Two videos have been shared for Cyberpunk 2077’s next-gen upgrade. Both videos cover the same sequence of gameplay, though the PS5 and Xbox Series X videos don’t perfectly align if only to show they are independent playthroughs and not just a recreation of gameplay on both consoles. The gameplay featured in the trailers is extensive, offering over 30 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 footage. It should be noted that the footage is story-focused, rather than sandbox-focused, which may raise some eyebrows.
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For the most part, the Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay on PS5 and Xbox Series X will prove familiar to past Cyberpunk 2077 players, just with more impressive visuals than on PS4 and Xbox One. Features that CD Projekt Red calls attention to include 4K resolution with dynamic scaling and ray tracing, though it also mentions a variety of other nonspecific visual improvements.
While it may not be apparent from the gameplay featured in these two trailers, Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.5 patch will feature massive changes to the overall experience. Those changes are largely focused on the sandbox, however. Cyberpunk 2077’s completely reworking combat balance, updating enemy AI, adding complexity to combat scenarios, rebuilding NPC vehicle traffic technology, and fixing the broken crowd AI. As Cyberpunk 2077’s player base understands, the list of necessary fixes and changes is long. CD Projekt Red is going to address as many of them in update 1.5 as it can.
The question that’s left lingering in Cyberpunk 2077 players’ minds is whether CD Projekt Red will have done enough in patch 1.5 to make it worth upgrading or buying the game anew for next-generation consoles. Obviously, the visual improvements alone will be persuasive for many Cyberpunk 2077 fans. But others may feel like they’ve gotten enough out of their first playthrough, or that they wanted larger changes than what CD Projekt Red managed.
Time will tell whether CD Projekt Red is able to recapture the attention of its fanbase. Despite all the controversies surrounding Cyberpunk 2077’s launch, including being pulled from the PlayStation store for several months, it was still a striking success on other platforms and very well-received by critics, too. The potential for Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to be one of the best games of 2022 is there. It’s time to see if CD Projekt Red has capitalized on it.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S support arriving in the near future.
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