David Bridges
Earlier than Cyberpunk 2077’s redemption arc was accomplished, its anime spinoff helped pave the best way for it to occur. Studio Set off’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners actually labored additional time to vary opinions on the sport, and blew everybody away again in 2022. With a essential and award-winning hit like that on its fingers, CD Projekt Crimson has no plans of ditching animation.
Throughout the developer’s Q&A at its latest earnings name, co-CEO Michał Nowakowski was requested what people have been asking for 2 years: are we getting an Edgerunners season two? Prior to now, the studio mentioned the present was a one-and-done, which Nowakowski reiterated right here. However he additionally cryptically added the developer was “positively planning on doing extra by way of animation. Anticipate to see extra for positive, however that’s so far as I can go proper now.”
In previous monetary stories, CDPR mentioned it could work to make Cyberpunk and The Witcher into transmedia properties. In Cyberpunk’s case, the studio mentioned in 2022 it was open to teaming with different Japanese studios to create different anime set on the planet of Mike Pondsmith’s RPG setting. However any plans which can be being cooked up could also be a methods off: from its not too long ago posted financials from earlier this week, CDPR is gearing as much as put most of its growth consideration on The Witcher 4 (codenamed “Polaris”), whereas Cyberpunk 2 (aka “Orion”) is in pre-production. Edgerunners labored as a result of it got here out in proximity to Cyberpunk 2077’s turnaround interval, and it’s uncertain the studio would need a huge hole between the eventual sequel and no matter new sequence it’s cooking up.
Even with out one other anime sequence, Cyberpunk is primed to develop proceed past video games. Final 12 months, CDPR revealed it was teaming with Nameless Content material to present Cyberpnk a live-action TV present. We haven’t heard something about it since then, however a technique or one other, it appears to be like just like the studio will make good on its dream of turning the sci-fi sport right into a marquis franchise.
[via IGN]
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