Cyberpunk 2077: Things to Know Before You Buy

Cyberpunk 2077 is finally out tomorrow, December 10, after several delays. The first teaser was revealed in 2012. That’s right, eight years ago! Then a year later, there was a short trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 that got fans interested in the game. Then about two years ago at E3 2018, the game was showcased for the first time and ever since, fans have been eagerly waiting. Now, the game is finally launching tomorrow and the reviewers have it in their hands, and while Cyberpunk 2077 has received generally positive reviews, there are a few things to know before you buy, if you haven’t pre-ordered it yet.

Cyberpunk 2077 global release dates, unlock times

Developed by Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red that gained traction with the Witcher franchise, in particular Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077 will launch globally on December 10 or 9, depending on the region.

The game will launch on December 9 or 10, depending on the region.

North America will have access to the game on December 9, beginning with Los Angeles at 4 p.m. PST (5:30 a.m. IST), followed by Mexico City at 6 p.m. CST (5:30 a.m. IST) and New York at 7 p.m. EST (8 p.m. IST). South America will have access to the game on December 9 starting at 7 pm COT (5:30 am IST). Europe and Western Asia will be able to play Cyberpunk 2077 from December 10 starting at 12 a.m. M. GMT (9:30 AM IST) and Dubai will have access to it at 4 AM. M. GST (5:30 a.m.). In India, the game will unlock on December 10 around 5 a.m., according to Steam.

Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Stadia. It will also be playable on the next generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S / X. Having to adjust the game for all of these platforms is what caused the latest delay in the game’s release.

Cyberpunk 2077 size, PC requirements, price

On PC, the game will occupy 70 GB of disk space and on PS5 / PS4, the download size exceeds 100 GB. On Xbox, the game is less than 60GB, but since shared Per Twitter user DreamcastGuy, there is a 43GB day one patch for the game.

CD Projekt Red shared the PC requirements for the game last month to run at 1080p, 1440p and 4K resolution.

Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements (minimum)

Resolution: 1080p Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K / AMD FX-8310 GPU: GTX 780 / Radeon RX 470 RAM: 8GB VRAM: 3GB

Cyberpunk 2077 (ultra) system requirements

Resolution: 2160p Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: RTX 2080S / RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 6800 XT RAM: 16 GB VRAM: 8 GB

Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements (ray tracing enabled, minimum)

Resolution: 1080p Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G GPU: RTX 2060 RAM: 16GB VRAM: 6GB

Cyberpunk 2077 System Requirements (Ray Tracing On, Ultra)

Resolution: 2160p Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: RTX 3080 RAM: 16GB VRAM: 10GB

On Steam, the game is priced at Rs. 2,999 while the Xbox version is priced at Rs. 3,490. The PlayStation version of Cyberpunk 2077 costs Rs. 3,499.

Cyberpunk 2077 hotfixes and bugs

CD Projekt Red lifted the review embargo on Monday night and aggregators such as OpenCritic and Metacritic gave it an average score of 92 out of 100 and 91 out of 100, respectively. PC reviews are mostly positive, but the game has numerous bugs of varying severity. The game has been referred to with all sorts of adjectives like “fantastic”, “beautiful and dazzling”, “open world masterpiece” and more. But, reviewers have also noted bugs like scripting issues affecting NPCs, enemies can see through walls, reloading the game does not accurately restore game state, floating weapons, mixing errors sound and more, as pointed out by Windowscentral. You can check out our full hotfix roundup for Cyberpunk 2077 here.

Fortunately, Fabian Mario Döhla from CD Projekt Red tweeted that the company is aware of the bugs and that “a lot of problems that the reviewers found (and reported) have already been fixed, some more are part of the update” This is good news for players who have purchased the game and for those who wait for it to be solved.

Also, developers have Announced They are working to add a separate epilepsy warning to the game, in addition to the one already present in the EULA. They also stated that the team is looking for a more permanent solution and that it will be implemented as soon as possible.

There is also a ‘streaming mode’ in the game that disables copyrighted music when turned on so that players streaming Cyberpunk 2077 don’t have to worry about copyright warnings for playing music that is owned by another. person.

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