Yesterday was a big day for Xbox fans eagerly awaiting more information on the soon to release next generation of Xbox console in the Xbox Series X. But what came as an extra bonus surprise for fans was a tweet from CD Projekt Red piggy backing on an official Xbox tweet to reveal this:
This confirms perhaps that there will be no “Xbox Series X” only retail version of Cyberpunk 2077 but instead when you buy it for Xbox One when it releases in September, possibly two months before the Series X comes out and then do pick up the Xbox Series X console, you will get the full upgrade to the game for free to run on the Series X.
I remember just before the PlayStation 4 and original Xbox One consoles released, some games would have two separate retail versions, one for the last generation of consoles and one for the new so Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag had a Xbox 360/PS3 version of the game and then a PS4/Xbox One version and HALO 5 only released on the Xbox One and not the Xbox 360. The Last of Us as another example, was released on PS3 originally and then a “remastered” version was then released for the PlayStation 4 but had to be purchased ‘again’ by PS3 owners wanting to play it on the next gen PS4.
This announcement shows just how self aware CD Projekt Red are when it comes to how much money they want or expect fans to spend on their games with their views on DLC already wildly known. To have this announcement certainly sets a precedent going forward and it will be interesting to see if other game publishers/developers follow the same principle and only release one retail version of the game with one price and that any upgrades to add the features of a more powerful Xbox console will be free.
*Update 25/02/2020: Microsoft has now also confirmed that purchasing HALO: Infinity for Xbox One will also be given a free update to enhance it for ‘Xbox Series X’ for free*
Cyberpunk 2077 will release for Xbox One family of consoles, PlayStation 4 and PC on September 17th 2020.
