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During the Italian festival Lucca Comics & Games 2022, the portal Screenweek.it interviewed Pavel Sasko, quest director of CD Projekt Red, and Miles Tost, level designer of Cyberpunk 2077. Company representatives answered a number of questions, such as how long Cyberpunk 2077 will be supported, will there be a third person in the game, there will be a world Cyberpunk 2077 Ciri and why the sequel was announced so soon.
In response to a question about how long Cyberpunk 2077 will be supported, Pavel Sasko replied that the game will definitely be supported until the Phantom Liberty add-on is released, and what will happen after that is still unknown. The third-person view will not officially appear in the game, because it “‘doesn’t match how the developers see the game”. Project Orion – the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 – was announced so early to recruit a team and attract new developers. Regarding Ciri’s appearance in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, Pavel Sasko answered “never say never”.
Ciri’s words in The Witcher 3 have given rise to many speculations about her possible appearance in the Cyberpunk saga, thanks to the girl’s ability to travel across the multiverse. Will this fan’s dream ever come true?
Miles Toast:
I don’t think we will ever be able to answer that question. We always joke that technically Ciri is already in the game. There is a drawer where a drawer can be opened and inside is a magazine with Ciri on the cover.
Paul Sasko: Furthermore, it is important for us not to mix different franchises together without a specific goal. I know the multiverse is heavily promoted in the DC and MCU franchises, but we take care of our IPs and don’t mix them together unless necessary. However, never say never: I remember how we implemented this Ciri dialogue in The Witcher 3, and of course it was no coincidence. We said to ourselves: “Let’s make a small hint, but not too much”. We did it on purpose.
