Cyberpunk 2077 julkaistiin vuonna 2020, ja pelin pohjalla hyrrää wanha Red Engine -pelimoottori. CD Projekt Red on käyttänyt samaa pelimoottoria The Witcher -pelien tekemiseen. Sittemmin firma on hankkinut itselleen lisenssin Epic Gamesin Unreal Engine 5 -pelimoottoriin.
Michał Nowakowskin mukaan Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty on ensimmäinen ja viimeinen laajennus, koska käytössä oleva pelimoottori on jo liian vanha.
"As we have announced a long time ago, we're not going to make a second or third Cyberpunk 2077 expansion. This is the only expansion of the game, and it has nothing to do with the numbers and how satisfied or not we are with sales or anything of the kind. It's a technological decision to be honest. This is the last time we're working on the REDengine for the time being at least, and in the foreseeable future as you know we are working on the Unreal Engine from Epic. This was one of the key reasons why we decided this was the only Cyberpunk expansion."
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