The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S editions of Cyberpunk 2077 are “on track” to be released in the first quarter of 2022, according to CD Projekt Red’s parent company. CDPR had planned to issue the update in late 2021, but in October it announced a postponement to early 2022.
CD Projekt also confirmed anyone who purchased the game on either PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will receive the next-gen update for free. Since the game is currently playable on the current generation systems through backward compatibility, everyone who owns the game on a console will get the upgrade for free. If you don’t already have Cyberpunk 2077, you can buy it while it’s currently 50 percent off on the PlayStation and Microsoft Stores and get the game at a discount before the updated version comes out next year.
Both the Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher updates will be free for anyone who already own the games, which hasn’t always been the case with games from other companies. Skyrim Anniversary Edition, which added support for next-generation consoles and various community mods, was a $20 upgrade for anyone who already owned Skyrim Special Edition. 505 Games received some backlash last year when it didn’t offer any free or discounted upgrades for Control: Ultimate Edition.
CD Projekt Red released its Q3 2021 earnings information on Monday (via The Verge), which isn’t too interesting for anyone who isn’t an investor, except for one detail. The report confirms Cyberpunk’s next-gen update is set for release in the first quarter of 2022 — so sometime between January 1st and March 31st. CD Projekt Red also said that the next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (which will also have some content based on the newer Netflix series) will arrive later, in Q2 2022.
While we wait for the Cyberpunk 2077 update, the game remains available to play on the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 with the consoles’ backwards compatibility features. CD Projekt Red hasn’t offered specific details on how the upcoming update will function differently than the existing Xbox One/PS4 versions, but presumably it will have improved performance and graphics, like the next-gen updates for other games.
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- Next-gen update for ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ will be free for PS4 and Xbox One customers
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