It comes as no surprise thatCyberpunk 2077developer CD Projekt Red is much more financially stable than they were only a few years ago. Following the massive success ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the studio’s growth was presumed. However, in a recent statement, we now know that CD Projekt Red’s development team has grown over 60% sinceThe Witcher 3.
News on this comes from polish investment publication,StockWatch, who was reporting on latest departure of Sebastian Stępień. In case you missed that story, Stępień (Cyberpunk 2077’s Creative Director)left the team to join up with Blizzard Entertainment.
In a question to CD Projekt Red on whether this would at all hamper the development or vision ofCyberpunk 2077, the development team informed that it “will not affect the pace of work.” More importantly, they dropped some interesting information: the team for the game is now over 400 people.
His departure does not affect the pace of work on our latest title in any way.The team working on Cyberpunk 2077 already has over 400 people.
Now that is a staggering number for CD Projekt Red. As a point of reference, that same team was able to buildThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntwith a mere 250 people (including a QA team that was outsourced). We did the math for you, and that is boasting a 60% increase in terms of manpower behindCyberpunk 2077.
This may not come as such a surprise to some – we’ve seen some fairly big-name acquisitions to theCyberpunk 2077team,includingRiME’s lead level designer in 2018. However, the recent departure of such a high-level position would naturally have people wondering and how it is affecting team morale.
More importantly, we are guessing how this 60% staffing increase will affect the game and our expectations for it. We already know that the team is hopingto matchRed Dead Redemption 2’s technical qualityand the extended gameplay footagewas nothing short of breathtaking. Even better, we know the gameis officially playable from start to finishso the game is most certainly in its polishing stages.
Cyberpunk 2077still has no known release date. While therumor mill on that pointcontinues to turn, CD Projekt Red has stated firmly that it will release “when it’s ready.” Just likeThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,the game is expect to launch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Anyone hoping to pre-order the game and support the developer can already do soon Amazon.
