Earlier today, CD Projekt RED announced that Cyberpunk 2077 will be delayed. The game was originally slated to be released on April 16, but most fans actually expected to see a delay announced sooner rather than later. There was "just no way" that game was going to be released in April. Even a number of previews for the game noted how janky a lot of it seemed, especially for a game that was mere months away from release.
Well, today was that day. The studio announced earlier on Twitter that Cyberpunk 2077 won't be out until at least September.
Specifically, the new release date is set for September 17, 2020. The included image in the tweet reads:
"We are currently at a stage where the game is complete and playable, but there's still work to be done. Night City is massive - full of stories, content and places to visit, but due to the sheer scale and complexity of it all, we need more time to finish playtesting, fixing and polishing. We want Cyberpunk 2077 to be our crowning achievement for this generation and postponing launch will give us the precious months we need to make the game perfect."
Just yesterday we passed along word that Final Fantasy VII Remake was being pushed from March into April. Final Fantasy's new release date placed it a mere 6 days ahead of Cyberpunk's release. At least now, April won't be quite as full, but it's still a fairly packed few weeks there between the end of March and the first half of April.
What's next for the delay announcements? My money is on Half-Life: Alyx.
