Cyberpunk 2077 developer denies cut content is coming back as free DLC

Cyberpunk 2077 developer denies cutting content is coming back as free DLC

(Epitome credit: CD Projekt Red)

Update: 6:45 a.yard. ET: CD Projekt Red has denied the accuracy of the postal service, simply stating "We usually practise non comment on rumours, but this is simply non truthful" over on its official forum.

Information technology doesn't elaborate on whether the whole string of comments are false, or whether only some of them are, but it puts everything the anonymous poster said into doubt. And we were already pretty sceptical, given its origins on 4Chan

While it's true there is gratis DLC coming, and enough of content was cut from the final game, it's not articulate whether the two will combine in a hereafter update

Original story follows:

Hardly a mean solar day goes by when Cyberpunk 2077 isn't in the news, and now we're hearing rumors most the free DLC promised by developers CD Projekt Reddish. Specifically, the DLC will unlock some of the content that appears to have been cut from the game.

That's according to someone claiming to take worked on the game over on 4chan (as well archived on GameFAQs ). And they specifically referred to plans as a "No Man's Sky fashion comeback."

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You may recall that No Man's Sky was a major thwarting when information technology launched, as the last game was buggy and didn't live up to promised expectations. Sound familiar? In the cease, a abiding stream of patches and content has redeemed No Human being's Heaven, and information technology seems CDPR is hoping for something like to happen to Cyberpunk 2077.

Co-ordinate to the post, CD Projekt Red cut a wide swath of content from the game, much of which is in the procedure of existence restored for a launch afterward this twelvemonth. The first updates are said to be arriving in mid-March, and should exist consummate by tardily June. If the post is to exist believed, this would be the version of the game the developers originally wanted to release.

The mail service goes into detail about content cut due to censorship, such every bit NPC kids using drugs and various side quests, every bit well as other areas of the game that never fabricated information technology to release. Locked apartments that could exist explored, a Nosferatu-inspired hidden underground section of the city that was cut considering executives said it "looked ugly," and more that wasn't specified.

Of course, anyone tin can claim to be anyone on the net, and we've no fashion of verifying who the person making all these claims is. They could well exist a developer at CDPR, or it could all be a con. We're but going to take to wait and run into what happens between now and June.

What else has been cut?

The news that content was cut is no large shock to gamers who accept already discovered prove in the game's code. Almost recently fans institute evidence of cut romance options that aren't available in the chief game (via Reddit).

Originally CDPR offered a number of options that didn't appear in the final game, which left you with the choice of bad-mannered encounters with prostitutes or 4 romanceable NPCs that are locked to your character's sexual activity. Players discovered that with a little modification, you can restore those potential encounters no matter who you play as.

Why those options were cut is unclear, especially since fully voiced audio files are present in the game's code. Not everything can make it to the final product, however.

Players accept also found testify of an unused monorail station that would have immune faster travel effectually Night City. Hopefully, that's one thing that does render in a futurity update.

Mods are out there besides

While CDPR has started piece of work on updates for Cyberpunk 2077, gamers have been taking matters into their own hands. Over at Nexus Mods, players take already created their own mods to improve the game, such as better vehicle treatment or a better minimap.

Other mods include a better ray tracing optimization, enhanced HDR, and much more. Equally of publishing, at that place are 28 pages worth of mods on the site, meaning people have been working very hard in the weeks since launch.

Still, mods are simply available on the PC version of the game, meaning panel players don't get to relish these fan-made enhancements. But even PC players should be careful, because an unofficial mod could affect a user's game or system; install at your own risk.

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