When Is it Coming Out, and On What Platforms?
Cyberpunk 2077 has been in development since at least 2012, when it was announced. However, CD Projekt Red focused most of its efforts on polishing up The Witcher 3. By late 2015, though, the studio had shifted a majority of its developers over to Cyberpunk 2077, with the remaining chunk working on The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion.
The game has no release date, and it does not even have a vague release window. Furthermore, Cyberpunk 2077’s Twitter account was silent for four years before firing off a cryptic tweet in January 2018:
*beep*
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) January 10, 2018
The game’s development timeline has been an unusual one, with development interrupted by a gigantic release of its studio’s other game and even a bizarre document ransom situation, so it is very difficult to speculate when the game will be released. However, Cyberpunk 2077 will be at E3 2018, its first time at the storied trade show. This, combined with the revving up of the game’s official Twitter account, suggests that development has at least picked up some steam. Since we haven’t seen any gameplay yet, it seems extremely unlikely that we’ll see CD Projekt Red’s new baby this year. A 2019 or 2020 release would probably be realistic, but that’s just pure speculation. For all we know, the game could actually be on track for 2077 (though that seems like an awfully long time for a game to be in development).
As for what consoles the game will be available for purchase, we know for sure that it will be on PC. According to Rafal Jaki, business development manager at CD Projekt Red, the game will “probably” also be coming to PS4 and Xbox One. Considering The Witcher 3 and its expansions were released for consoles, it seems likely that Cyberpunk 20177 would also do so. Just probably don’t expect a Nintendo Switch port.
