Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Says Multiplayer Microtransactions “Won’t Be Aggressive”

Cyberpunk 2077 will include a multiplayer mode, but that component of the game will not be released until sometime after the debut of the single-player game. When Cyberpunk multiplayer does arrive, it will have some form of microtransaction system, and now developer CD Projekt Red has shared some additional insight on its approach to them. CD Projekt Red has reiterated that the single-player game will not have any microtransactions at all.

CD Projekt Red is looking for ways to get people to spend money and be happy about it in multiplayer. Cyberpunk will not be aggressive, but you can expect great things to be bought. The goal is to design monetization in a way that makes people happy to spend money. It is about creating a feeling of value. Other giant game companies like EA, Take-Two, and Activision have said the same about their approach to microtransactions.

They want to create a transaction where the consumer feels they are getting value for their money. This is only the second game by CD Projekt Red to feature multiplayer, after free-to-play title Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. It is also the first game from the studio not set in the Witcher universe. Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer has yet to be formally announced, so it is too soon to say or guess at what its microtransactions might look like.

In addition to these microtransactions for multiplayer, Cyberpunk 2077’s single-player game will have free DLC and paid expansions, just like The Witcher 3 before it.

You can expect more, actually. As Cyberpunk is close to the release, expect the post-release plans to be revealed fairly soon. A series of free DLCs and expansions will be described. Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer spin-off is not going to come out anytime soon, expect it to release in 2022 at the soonest. In other CD Projekt Red news, the developer has confirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 2021.

These versions of the game will be available as a free upgrade for existing owners. Additionally, Rockstar is making Cyberpunk 2077-branded energy drinks.