The nextCyberpunkandWitchergames might include multiplayer elements, at least according to a new job listing atCD Projekt Red.Despite having one of the most infamous launches in recent memory,Cyberpunk 2077has been slowly winning fans overwith updates over the past few years. Meanwhile, CDPR’sThe Witcherfranchise remains one of the most highly regarded RPG franchises of all time thanks to the blockbuster success ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Last year, CDPR announced several follow-up games for both these franchises, some of which were stated to have multiplayer elements in contrast to the developer’s primarily single-player releases of the past.
The originalCyberpunk 2077was going to have multiplayer, but this was later dropped due to the game’s troubled development cycle and the wave of necessary update patches brought on byCyberpunk 2077’s notorious bugs and glitches. Last year’s slate of newCyberpunkandWitchergames present a new opportunity to fulfill the first game’s lost multiplayer potential, though, with CDPR having reiterated its goal of providing memorable single and multiplayer experiences while announcing these projects.
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A job listing for a Senior Quest designer at CD Projekt Red was posted on LinkedIn a few days ago, one that explicitly asks forexperience with narratives in multiplayer games. This offer is tagged as “Cyberpunk 2077” on CDPR’s main career page, strongly implying that the successful candidate will work on either said game or the previously announcedCyberpunk 2077sequel. They could also be working on a futureWitchergame, as the offer also suggests that applicants be familiar with theWitcheruniverse in addition toCyberpunk.
This last part is rather interesting, as while CDPR did announce aWitcherspin-off with multiplayer elements(codenamedProject Sirius) last year, the offered position is in Poland rather than in-house studio The Molasses Flood’s home of Boston. This implies that CDPR’sProject Polaris(which is being developed at the main studio in Poland) could have some sort of multiplayer component as well despite previous beliefs that it would be single-player only like past mainlineWitchertitles.
Of course, any discussion about potential multiplayer for the upcomingCyberpunk 2077andWitchersequels is simply speculation at this point. Still, the fact thatCD Projekt Red’s latest job offer explicitly asks for experience with multiplayer narratives could be a promising sign that the studio’s many projects might have an online component to go with their assumed single-player campaigns.
