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Cyberpunk 2077 lead wanted 2.5 update to be “more meaningful” than CDPR’s last Edgerunners patch
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.5 update launched alongside the debut of Edgerunners 2 on Netflix. CD Projekt Red associate director Paweł Sasko said the team wanted the patch to make the links between the game, the animated series and other Cyberpunk stories feel more direct and meaningful.
The update adds a quest set before the new series, following the final job of Team King and introducing King, Meshuga, Miguel and Emily. It also takes players to a previously unexplored part of Night City and uses the series’ voice actors for the characters. Sasko wanted the patch to go further than 2022’s Edgerunners Update, which added features including transmog and cross-progression; after 2.5 arrived, the game reached its highest Steam player count in three years.
In short
- Update 2.5 adds a prequel quest for Edgerunners 2.
- CD Projekt Red aimed to deepen the connection between game and series.
- Cyberpunk 2077 reached its highest Steam player count in three years.
Explained simply
Cyberpunk 2077 is a role-playing game set in Night City, a future city shaped by powerful corporations, advanced technology and criminal groups. It is made by Polish studio CD Projekt Red and is part of a wider fictional world that also includes books and screen stories.
The Edgerunners animated series follows characters in that same world, while updates to the game can add features or connect its story with the series. Paweł Sasko is an associate director at CD Projekt Red, involved in the game’s development. These links matter to fans who follow Cyberpunk across different formats and want those stories to feel connected.
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