Fans of Cyberpunk 2077 are no strangers to waiting, having had to go through a major trial of patience ever since the game was announced for the first time almost a decade ago.
CD Projekt Red's first departure from the popular and acclaimed The Witcher series is shaping up to be an even bigger splash than Wild Hunt with all the hype that it has generated over the years with trailers and press releases. It's also suffered its share of delays, but will finally launch on the 10th of November, 2020 10th of December, 2020 - provided all goes well.
While the origins of the Cyberpunk universe date back to 1988, the story of Cyberpunk 2077 specifically begins in May, 2012.
This is when CD Projekt Red, hot off the success of The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings catapulting them into the AAA spotlight, announced that they had entered a partnership with original creator Mike Pondsmith and acquired the license for a Cyberpunk video game project. A little less than a year later, in January 2013, the very first teaser trailer was shared with the world and the game's title - Cyberpunk 2077 - was revealed.
Though there was very, very little to go on, this was already enough to kick up significant hype around the project. The trailer itself was a full 3D "fly by" of a frozen frame where a "cyberpsycho", a cybernetically enhanced individual suffering from a side effect called cyberpsychosis, apparently massacred a number of civilians before being stopped by a MAX-TAC Psychosquad. One MAX-TAC operative is holding a gun to her head in preparation for execution. The trailer topped headlines for days following, and immediately sparked speculation among fans about the game.
