CD Projekt already prepping Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. CD Projekt already prepping Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up And has 40 people messing about with multiplayer. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 2 Jul 2019 28 comments Cyberpunk 2077 maker CD Projekt Red has caused fan hearts to flutter with talk of its work on three games in the Cyberpunk universe. Speaking to Polish financial site Bankier, CDPR exec Adam Kiciński mentioned the developer's various teams were now spread across the three games, as well as continuing support for Gwent. But a lot of this - most of it, in fact - simply reinforces what we knew already. One of those three Cyberpunk games is... Cyberpunk 2077 - now less than a year away from its 16th April 2020 launch. Another is the next big AAA game from the studio, which we knew back in March 2018 would be released by the end of 2021 (this seems quite soon after the release of Cyberpunk 2077 - perhaps it will slip). What's new here is confirmation this will be another game in the Cyberpunk universe (rather than, as the internet might have you believe, The Witcher 4). "Our next big project will also be in the 'cyberpunk' universe," CDPR exec Piotr Nielubowicz explained, "and we're already working on it and treating it as a really big and innovative project for us." No word yet, then, on a return for Keanu. Finally, CDPR is working on Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer. We knew that too. It's unclear if this will release standalone or simply be a separate mode playable via 2077, a la GTA Online. The multiplayer team is made up of around 40 people (for reference, CDPR employs around 800 total). Some kind of multiplayer component for Cyberpunk 2077 has been talked of, played up and played down for donkey's years. Back in 2013, CDPR boss Adam Badowski told Eurogamer there would be "multiplayer features" in the game. Five years later, at E3 2018, CDPR quest designer Patrick Mills told us multiplayer was still being worked on. "We have multiplayer in R&D, but the game we're shipping to you, the game you're going to buy is the single-player experience," Mills said. "At launch we're concentrating on the single-player game. That's what we want to give you." Last month at E3 2019, I checked in with lead quest designer Paweł Sasko who told me plans had not changed and Cyberpunk 2077 will definitely be single-player at launch. "Yes, 100 per cent," Sasko said. "We're not really working on multiplayer, our sole focus is single-player. We'll do that, then we'll see. We're not saying no but we're not saying yes. If something does happen it will definitely be post-launch and that's as much as I can say right now." When contacted for further illumination on all the above, CDPR declined to comment further. In short, then: Cyberpunk 2077 next April, probably a multiplayer thing after, then another big game a couple of years down the line. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store