CD Projekt Red officially confirmed Cyberpunk 2 / Polaris for a 2027 release at this quarter’s investor day, ending years of speculation about the sequel’s existence and timeline. The first concrete details: V returns as a returning protagonist (alongside a new lead), the engine has fully migrated from REDengine 4 to Unreal Engine 5, and 520 developers are now full-time on the project.
The under-reported detail is the day-one Linux build commitment. CDPR is shipping native Linux/Steam Deck support at launch, which is the most significant Linux-first commitment from a major AAA publisher since Valve’s own internal titles. FragneticLab thinks this is the strategically smart positioning move CDPR could make — the original Cyberpunk’s launch issues damaged the studio’s credibility, and shipping with platform-breadth that exceeds most peers would be a meaningful reputation rebuild.
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