A sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Mission Orion, is within the works at CD Projekt Purple. The Polish studio has stayed tightlipped on the venture because it was first introduced in 2022, however sparse particulars concerning the recreation have surfaced over time. Now, Cyberpunk franchise creator Mike Pondsmith has shared new details about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, revealing that the sport would come with a second location along with Night time Metropolis.

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel to Function New Location

Pondsmith, who created the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG that impressed the setting, characters and story of Cyberpunk 2077, addressed Mission Orion in a new interview with Polish outlet TVGRY on the Digital Dragons Convention. He mentioned whereas he was not as immediately concerned with the sequel as he was with the primary recreation, he had seen the scripts for the sequel.

“Final week I used to be wandering round, speaking to totally different departments and seeing what that they had, ‘Oh look, that is the brand new cyberware, what do you suppose?’ ‘Oh yeah, that is fairly good, that works right here.’,” Pondsmith mentioned.

He revealed that Mission Orion would function a second metropolis along with the primary recreation’s Night time Metropolis however stopped wanting sharing particulars concerning the new location past a tease of what it might really feel like.

“I spent a variety of time speaking to one of many atmosphere guys, and he was explaining how the brand new place in Orion… as a result of there’s one other metropolis we go to. I am not telling you any greater than that, however there’s one other metropolis we go to,” Pondsmith mentioned.

He confirmed that Night time Metropolis was “nonetheless there” within the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and described the second metropolis as “Chicago gone incorrect”.

“I bear in mind taking a look at it and going, ‘Yeah, I perceive the texture that you are going for, and this actually does work, and it would not really feel like Blade Runner — it feels extra like Chicago gone incorrect’. And I mentioned, ‘Yeah, I can see this working.’”

Cyberpunk 2077’s Night time Metropolis is famous for its excessive stage of element
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Mission Orion Particulars

Together with two fully-fledged cities would increase the scope of Mission Orion significantly, making it a a lot greater recreation than Cyberpunk 2077, particularly contemplating the element current in Night time Metropolis within the first recreation. CD Projekt Red additional expanded the town within the Phantom Liberty growth by including a brand new district named Dogtown.

Whereas a second location is a major revelation, CD Projekt Purple has been guarded concerning the sequel because it was revealed as Mission Orion in 2022. The studio mentioned in its announcement on the time that the sport would take “the Cyberpunk franchise additional and proceed harnessing the potential of this darkish future universe.”

Earlier this , a job description for an open place at CD Projekt Purple’s Boston studio, which is spearheading improvement on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, mentioned the sport would function “essentially the most practical and reactive crowd system in any recreation thus far”.

Mission Orion is being developed in Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine 5 and can seemingly launch on PC and current-generation consoles. CD Projekt, nevertheless, has not but confirmed a launch timeline and the sport is probably going years away from launch.

The studio can also be engaged on The Witcher 4, which can not release before 2027. A number of different The Witcher video games are additionally in improvement, together with a full remake of The Witcher, the primary recreation within the sequence that launched in 2007.