Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Another Delay, Now Due December 10th

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By Andrew E. Freedman
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Another 21 days.

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(Image credit: Stadia)

Cyberpunk 2077's developer CD Projekt Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077 an extra 21 days, to December 10, 2020.

This is the latest in several delays: The game was originally announced for a release in April, which was then pushed back to September and again to November. On October 5, the studio declared that the game had "gone gold," meaning its ready to go and ship with complete content.

The studio was in crunch mode, with six-day work weeks, Bloomberg reported, but there is still work to be done. In an announcement in a tweet, the company said the delay was due to shipping nine versions of the game: Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and X, PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, PS5, PC and Stadia, across different generations of hardware.

The statement also says that even though the game has gone gold, the time is necessary to make improvements that will be issued in a Day 0 patch.

"We're aware it might seem unrealistic when someone says that 21 days can make any difference in such a massive and complex game, but they really do," the statement reads. We'll see when the game comes out in December.

Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. He also keeps up with the latest news. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Kotaku, PCMag and Complex, among others. Follow him on Threads @FreedmanAE and Mastodon @FreedmanAE.mastodon.social.

6 Comments Comment from the forums
  • thepersonwithaface45
    I ain't even mad, that gives me more time to secure a 3080 and a 4k monitor.
    Heck yeah.
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  • RodroX
    They should leave Stadia out for later, that will make only 8 systems, instead of 9.

    Who use stadia anyways?
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  • thisisaname
    On October 5, the studio declared that the game had "gone gold," meaning its ready to go and ship with complete content.
    Seems someone bending the truth :(

    The statement also says that even though the game has gone gold, the time is necessary to make improvements that will be issued in a Day 0 patch.
    More of the release now and patch later, there should not be any need for a Day 0 patch. Any game should not be released that needs fixing on the first day.

    All this time in crunch mode, with six-day work weeks, this is rather bad for the staff, I hope they are getting fully played for this!!
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  • andrewkelb
    I am saddened by this but I understand wanting to polish the game as much as they can. That said, darn you CD Projekt Red, 2020 has been lacking in things to look forward to, stop moving the goal post.
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  • Phaaze88
    Kek.

    RodroX said:
    Who use stadia anyways?
    Psst.
    Don't look now, but they're behind you with pitchforks...

    But seriously: we know there are some who do, and among them - or perhaps all of them - folks are desperately standing their ground for the platform...
    If only because they don't want their investment to disappear faster than Radeon 7 support...
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  • Grindayzier
    something going on under table, I guess AMD/Microsoft involved. we want the Game to run on AMD GPU PC from day 0 :P , Since Nvidia RTX 3000 serious still not released to public properly :P
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