Mike Pondsmith, the creator of the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG that formed the basis of Cyberpunk 2077, has been discussing CD Projekt’s in-development sequel, saying it’ll feature second city that feels like “Chicago gone wrong”.
CD Projekt confirmed a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel was in the works back in 2022, and only a scant few details have been shared since then. We know it’s currently being referred to by the codename Project Orion, for instance, that it’s being developed by CD Projekt’s Boston and Vancouver studios, and… well, that’s about it.
Pondsmith, though, has now provided what might just be the first tangible details of CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. Speaking to TVGRY during this year’s Digital Dragons Conference in Krakow, he explained that while he’s “not as involved directly” with Project Orion as he was its predecessor, he still sees the scripts and has been visiting its development studio.
“Last week,” he revealed, “I was wandering around talking to different departments and seeing what they had… I spent a lot of time talking to one of the environment guys, and he was explaining how the new place in Orion… because there’s another city we visit, and I’m not telling you anymore than that.”