Cyberpunk 2077 Steam update suggests next-gen console version draws close

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Cyberpunk 2077 may be prepping for its long-awaited next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X release, as an update has seemingly been prepared to launch soon on PC.

Cyberpunk 2077's woes are well documented. When the game launched in late 2020, the uneven state of the game became a full-blown scandal for CD Projekt RED. Since then, the developer has promised to improve the game, and to its credit has done significant work through patches released throughout 2021. 

The console versions of the game were the hardest hit though, with many holding out until the game improved to finally jump in. However, the biggest console update could be on the way, at least for next-gen users. 

As spotted on Reddit, the game has seemingly been updated on Steam with a new build that hasn't gone live yet. This matches the behavior of a build that happened in October that also hasn't seen the light of day.

That, of course, means that this update could be something less imminent than it might suggest. However, there is reasoning as to why console fans are buzzing about a build that isn't live on PC...

The build suggests that a new patch/update could be on the horizon, and that's potentially big news for consoles. The long-awaited next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are set to land sometime in Q1 of 2022. Being in that period, it's not hard to draw a conclusion that the next patch would be the one that brings a next-gen update.

That is only given weight when you consider the release cadence of the patches for Cyberpunk 2077 so far. If a major patch was to land soon, it seems unlikely that another would release by the end of Q1 of 2022. Adding fuel to the fire, the last major update, Patch 1.3, was released in August 2021. That's a sizable gap and a new update