Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed To September 17

CD Projekt Red: "We have important news regarding Cyberpunk 2077’s release date we’d like to share with you today."

[-Foxtrot]

Phew

More time for Doom, FFVII, RE3 and Animal Crossing

[Gaming101]

A PS5 version isn't in the works quite yet, but given how CD Projekt Red takes forever to do anything it may take yet another year to make sure that port is running perfect.
Hard to say how long I'd like to wait for a PS5 version.

[Christopher]

Guaranteed CDPR have more than a few dev kits for both PS5 and XSX. Guaranteed their game engineers are working to create versions of their game engine/tools for those consoles and they will be doing parallel development throughout the year for them. Sony and Microsoft *want want want* Cyberpunk 2077 on their platforms as soon as possible. They are a key developer for both platforms based on The Witcher 3 sales success and the hype around Cyberpunk 2077.

@Forn below: It's not about playing on PS5, but enhanced for PS5 and their toolsets and whatever else there is.

[Forn]

How do people still not understand that PS4 games will play on PS5?

[UltraNova]

@ chris
Dont forget about Series X and the rumored Series "S" too.

So that makes 8 platforms to optimize the game for (xb1 s, xb1 X, ps4, ps4 pro, Series X, series S, Ps5 and PC). I'd imagine all that porting/optimization takes a lot of time, especially on a game on this scale and production values.

[YEP414]

I don’t see a ps5 version !

[frostypants]

@Forn right but there's a BIG difference from designing to PS4 specs and having that just run on PS5 as is, vs. having the game have higher quality assets for the PS5. The latter takes more development and testing.

EDIT: To the downvote, this is a matter of dry fact, not debate.

[Christopher]

***Dont forget about Series X and the rumored Series "S" too.***

1. RUMOR. How about we go with what is known before people rely on rumors for anything relevant to the discussion.

2. If it is the same as Series X as far as CPU, which it would be DUMB to not do, it won't be an issue.

***So that makes 8 platforms to optimize the game for (xb1 s, xb1 X, ps4, ps4 pro, Series X, series S, Ps5 and PC).***

1. Same chip systems are easy to optimize for as most of the work is in CPU and memory management, but those games share the same methods/structures and lower resolution graphics will account for lower memory management needs. Let alone the dev kits will account for tools that facilitate design for both as well as IDE tools for the platforms are built toward it.

2. PC alone will make up most of that optimization always. The work isn't as much as you think it is in comparison, but it's no different than

***I'd imagine all that porting/optimization takes a lot of time, especially on a game on this scale and production values.***

It does, but not where you think it does. Adding a new console is bigger than developing for just the consoles we have now, but all of that is still not as much as the work they have to do for PC optimizations.

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@frostypants: There's been a lot of downvotes based on feelings rather than facts lately and it will continue as the next-generation approaches. But, yeah, big difference there. Just try to ignore them. It will save you a ton of stress.

[b163o1]

I can honestly say I don't mind that CDPR delays there games, cause the end result is always worth it. I was upset when TW3 got delayed, but after playing the game and seeing how smooth everything ran, seeing how polished the game was, I could not complain. So take your time CDPR, I've been waiting for years for this game, so a few more months is not gonna hurt....

I will say this though, with that date, I may just wait and get it for the PS5...

[bouzebbal]

Ok what's left to be delayed?? Tsushima?? Please don't...

[battlegrog]

Series x and ps5 are basicly higher specs same operating os as xone and ps4. They will easily be on those platforms. Just as easy as games are on xbox one x.

[sampsonon]

dude, even if i tried i would fail.

[DJStotty]

@UltraNova

They do not need to optimise the game for the xbox family of consoles. The game will be playable on the Series X on launch day, along with all the back catalogue of xbox one games.

[Muzikguy]

Yup that's fine with me. I was going to wait for PS5 anyway

[YEP414]

Not go happen

[Muzikguy]

What's not going to happen? Me waiting, PS5 releasing, or this delay?

[SoldierTypeNtGen]

@Muzilguy Lol me too !!

[RangerWalk267]

Same. Except I'm going with the Series X version. Unless the PS5 proves to be more powerful. I'll have both consoles day one. So the power of the hardware will be the determining factor on which piece of hardware I buy third party games on.

[yoshatabi]

I was going to get it for PC :(

[sagapo]

Yup, same here.

[medman]

@muzikguy
Me as well. I imagine 2077 is going to have ps4's and xbox one's straining and smoking out trying to keep it running. I'm really looking forward to the Series X and the PS5.

[seanpitt23]

Yeah a game likes this deserves the power of the ps5.. might as well wait now, obviously CD PR don’t want to miss out on the install base of the current gen consoles so they will keep quite about a ps5 Version but it will definitely come

[gpturbo81]

Nintendo doesn't give you seizures anymore? Lol😉

[Gatsu]

Exactly what I think.

[frostypants]

No one forces you to play games upon release. This is annoying news. Don't spin it.

[-Foxtrot]

But I like to play them on release, especially I'm hyped for them

I don't want to wait and then have it spoilt

[gold_drake]

agreed. a slight relief for me wallet

[ssmilloy36]

those are all ancient

[Godmars290]

Yeah.

they did it to avoid the crowd.

[sampsonon]

the last of us 2 as well

[jznrpg]

I’ll wait for Doom to be cheap and skip Animal Crossing altogether .

[Nyxus]

I'll probably wait for the PS5 version.

[Asuka]

at this point, same here.

[Allied]

Didn't they mention that this would be patched up for the new consoles?

[ocelot07]

Possibly it's one of those games I am looking forward to but not on release day. So I can wait a few months get it cheap and play it on PS5 with a PS5 patch hopefully.

[Relientk77]

I was thinking of waiting for the PS5 version anyway. This just makes it easier.

[Jman1553]

I feel that. I wanted to wait for the new AMD or Nvidia GPU's coming out this year before playing this, as I expect it to be demanding.
More time for other games then!

[Baza]

Yup definitely waiting for the PS5 version at this point.

[YEP414]

100 million vs 1 million ps5 version doesn’t make sense!

[Zeke68]

Unless most upgrade and buy it for PS5 😉

[ajax17]

Definitely. I'm surprised it isn't exclusive for next gen in the first place, considering how shit the CPU's are for the current generation.

[Asuka]

Good more time for me to dig into FF7r and RE3

[Dragonborn12345]

Dont forget Nioh 2

[VerminSC]

Tlou2?!

[mrmikew2018]

I knew something else was going to get delayed.

[Veneno]

Yup I told someone on here that FF7 and Cyberpunk would be delayed and they cried no but here we are😂

[sander9702]

Man as soon as I saw the title my heart sank into my chest, but whatever man it will be better when it comes I guess but f*ck...

When did delays become the new standard?

[Christopher]

Ack! I mean, fine, whatever. Good for the game. But this needing to be pushed sucks.

I guess we know which game will be ready for PS5 and Series X at least.

[Battlestar23]

Probably because the next gen version is rumored to be exclusive to Xbox Series X and want to launch it close together according to some insiders.

[JEECE]

I can't tell if this is serious or a joke about the Series X not having exclusives.

[Christopher]

By "insiders" do you mean people who make stuff up online to make themselves feel good or to annoy others? Because no way that's happening. CDPR is not about limiting things from gamers but the opposite. They put their games on Steam, Epic, and other stores even though they have GOG. They put things on all consoles they can, even Switch. They're not going to deny themselves and their fans access to the game by suddenly going exclusive.

[rainslacker]

Man. Lots of insiders seem to have nothing good about what's coming for Sony in the next gen. It's like a new bad rumor every week at this point. Sony must really be screwing up.

[BrettAwesome]

😂😂😂 you wish!

[rainslacker]

I thought sarcasm would be obvious. I find it kind of funny that people find a new insider rumor every week to say Sony is going to do poorly, or do something not that great, yet MS doesnt have a single bad rumor floating around.

It really defies logic, and the more bad rumors that keep piling up, the.harder it is to take any of them seriously.

[fatbastard11]

What even?

[BrettAwesome]

Quote one single source. I dare you. Just one! One quote, one link, one anything.

[leoms]

Nothing is exclusive anymore. Even Sony will eventually release their games on PC.

[Relientk77]

Damn, all the big 2020 games getting delays

[Vithar]

fuck my life

[BrettAwesome]

I'm becoming a dad for the first time in August. Guess what I'm not gonna play after all. And this was my most anticipated game. This sucks huge sweaty redneck ass.

[jznrpg]

Babies sleep a lot . Play when they are sleeping . They wake up all times of the night but are asleep more than awake . When they are toddlers you won’t have much play time except at night because they never stop moving or needing something . I have a 2&3 year old and my play time has gone down A TON, only when they go to sleep for the night or their mom takes them somewhere .

[BrettAwesome]

Then there's still hope 😊 thanks!

[Toiletsteak]

There's this guy called Fefe who wished this to happen so everyone should blame him!

[Ninver]

PS5 enhanced version for me it is then.

[Allied]

My wallet is saved!!!

[Baza]

My social life is saved!

[Veneno]

Dude 60 bucks ain't a lot of money especially if it's for a game you really really want.

[Allied]

It's a joke don't try and make a big deal out of it. I was excited for this just like other people were.

[Stanjara]

I knew it!

[TGGJustin]

Yep just said the other day this would be the next one and there it is. I said since E3 last year they wouldn't hit that date. With it coming in September I'll just wait for a next gen release at this point.

[FlyGuyHung]

Im actually happy about this. More time to complete my backlog before Series X & PS5.

[lazyboyblue]

Ouch. This hurts.

[Tetsujin]

I wonder because of some of the other releases, this will help balance certain games so there's limited to no saturation?

[RazzerRedux]

Ugh......that sucks. I mean...yeah, do what you got to do to make it great, but this was really high on my list.

Patience.....patience.

[ninja2ri]

2020 The year of delays.

[wheresmymonkey]

Soooo Cross gen launch title?

[HeisenbergX]

hahahaha this generation was a joke

THE GENERATION OF DELAYS

[gpturbo81]

What's another 5 months, really.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

A lot of people die in that timeframe.

[gpturbo81]

We all die. I've been ready

[Ceaser9857361]

Called it. Knew it was getting delayed

[DVAcme]

Honestly? Fine by me. I remember when The Witcher 3 came out. If those extra 5 months ensure the game is as bug and headache-free as possible before launch, I am more than happy to wait it out.

[Good-Smurf]

I mentioned this 83 days ago on TLOU
Part 2 moved to May article and here we are it got delayed again.
Give me time to buy more controllers and my play my bac klog more

[RaidenBlack]

So that makes every hyped game of 2019/2020 getting delayed at-least once. Except maybe RE3 Remake? But that got announced very recently.
Anyways, happy wallet for now.

[jbull]

I'd say Capcom and Square enix are delighted as RE3 and FF7 are given a free run in April and don't have to compete with Cyberpunk which is arguably the most hyped game of 2020.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

FF7R is the reason why Cyberpunk got delayed. FF7R is a behemoth!!!!

[jbull]

Damn it anyway, was really looking forward to playing this in 3 months time, September now looks stacked and I'm wondering will Ghosts of Tsushima release now in earlier summer as releasing in September with likely FIFA, Avengers and now Cyberpunk us risky.

[Christopher]

With TLoUP2 in summer (May 29), highly doubtful. It will likely be either a September/October release or early 2021.

[jbull]

Risky by Sony as a new IP up against those heavyweights and one with serious name recognition. This gen Sony has smartly released its exclusives in windows avoiding big heavy hitters.

[fatbastard11]

Wow what a disappointment but as long as they make it more polished. I’ll just get it on next gen systems since it’s so close.

[jbull]

Just hope they can at least give us more gameplay footage especially at E3 as this behind the scenes to reporters only crap is annoying.

[BioShockGX]

Nice, now I dont have to wait that long for PS5 version.

[Powerhug]

Fucking hell, they shouldn't have wasted so many years on this garbage...now 9 more months down the drain...

[Kiwi66]

But if they released it and it was buggy people would moan about that

[Powerhug]

Don't really care. They should've spent this time and money on a new Witcher game.

[Gatsu]

Delays suck, but I'm glad about it, because now I got way more time to enjoy RE3R and FF7R 😌... All them coming in one month would have been crazy.

[iQuasar]

.......F***!
- Geralt of Rivia

[Realms]

Well this is disappointing my interest level just dropped knowing it will release at a very busy time of the year for games.

[strayanalog]

More time to polish is completely fine. And honestly, it's welcome considering how a lot of developers gladly push content out with a firm date in mind.

[CrimsonWing69]

dang it!!!

[nismo370]

Cyberpunk 2077 won't be on PS5 or Xbox Project Scarlett when they launch.
PS5 and Xbox Series X will be backwards compatible.
"When it comes to next-gen, our game is coming to current-gen consoles, and this is what we have announced," chief finance officer Piotr Nielubowicz.

[Christopher]

Yeah, they announced that last year way before this, just now, delay that is closer to the release of two next-gen consoles. And, yeah, they will be backwards compatible (at least on X Series X, no definitive say on PS5). But, knowing CDPR and what they do to take advantage of hardware in their games, they're 99.9999% going to enhance the games for next-gen consoles and have them ready at launch.

[Powerhug]

Not only is the PS5 backwards compatible with PS4 games, there are rumors it's compatible with PS3,2 and 1 games.

[Christopher]

"Not only is the PS5 backwards compatible with PS4 games, there are rumors it's compatible with PS3,2 and 1 games."

I'll start saying any of that once Sony confirms it in the reveal. Otherwise, until then, it's all just rumors.

[nismo370]

In your dreams

[FalloutWanderer2077]

Not gonna happen. They will get the sales of current gen and backwards compat. newgen consoles. Then sometime in 2021 you'll see an enhanced version, and only after all the expansions release.

[--bienio--]

😂😂

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

More time for smaller games. I'm ok with this.

[FlyingFoxy]

So it will come out when we have Zen 3 CPUs and next gen Nvidia 3000 series cards

[bloodymeatballz]

Yo wtf I have had it with these empty promises on games. And it’ll take 2 more years to make it actually perform the way it should’ve at launch, but by that time it will have so many new money grubbing add ones that it’s unplayable until you pay more and more. Eat pus burps gaming industry. I’m through with you for a while.

[Christopher]

Somebody doesn't know CDPR.

[bloodymeatballz]

Somebody doesn't know the gaming industry. Devs say one thing and 6 months later their game will become a game as a service and change. Look at rainbow 6. The game was gold, but now a new team is taking over it will be trash with microtransaction after microtransaction. Mark my words this industry is over. Nintendo is the only one that actually can salvage it.

[bloodymeatballz]

And I really don't love Nintendo.

[masterfox]

yikes I wasn't expecting this, but if you think about it it was a wise move imo.

[dnAWE]

And here I thought 2019 was the year of delays...

[Christopher]

Every year is a year of delays since 2007. Just fact of life now.

[yoshatabi]

There's delays every year

[Vee77039]

I bet they making a ps5 launch version to take full advantage of ps5 and xbox series x power bet they delay it again for Christmas

[Wulfer]

Hard to do when MS has the marketing rights! Special XSX releases now that's a different story!

[nismo370]

In your dreams...

[Ruegrong]

I wonder if they delayed it because of witcher 3 recent sales jump

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Anyone know when Dying Light 2 comes out?

[Profchaos]

Now I'm going to feel less pressured to wait for the ps5 version.
It's definitely coming if it's a launch title though remains to be seen

[ajax17]

I'll take a delay over a buggy unfinished game any day

[Tedakin]

I assume since this is now only 7-8 weeks before next gen, it will run on next gen and hopefully have a next gen patch...?

[nismo370]

No

[FalloutWanderer2077]

Run? Yeah. Patch? Highly doubtful.

[Blu3_Berry]

Delays Galore. That's fine though, there were way too many games releasing around April so now we got a bit more breathing room.

[SolidGamerX]

Disappointing but understandable, hopefully the time is used to make it the best game it can be.

[gold_drake]

what the hell is going on haha. so many games are getting delayed, for better or worse lol.
but, ill just wait for the ps5 version of it.

[TheHateTheyGive]

This is why its so important to have 1st party games because you cant rely on 3rd parties. With sony i have to look forward to last of us 2, mlb 20 the show etc.

[Exvalos]

CD projekt red wanted none of that final fantasy 7 smoke

[Az1ner]

More reason for me to hold off until the series X version.

[nibblo]

Well that's annoying, I thought this game would see me through to the new consoles much like GTA V before the last gen. Makes sense for them though as they closer they can get to the new consoles releasing the more copies they can sell (unless they give a free upgrade which would awesome but unlikely)

[Lon3wolf]

More than happy for them to delay this as would rather a more polished/stable game.

[Father__Merrin]

id wait for a ps5 version but by then its likely be on sale on GOG for 19.99

[GameStallion]

Ridiculous at this point.

[Rambokind]

Ha, delayed -- you suckers waiting with bated breath for this will be disappointed. It won't be what you've been hyped to believe it'll be, remember Watch Dogs?

[yoshatabi]

Damn. The only game I was excited for.

[BillyG0AT]

I'll be waiting for the Series X version anyway.

[nismo370]

There will be no series X version. The game is backward compatible.

[Artemidorus]

What a miserable few days it's been for delays

[ZeekQuattro]

2020 is fast becoming the year of delays. It's worth it for a more polished product though.

[TheGamez100]

Not a bad thing, lets em polish further.... hopefully thats the case. With this, I can enjoy ff7 and p5r easier I guess lol.

[timotim]

The fall is getting pretty heated...

[Stay-Toasty]

This legit makes me sad. All i kept thinking is March is so close and finally get to see this game ive been waiting so long for, and now this.

[GamingSinceForever]

Wow that is significant.

[osamaq]

the game look mediocre at best anyway

[jeremyj2913]

Ugh! You mean I have to keep hearing about this game even longer?

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

It's pretty ironic that avengers moved to September to get out of the way of cp2077, yet they will face the same problem they were trying to avoid lol.

[nmbr1esq]

Fine with me...if they wanted to take another year, to optimize it for ps5 and XSX and add 3rd person option I'd be all for that too.

[nismo370]

You don't need to delay a game (current gen), if youre working on an enhanced version for next gen consoles. Just think....

[Elda]

The 3rd game to be delayed this year & I don't mind,thankfully FFVII:R releases in April along with some other big spring titles. Cyberpunk & Marvel Avengers releases in September which is good because there isn't any talk of anything major far as games releasing in that time of the month.

[franwex]

I was wondering why all the silence recently.

[LucidIllusion]

Good I need some space

[Yui_Suzumiya]

More time for The Last of Us: Part II, Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 3 and Persona 5 Royal.

[Weapon_of_choice]

Even if there is no PS5 version, the PS4 version will run better on the PS5, especially loading times. So I'kl wait at least until november 2020

[mudakoshaka]

It's all about money, nothing to do with polishing. If it needed to be delayed because of it not being finished, they would have known this several months ago and not 3 months before release. Either they are delaying so they can make an "enhanced" version for next-gen consoles. Or, they have been making money now on the Witcher games being sold, on account of the Netflix show.

Companies will do such things to push the revenue to a future fiscal quarter. CD know that they will sell 2077 like hotcakes, so my guess is that there are financial reasons for delaying the game.

[Realms]

You are right this is why it kind of bothers me a delay would have been another month or two not almost a year.

[mudakoshaka]

That’s how business works. I worked at a company a few years ago that did not pay out the workers requested overtime. We gave them a generic answer, “we have to take a closer look at the request before paying out”, we were deliberately delaying the payout. And us that were working with paying out these requests did not know why our boss was doing that...until the end of the year when we started paying them out all at once, and we realised that the boss just wanted better numbers for the current fiscal year.

[nismo370]

lol, you don't need to delay a game (current gen), if youre working on an enhanced version for next gen consoles. Just think....

[mudakoshaka]

That is why I believe it is for the other reason. And of course you would delay it to coincide with the next-gen, if they released it today I would get it for the PS4, and would not care for it when PS5 is released. But releasing it closer to next-gen consoles would sell well both on the older systems, and the new ones. It is not like GTA V where it took over a year for the ”enhanced” version to come, we are talking about 5 months. So I would definitely delay the current gen versions so it is regarded as a ”new” game on next-gen...but to my knowledge, this will be backwards compatible, and not ”enhanced” for next-gen.

[mudakoshaka]

Even more reason to delay the current gen version if they know that there won’t be an enhanced version for next-gen...why would you buy the next-gen version if you already played the previous gen one, and they have not enhanced anything on the new one? GTA made improvements, among them FPS, for the next-gen version, thus made it interesting for many to buy again. It will be hard to sell 2077 if they sold it now for PS4/Xbox, and then 6 months later a new console is coming which the game is not improved for. I believe many would turn their backs on it. But better to release it along with the new consoles.

[gamer7804]

I’m definitely waiting on next gen consoles before buying this. Game will be cheaper and run and look better just by waiting a couple months.

[AK91]

I’m ok with this the dev team isn’t Bethesda they want to release a playable project at launch.

[savedsynner]

Hate to say this but I kinda had a hunch. Not sure why but it felt like a game that would need a little more polishing and bug fixing. CD Projekt has about as stellar a rep in the video game industry as it gets. If they feel the game needs a little more dev time, go for it.

The problem I see is games are being announced WAY too early now. Announce a game when you realistically have about 1 year to go.

[whitbyfox]

This is great news i’ll still be busy playing Bubsy 3D and Rise of the Robots.

[Rachel_Alucard]

They delayed it to September because that's the best estimated selling point time post delay. Avengers did the same thing.

[sampsonon]

these games are getting too big for the amount of people working on them. i would pay $10 more for games if t meant they hired more people so the games would come out faster. or at least on schedule

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Good Call by CDPR. FF7R will overshadow Cyberpunk 2077 when it releases in April.

[stefd75]

not everyone likes FF games

[sleepyhead]

Lol, more like Square Enix somehow just got away with that stupid decision.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Square-Enix: we are going to delay Final Fantasy 7 Remake in Apri just to compete with Cyberpunk.

CDPR: YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH,no.

[FanboyPolice]

Yeah, I can live with that. My trust is in CD Projekt Red fully.

[FanboysKiller]

They wanna build multiple versions probably, nice to hear that, hope other studios follow suit.

[nismo370]

The game is not ready, obviously.

[Saijahn]

Only game I was looking forward to this year. Delays suck but whatever. Ill get it when they patch it for series x

[TheEroica]

Meh... 5 years ago I would've been bummed... Now a days I don't even know if I'll buy cyberpunk. It's probably waaaay too long for my time.

[adaminoregon]

Its not gonna run on current gen in a satisfying way. Just make it a next gen game.

[seanpitt23]

I would of been shocked and surprised if this actually came out the first release date it got... so this didn’t surprise me or shock me one bit because I knew 100% this would happen

[Ddog45]

Was so amped, counting the days. This was tough news!!!

[JokerBoy422]

This is completely speculation, but I think they did this due to the success of the Witcher show. Reports show that alot of people bought the Witcher 3 due to how great the show was and that a lot of money came into CD Project Red due to this. I'm guessing they are in a unique position to take those funds and spend more time adjusting and polishing Cyberpunk 2077 in order to get it to be the very best it can be.

Due to it now launching so close to the release of PS5 and Xbox Series X, I also assume they could be using that money to incorporate next gen features into this game. They have the time and money to do that now and I'm excited for this game now more than ever!