Fans who fear that developer CD Projekt RED might follow in the footsteps of Electronic Arts (EA) when it comes to microtransactions need not fret, as the Polish studio itself has confirmed that "Cyberpunk 2077" will have no such detriments.
The company even took to Twitter to post about their stand regarding the "online elements" of the upcoming futuristic and dystopian roleplaying game (RPG). In the tweet, the developers stated that "Cyberpunk 2077" will be nothing less than their previous award-winning game "The Witcher 3." This means players can expect that the only additional expenses they will have to incur in "Cyberpunk 2077" are the expansions, as "The Witcher 3" had free downloadable contents (DLCs) and only two paid expansions.
CD Projekt RED also assured fans that it would not employ greedy and abusive microtransaction implementations, referencing the recent debacle EA had with "Star Wars Battlefront II" and "Need for Speed: Payback," both of which drew controversy for their excessive grind and absurd paywalls. The Polish development studio has also stated that "Cyberpunk 2077" will give players what they paid for, which is a vast open-world and story-driven singleplayer mode.
Rest assured, the company seems bent on keeping its commitment and focus on singleplayer and story-driven games in an era where both usually have a hard time getting approved or developed, according to Kotaku. It is worth noting that recent controversies regarding microtransactions usually come from either multiplayer game or singleplayer games with online and multiplayer elements, which is why fans of CD Projekt RED got worried with the company CEO's previous statement that "Cyberpunk 2077" will have online elements.
However, Adam Kicinski, the said CEO of the development studio, also claimed in an interview that the online aspect for "Cyberpunk 2077" would either need or recommend that players always stay online when playing to achieve long-term success in-game. Whatever this means remains to be seen; it is also not yet clear whether the studio would employ some form of obstructive anti-piracy or anti-tamper digital rights management (DRM) program, though "The Witcher 3" utilized none of those.
"Cyberpunk 2077" does not have a confirmed release date at the moment, but it should now be under development.
