Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Release Date Has Gamers Torn

Upon Cyberpunk 2077’s release, we all assumed that the IP was utterly doomed.

You’ve got to hand it to CD Projekt RED, its developers have more than turned things around.

Cyberpunk 2077 hasn’t just redeemed itself; it’s gone on to become one of the most respected and renowned RPGs in the industry in a redemption arc that no one saw coming.

That doesn’t cancel out the fact that the game never should have been released in its original state but CDPR is very much likely aware of that.

The studio won’t want to repeat that mistake which is why the game’s sequel, Project Orion, isn’t going to be rushed.

The Witcher 4 is currently CDPR’s primary focus with around 464 devs working on the title as of 31 July 2025 according to officially realised figures.

A slightly smaller 116 are currently working on Cyberpunk 2 - or Project Orion - with 51 developing Project Sirius (multiplayer Witcher project), 22 working on Project Hadar (a new IP), 149 allotted to “shared services”, and 17 working on “other projects”.

While no release window for The Witcher 4 has been unveiled, many are expecting it to land in 2027 which doesn’t feel unreasonable given that a reveal trailer and tech demo have already dropped.

As such, it’s unlikely that Cyberpunk 2 will gain the manpower it needs until beyond that point.

I don’t want to break anyone’s heart, but I’m doubtful we’ll see Cyberpunk 2 much earlier than 2030 - and it could even land beyond that.

Naturally, fans have their own ideas and theories.

“2030 to 2032. Depends how Witcher 4 will go, as by the time W4 released, CDPR will have significant knowledge of UE5 and use it more efficiently,” surmised NGGKroze.

“For Cyberpunk 2, their solid base should be 2.3 of the first game. Second game should have the improvements of the first, but improve and expand on those at the very least. New systems will be welcomed. But being December 10 2030 will be a nice homage and 10 year anniversary,” they added.

“Please, let them take their f**kin time, with both the Cyberpunk sequel AND with Witcher 4.

I don't want the horrors of crunch to keep on going,” wrote Guwrovsky, making a very good point.

“Let's not go too crazy here guys. We still don't have a release date for the Witcher 4 yet. Including potential delays and post launch support, they may not even get to a full hands on deck situation with Cyberpunk 2 for another year or two. This will easily be a next gen title that we probably won't [hear] much about until 2030 at the earliest,” declared War_Reborn.

Well, at least we’re all on the same page; we’re in this for the long haul.