Cyberpunk 2077 Steam update suggests next-gen console version draws close

Cyberpunk 2077 Steam update suggests next-gen console version draws shut

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Cyberpunk 2077 may be prepping for its long-awaited next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series Ten release, as an update has seemingly been prepared to launch soon on PC.

Cyberpunk 2077's woes are well documented. When the game launched in late 2020, the uneven state of the game became a full-diddled scandal for CD Projekt RED. Since so, the programmer has promised to improve the game, and to its credit has done pregnant work through patches released throughout 2021.

The console versions of the game were the hardest hit though, with many holding out until the game improved to finally jump in. However, the biggest console update could be on the way, at to the lowest degree for adjacent-gen users.

Every bit spotted on Reddit, the game has seemingly been updated on Steam with a new build that hasn't gone live yet. This matches the behavior of a build that happened in October that also hasn't seen the light of mean solar day.

cyberpunk_build_updated_3_hours_ago_for_the_first from r/cyberpunkgame

That, of course, means that this update could be something less imminent than it might suggest. However, in that location is reasoning as to why console fans are buzzing nigh a build that isn't live on PC...

Why are console players excited by a Steam update?

The build suggests that a new patch/update could exist on the horizon, and that'southward potentially large news for consoles. The long-awaited next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are set up to land sometime in Q1 of 2022. Being in that flow, it'due south not hard to draw a conclusion that the side by side patch would be the 1 that brings a next-gen update.

That is merely given weight when you consider the release cadence of the patches for Cyberpunk 2077 then far. If a major patch was to land soon, it seems unlikely that another would release past the end of Q1 of 2022. Adding fuel to the burn down, the last major update, Patch 1.3, was released in August 2021. That'due south a sizable gap and a new update for the game seems due.

It'south worth noting that zero is guaranteed here. This could prove to be another fruitless build similar in October and could but exist some kind of maintenance. However, there is also enough fume with timings that are lining up that players can beginning to get excited.

Here's hoping that when the next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 finally launch, it leaves the game in a dandy state. The title has likely gone downwards as one of the most disappointing launches in history, simply that's non the end of the story. Players all over would love to see a redemption arc here, and a solid launch to PS5 and Xbox Series X/South would become a long way in rewriting Cyberpunk 2077's story.

In the finish, hopefully Cyberpunk 2077 will be the game many had hoped it would be. Additionally, hopefully, that state is closer to coming to fruition than non.

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Patrick Dane is TechRadar Gaming's Guides Editor. With virtually a decade in the games press, he'southward been a consistent vox in the manufacture. He's written for a plethora of major publications and travelled the world doing information technology. He likewise has a deep passion for games as a service and their potential to tell evolving stories. To wit, he has over 2000 hours in Destiny 2, over chiliad in Overwatch and is now securely into Valorant.