: Restored missing glowing chest cyberware assets and fixed broken facial expression configurations.
: Fixed position and rotation tracking arrays so V's exact angle and height adjustments save properly. 🎨 Expanded Customization: V and Vehicles
While the major content drops of 2024 (like the metro system and new apartments) gave us more to do , the 2.20 update focuses on how it feels to exist in the dark future. This is a massive technical pass that bridges the gap between current hardware and the upcoming "Project Orion" sequel tech.
January 23, 2025 Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
For users with top-tier hardware, the combination of DLSS4 and the new Transformer model for ray reconstruction has been lauded as a "night and day" improvement. Path tracing, once unplayable for many due to ghosting effects, is now reportedly smoother and visually cleaner. ⚠️ The Negative: FPS Inconsistencies Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.20 2.21 -23.01.2025-
Update 2.3 lands tomorrow on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S! www.cyberpunk.net Should You Play Cyberpunk 2077 In 2025?
officially rolled out on January 23, 2025 , delivering cutting-edge AI upscaling tech to PC players alongside an expansive wave of bug fixes for consoles and PC alike . This mid-winter deployment builds directly upon the groundwork laid by the massive Update 2.2. It polishes highly requested community features like vehicle color customization, multi-character Photo Mode, and dynamic NPC behaviors across Night City.
Resolved issues with "smudging" and artifacts on in-game screens when using Ray Reconstruction. Photo Mode Improvements
You can now spawn Nibbles and Adam Smasher even if V is in the air or in water. No more snapping to the ground mid-jump. Adam Smasher Fixes: : Restored missing glowing chest cyberware assets and
Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.21: Complete Patch Analysis (January 23, 2025)
The update should download automatically on Steam, GOG, Epic Games, PlayStation, and Xbox. The total file size is roughly 12 GB for consoles and 18 GB for PC (due to high-res texture packs).
The most significant technical addition in Patch 2.21 centers on PC performance and next-generation image reconstruction.
Update 2.21 built upon the major features introduced just a month prior in Update 2.20 , which was a collaboration with Virtuos Games. Cyberpunk 2077 UPDATE 2.2 Review & Biggest Changes! This is a massive technical pass that bridges
Later in 2025 (July), the game received , which was even more significant:
Update 2.20 drastically revamped the camera suite. The subsequent 2.21 update resolved lingering bugs to deliver a seamless creative toolkit.
V (no relation to the original, just a wannabe edgerunner with a Kiroshi Optics knock-off) first noticed it in The Afterlife. A braindance junkie in the corner was convulsing, not from a BD, but from something leaking through the local data-term. His agent was repeating a string of hex code out loud: 0xDEADBEEF 0xCAFEBABE 2.20.2.21.230125 .