This week, CDPR gave a few updates about Cyberpunk 2077, namely that it had sold 18 million copies, and that its long-gestating first major expansion would be…gestating a little longer, and would not be released until 2023.
That’s quite the gap, given that Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December 2020, and we’ll have to assume that the earliest we’d see the expansion in 2023 is some time in the spring. In contrast, The Witcher 3 had both massive expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, out within its first year. Obviously, Cyberpunk had a lot more problems that needed fixing but yeah, it’s a long wait. And I believe that this expansion may be the first and last the game gets.
Yes, I know that there have been rumblings about at least two expansions for Cyberpunk in the past, including data buried in the game’s code that indicate as much. But plans change, and I do believe…plans have changed here. Why? A few reasons.