After Cyberpunk 2077 finally released in December, one would hope that post-launch updates and such wouldn't be subjected to the same, continuous delays (though some will say that the game should've been delayed again considering the state of its launch, including some of its own developers). Unfortunately, that has not been the case, as CD Projekt has decided to delay the game's second major patch.
While it has been updating Cyberpunk 2077 with several smaller hotfixes since it launched, CD Projekt intended to have two major patches release within the first couple of months of 2021, according to its own roadmap. The first patch came out without much of a hitch but the second, Patch 1.2, will be missing its intended February release and instead become available in the second half of March.
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As for the reason why, CD Projekt points to the recent cyber attack it suffered, where a hacker or hackers stole the source codes for several games, including Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, and demanded ransom, threatening to sell them online if their demands weren't met. CD Projekt didn't explain much further than that, only saying that between the attack on the studio's IT infrastructure and the scope of the update itself, it believes it needs additional time to ensure it lives up to player expectations.
While this news is no doubt frustrating for some players, it's somewhat nice to hear that CD Projekt is willing to delay it anyway. Despite delaying Cyberpunk 2077 several times, the studio was heavily criticized for enforcing crunch on developers (especially after it vowed not to do that). Plus, it already decided to delay the planned DLC as well so it could focus on improving and fixing the base game.
CD Projekt is likely trying to do everything it can to regain trust and improve its reputation after the fallout of Cyberpunk 2077's release. Not only did it and the game become easy targets of mockery and criticism from the general public and media outlets, but it also led to the game being delisted from the PlayStation Store (at the time of writing, it still hasn't come back) and CD Projekt offering refunds to disgruntled customers. It also caused stocks in the company to drop, which in turn led to its own investors filing lawsuits against it. All in all, it's been an undeniably disastrous time for the company and this new legacy may continue to haunt it for many years to come.
Cyberpunk 2077 is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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