, where CDPR shares updated news on what's happening within the company. Here, CDPR reveals that it plans to start the research stage of the next Cyberpunk game, codenamed Project Orion, once support for Phantom Liberty dies down, freeing up more devs to work on the next big project.

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While much of this talk of a sequel is currently shrouded in financial speak, CDPR makes it clear that it already has "some expenses related to Project Orion", even if development hasn't kicked off yet (first spotted by Tweak Town).

CDPR then explains that the sequel's production will start once its new studio is ready. This is based in Boston, and will be dedicated to the next Cyberpunk game.

"We believe that the studios will start operation at the beginning of 2024 [...] once the studio is set up and starts operating in 2024, the [research costs] should increase," CDPR explains to investors. "Once Phantom Liberty is released, we'll definitely need to dedicate some resources to patching and updating. [But] some people will join Polaris, which is already in development, [...] and some will join Orion."

The fact that there is some effort going into Project Orion's research phase already is an encouraging sign, likely making it easier to ramp up development once the core team is finished with Phantom Liberty. However, these