Shinier Version of Cyberpunk 2077 Releasing Soon

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It was recently revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting a free visual upgrade through Nvidia's RTX technology, with the new Overdrive mode being confirmed for release on April 11. The information was revealed at this year's GDC event. With CD Projekt Red now working on several projects, including a remake of the original The Witcher game, the Polish studio is evidently going to be busy over these next few years. Apparently, that includes continuing to provide updates to its dystopian RPG.

The Game Developers Conference is an annual event that focuses on developers and studios, as well as featuring award ceremonies. This year, GDC honored Doom co-creator John Romero with a Lifetime Achievement award. The 2023 event began on March 20 and CD Projekt Red took part, providing further details about the upcoming shinier version of Cyberpunk.

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Look Shinier Than Ever at GDC 2023 Thanks to Visual Upgrade

Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting a new mode called RTX Path Tracing Overdrive on April 11. The Nvidia-powered upgrade will give the game a visual kick, which includes Direct Illumination to make those neon signs really pop, ray tracing capabilities for more realistic reflections during those rainy days in Night City, and other tweaks to lighting and shadows. The new mode will support version 3 of Nvidia's DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling, upscaling technology.

For a game that already looks stunning, this new Overdrive mode sounds like it's going to be a winner for those who really like their games to look their best. Considering that when it was released, Cyberpunk 2077 had a disastrous launch, it's a pleasant surprise to see CDPR's sci-fi title turn the tides. Thanks to the developer putting in the effort