Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Be More Authentically America, Dev Says
Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel–known as Project Orion–is currently in development at CD Projekt Red’s new Boston-based studio, and the developer is hoping the new locale will give the sequel a more authentically American flair.
“I think Cyberpunk is obviously a uniquely American story,” acting executive producer Dan Hernberg explained in a recent episode of the AnsweRED podcast. “It’s got a lot of like, punk energy, and [the tabletop game] was written by an American, so it just seems right to do it in America.”
The first game–along with its highly praised DLC, Phantom Liberty–was developed at CD Projekt Red’s studio in Wrocław, Poland. This apparently led to some unforeseen complications when it came to creating Night City, which is canonically located in California and is essentially a futuristic version of Los Angeles. One example of the game’s setting getting lost in translation is an issue referred to internally as “the manhole debacle.”