CD Projekt Red has revealed that about 40 percent of its staff are working on Cyberpunk 2077’s patches at present. This includes the work on the upcoming next-gen upgrade for the title, currently slated for the late 2021 release.
During the recent CDPR financial presentation, the company explained it is gradually redirecting the development staff to new projects - some of which are still unknown. One of the event’s slides revealed that by the end of June, almost 40 percent of the devs were busy with Cyberpunk 2077’s ongoing support. That includes regular patches and the announced next-gen version of the futuristic RPG. By comparison, about 60 percent of all staff were involved in the project at the end of 2020, shortly after the game’s troubled launch.
It is worth noting, that despite the studio’s efforts, there are plenty of bugs left in Cyberpunk 2077 even after “the biggest yet” patch 1.3, released in August. Cars are still flying all over the place in Night City, while NPC designs on the streets are repeated way too often. The game’s environment also looks a lot less wet following the update, yet this was unintentional, and the team is already investigating the issue.
In addition to fixing the game, another 25 percent of the studio is now working on Cyberpunk 2077 first major expansion. The number of staff on the DLC team has been almost doubled over the last six months. According to a recent datamine, the multiplayer mode could still arrive too, perhaps explaining this jump in staff.
Eight months since the initial release, the fans have received only some free minor additions - such as an alternate Johnny Silverhand look, an extra car, and several new outfits for V. Hopefully, something of more substance is on the way, and we’ll hear about new big DLCs pretty soon.
As was previously announced, the planned next-gen upgrades for both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be coming in “late 2021,” yet the Polish developer pointed out that this is subject to change. The company also revealed that Saber Interactive, which worked on the Switch version of The Witcher 3, is largely involved in the next-gen upgrade for the game.