Exciting News: Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Enters Pre-Production, Could Be Titled Cyberpunk 2

Guess what? It’s Wednesday—my middle-of-the-week slump—but hey, surprise! CD Projekt is up to something big. They’ve finally nudged Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel into pre-production. Yup, they ditched the whole ‘Project Orion’ codename drama. Now it’s just plain ol’ Cyberpunk 2.

Caught this little nugget scrolling through some finance thingy of theirs. Apparently, they’re patting themselves on the back since this sequel milestone coincides with releasing the first game on Nintendo Switch 2. Fancy, right?

So, picture this: a few weeks back, CD Projekt Red—the master minds behind our cyber dreams—wrapped up the whole planning phase for their next Cyberpunk escapade. It’s like they packed the old map, said bye-bye to their Orion dreams, and voila—enter preproduction phase.

Taking a deep dive into their financial mumbo-jumbo (my brain still hurts), as of April 30, about 96 devs are now in the Cyberpunk 2 kitchen, stirring up whatever future magic we’re gonna feast on. I mean, in February they had 84 folks, so hey, progress! Compare that to the 422 busy with Witcher 4 and—wow—Cyberpunk 2 is the second-place beauty in their studio’s spotlight. Let’s not forget the 131 extra hands doing that techy stuff—translation, quality checks, and the like. They’re the quiet heroes, if you ask me.

Oh, and while we’re talking numbers, Phantom Liberty’s expansion is clocking in at a snazzy 10 million copies sold. Meanwhile, The Witcher 3’s celebrating a raging 60 million sold and its 10th birthday. Talk about a monster (pun intended).

Anyway, back to Cyberpunk 2—the big question: Will the name stick, or are we getting some fancy “Year” twist to echo Cyberpunk 2077’s vibes? Mike Pondsmith, the dude behind the original TTRPG, hints we’re heading somewhere like “Chicago gone wrong.” Love the sound of that chaos, honestly.

So, here we are, news fresh and chaotically yours, as CD Projekt leads us down another digital rabbit hole. Or was I supposed to say cyber rabbit hole? Meh, same thing.