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Update 2.3 is inbound for Cyberpunk 2077, as CD Projekt Red’s action RPG adds even more new content.
There are no happy endings in Night City
Maybe happy endings don’t exist in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, because it never actually ends? At least, that’s the feeling that we’re getting from developer CD Projekt Red, as the company prepares to immanently drop another pretty big update for the five year old aRPG. Update 2.3 will arrive tomorrow, July 17th, for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation versions of the game, with the Switch 2 edition getting it some time down the road.
While it won’t have any major campaign elements included, this latest drop will host a number of improvements. And those won’t be small in scale either. Developed in partnership with Virtuos, update 2.3 will see photo mode get a ton of new options, deliver AutoDrive (for most cars), enable players to call in Delamain taxi service to get where they want to go, and even add in a few new missions. Those will be tied to unlocking some new rides, including the Yaiba Semimaru from the Cyberpunk 2077: Kickdown comic book.
Along with the updates, came news the Cyberpunk 2077 is also getting ported to the Mac. And when we say that said port is on its way, we mean that it’s arriving along with the update, tomorrow. The game won’t be playable on every Mac of course, but will be available for “Apple silicon Mac models, 16GB+”, according to CD Projekt Red.
All of the above and more is included in today’s REDstreams episode, which you can find below. Just be forewarned, it’s about an hour in length. So with that in mind, we’ve included the notes from the press release as well.
Notes from the press release:
Players can now sit back and relax and let their vehicle do the work. While driving an owned vehicle, it is now possible to choose or create a map marker and enable AutoDrive to navigate to the destination completely hands-free. Night City’s premier driverless taxi service is fully operational now too thanks to the ability to summon a Delamain cab, choose a destination, and then let Delamain chauffeur players to their destination — for an appropriate eurodollar fee, of course. While using either means of transport, various cinematic camera angles can also be enjoyed, allowing passengers to take in Night City in a whole new light.
For those who prefer to take the wheel themselves, brand new vehicles have also been added with Update 2.3 in the form of a motorcycle and three new cars — including the brand-new Yaiba Semimaru from the Cyberpunk 2077: Kickdown comic! These vehicles can be unlocked by completing associated quests.
A plethora of new settings and customization options have also been added to Photo Mode. It is now possible to customize the weather and time of day to obtain the perfect shot, while also choosing from a greater selection of NPCs, outfits, and poses. New stickers and frames have also been added, and players now can now customize how NPCs look at the camera during shooting, with greater control over heads, eyes, and shoulders during any pose, bringing deeper command over every shot.
CD Projekt Red press release
In addition, new technology features have been added with Update 2.3, including VRR support consoles, AMD FSR4 support, AMD FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, Intel XeSS 2.0, improved HDR settings, and more. All details of what’s included in this update can be found via the official patch notes.
