Cyberpunk 2077’s mysterious Patch 2.3 is about to get more details in just a few hours, and I’m already excited to see what CD Projekt Red is cooking up to make me want to start a new playthrough. After being hit by an unfortunate delay, the release date feels so close, yet still out of reach.
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Ever since the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red has been teasing the upcoming 2.3 update, calling it a beefy patch that adds new content to the game. But what could it be? Let’s speculate.
A New Game Plus Mode?
Since the game’s disastrous launch back in December 2020, fans have been hoping for a New Game Plus mode that would let them carry over upgrades, perks, and cyberware into a fresh playthrough. Despite CD Projekt Red previously saying they couldn’t implement it, maybe circumstances have changed and we’ll finally see the mode added in Patch 2.3.
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+ 3If we look back at CDPR’s previous work, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt didn’t get its New Game Plus until a few months after release.
A Third-Person Mode?
This might sound like a stretch, but maybe Patch 2.3 will include a switchable third-person camera mode. Sure, it seems like a nearly impossible task, but maybe CD Projekt Red has found a way to make it work more smoothly and let players experience Cyberpunk 2077 from a new perspective.
Capcom’s modern Resident Evil titles, which focused on a first-person view, eventually got a third-person camera option. So maybe CD Projekt Red is heading in that direction too, but who knows?
New Quests
The most realistic thing we can expect from Patch 2.3 is a handful of new quests and side gigs to add more hours to the game’s already lengthy story. If it follows the same approach as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, where CD Projekt Red added new quests to coincide with their Netflix adaptation, we could be looking at two or three new quests to explore.
click to enlarge+ 3And with new quests usually come new rewards. Here’s hoping we get some new weapons and maybe a few stylish Night City outfits.
Something Else?
Something more realistic than new quests, New Game Plus, or a third-person mode? Maybe Patch 2.3 is a smaller update focused on quality-of-life improvements. We could see new items, minor updates to vehicle customization, and not much more. Nothing huge, but possibly a teaser for the next Cyberpunk entry.
click to enlarge+ 3As for me, it would take something truly fresh to get me to start a whole new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077. But then again, maybe a small patch is just the push I need to dive back into Night City.
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