A financial call which reveals some interesting tidbits, including a hands on event for Cyberpunk in June, a new screenshot of an AI guided combat cab from prior trailers, Cyberpunk entering its final phase of development and some car customization details that may be present in the game, all in todays Cyberpunk 2077 news!
First up we have a cheeky tweet from CDPR saying “Seriously though, can nobody launch stuff on time anymore? Launch America” in reference to the failed Space X launch on the 27th of May. Obviously Cyberpunk was delayed a while ago, and since then no industry has been safe from delays, including space travel so I guess it is what it is.
Moving on we have a financial call from CDPR relaying some important news. First the Witcher games have sold 50 million copies in total, an incredible milestone and largely due to the prolonged sales of the witcher 3 on all platforms as well as its new switch port.
Sales and net profits for Q1 2020 were the best in the groups history for the first quarter as sales revenues peaked at 193 million Zloty.
When it comes to Cyberpunk, Piotr mentions that the project is drawing to a close, and that they have spent 54 million zloty on the development of new video games and technologies. This might include not only 2077, but Cyberpunk online as well as the pre-development for their next single player title which may be in the Witcher universe.
Piotr cracks a smile when he mentions that they are cooking up something special in place of E3 and reaffirms that Night City Wire will be the event kicking off most of the marketing push. There was also an earning presentation where one of the slides labeled a hands-on event in June 2020. This is likely where media outlets, journalists and influencers will get their hands on the game and start writing and creating content surrounding their impressions, which is really what we are all waiting for. The game looks great so far, but how does it actually play?
Moving on we have an awesome little look at the combat cabb driven by the AI delamain from the 2019 CGI trailer in these brand-new renders. These crystal-clear images really show off some of the finer details like the side leds and wheels that we weren’t able to get a good look at during the high paced trailer. Delamain is the AI who runs this specific combat cab, and will likely bail you out of tricky situations when you are in the pinch.
We also have this post from DucentiTredecim on potential other forms of customization. From top to bottom we have two different types of Quadra V techs, we have the type 66 and its Nomad Wraith equivalent, we have a Thornton truck, we have this 6-wheeler, as well as what seems to be more of a buggy style nomad vehicle. It’s defiantly compelling evidence that car customization is a thing but were going to have to wait for confirmation on this.
Now Ducenti also posted this clearer Nomad and StreetKid lifepath image from the Deep Dive trailer we had a while ago. Nice to see both the Nomad and Street Kid lifestyles up close, since the visual style posters from Cyberpunk are modelled on them, but not exactly the same.
Next up we have the finalists announced for the Cyberpunk PC modding contest and I have to say the ones that they have shown are crazy. This would be a tough choice for me, but I gotta go with the Voodooboys one for the creativity element, even though its not the flashiest.
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