Cyberpunk 2077 - PS5 Free Upgrade Expected Second Half 2021

[Omegaice]

Good ol' Best Buy charged my card today for this...guess it's actually happening.

[Leonidas King]

Seriously though, kinda wished this was released as a standalone PS5 game, with a PS5 banner.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by Leonidas King

Seriously though, kinda wished this was released as a standalone PS5 game, with a PS5 banner.

I hear ya, we'll make it work though!

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by Leonidas King

Seriously though, kinda wished this was released as a standalone PS5 game, with a PS5 banner.

That's why I'm not touching it until the PS5 upgrade patch is released.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

That's why I'm not touching it until the PS5 upgrade patch is released.

Awesome! I'll still be playing it Thursday.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Omegaice

Awesome! I'll still be playing it Thursday.

Awesome! We don't care!

[Show spoiler]

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

Awesome! We don't care!

[Show spoiler]

Uhm, ok then!

[Zivouhr]

The thing is, have we seen a night and day difference in current cross generation games for PS4 to PS5? A subtle difference in resolution, textures and reflections mostly (plus frame rates), but in comparison videos, the difference is subtle to most people's eyes. Only when you look closely can you see the subtle differences.

The art is equally great in both versions in terms of characters, buildings, vehicles, scenery and special effects.

So to wait for the PS5 upgrade is understandable, though it's a good idea to not expect a miracle improvement in terms of visuals anyway.

Frame rate would be a bonus for the PS5 upgrade I bet.

[Derb]

On PS5 you’ll be able to play it at 60fps but you will sacrifice Resolution.

How much Resolution is the question?

If a lot, I’ll go with 30fps Cap.

[The Collector FX]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

That's why I'm not touching it until the PS5 upgrade patch is released.

Do you mean the official PS5 optimization patch that will arrive much later in the future?(assuming you buy the PS4 version at launch)

Or are you referring to the PS5 patch that will optimize Cyberpunk via backwards compatibility?

[Hatter]

If not for the last minute delays, this release is no different than GTA V being released at the tail end of a console gen. It sold fantastically well and ran well on the last gen platforms. To avoid a game over some graphic fidelity seems silly. Core gameplay isn’t really going to change when the next gen patch comes. GTA V after all the rereleases is still essentially the same game.

[Member-115369]

I’m waiting mostly as I want to read reviews as I’m not sure the game is my cup of tea. Setting doesn’t do much for me and WRPGs, including Witcher 3, tend to be pretty meh for me in gameplay as I rarely like the combat, don’t like messing with builds and spending a lot of time in menus etc. I have to really like the setting, story and characters to stay interested in most, and often play on easy to minimize having to fuss with builds and other systems.

Also want to see if there are any major, prevalent bugs given the last minute delay.

Performance is the bottom consideration. Framerate drops bother me, but I’d be surprised if you can’t at least get a solid 30FPS on PS5/XSX. Performance worries are probably mostly for base PS4/X1 owners as those consoles are 7 years old and weren’t all tnsr powerful out of thr game (hence the need for mid gen refreshes).

The main thing performance wise I’m mostly wanting to see whether the PS5 or XSX version has an edge. I won both So I can grab whichever is best. If equivalent I’ll go PS5 as my Sony Gold headset doesn’t work with XSX and I’m getting static and dropouts intermittently when playing with headphones plugged into my Xbox Elite controller. I’m going to buy the Steelseries Arctis 7x that will work with both (and pretty much everything), but they’re sold out everywhere.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Omegaice

Uhm, ok then!

I'm guessing you didn't click on the spoiler. I was just messing with you.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Hatter

If not for the last minute delays, this release is no different than GTA V being released at the tail end of a console gen. It sold fantastically well and ran well on the last gen platforms. To avoid a game over some graphic fidelity seems silly. Core gameplay isn’t really going to change when the next gen patch comes. GTA V after all the rereleases is still essentially the same game.

For me, it has little to do with how much of an upgrade the actual PS5 version will be over the version that will be releasing on Thursday. It will still sound silly to some, but I'm waiting because of the fact that the PS4 and PS5 versions will have separate trophy lists. There will be plenty of things to play between now and late 2021 when the PS5 version likely releases, so I'll be ok.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

I'm guessing you didn't click on the spoiler. I was just messing with you.

I was posting from my phone so I didn't see it until later.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

For me, it has little to do with how much of an upgrade the actual PS5 version will be over the version that will be releasing on Thursday. It will still sound silly to some, but I'm waiting because of the fact that the PS4 and PS5 versions will have separate trophy lists. There will be plenty of things to play between now and late 2021 when the PS5 version likely releases, so I'll be ok.

Why are separate trophy lists such a bane for you? With cross save on Spider-Man Remastered for example, they all popped on the PS5 after transferring the PS4 saves bar the new trophies.

I wouldn't sniff at having a Platinum trophy pop immediately with that and Cyberpunk 2077 looks to have a lot of replay ability with the "Road not Taken" style of options. First playthrough sometimes being the "Do what you want" and the 2nd a "Perfect Playthrough" for a Platinum potentially or the "Best Ending". I see myself hopefully revisiting Witcher 3 once the next gen free upgrade drops.

[Zivouhr]

I heard the game saves will be compatible according to CDPR, but were they referring to the current PS4 game being played on PS5, or most likely the PS5 version update being compatible with the PS4 version? They didn't make it entirely clear in their press release.

Because if the saves are compatible between versions, then there won't be any need to restart all the progress for Cyberpunk if one starts playing on release date. Unless it's to play the character type of the 3. Corporate, Nomad, Street.

[Member-115369]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

I heard the game saves will be compatible according to CDPR, but were they referring to the current PS4 game being played on PS5, or most likely the PS5 version update being compatible with the PS4 version? They didn't make it entirely clear in their press release.

Because if the saves are compatible between versions, then there won't be any need to restart all the progress for Cyberpunk if one starts playing on release date. Unless it's to play the character type of the 3. Corporate, Nomad, Street.

Saves are compatible across PS4 and PS5. PS4 won’t get the next gen upgrade coming later next year of course as that’s to boost graphics for those consoles that can’t be done on last gen hardware.

But yes, regardless of whether one plays now in PS4/X1 hardware or that version of that game on PS5/XSX the saves will carry over. On the same platform anyway. IDK if it has cross save across PS/Xbox/PC.

[Mavrick]

If we believe those that have gotten it early the main story is about 11 hours long. That's not including side missions or 100% exploration. https://twitter.com/DreamcastGuy/sta...29923101315074

[XavierTheaterPotato]

At least it won't take forever assuming you blast through the Story Missions. But who would want to do that?