The company’s CEO, Adam Kicinski, revealed in an investor meeting that the company will release a GOTY edition for Cyberpunk 2077 next year after the first and only paid expansion, Phantom Liberty, makes its debut. Kicinski describes this as part of the “natural order of things”, referring to how CDPR got its GOTY Edition after the company rolled out Blood and Wine as well as Hearts of Stone. The only problem here is that The Witcher 3 actually won GOTY at The Game Awards back in 2015 after receiving six total nominations (including GOTY). Cyberpunk 2077 received a total of two nominations at The Game Awards a year after it came out, but it was for “Best Role Playing Game” and “Best Score and Music”. It feels Ubisoft-like for CDPR to slap on a GOTY label on a game that didn’t win the award at all. But hey, CDPR must know something we don’t. Most likely, CDPR will announce Cyberpunk 2077 Game of the Year Edition months after the paid DLC comes out next year. Fingers crossed, this implies that CDPR will roll out Phantom Liberty earlier in the year. This way, it can capitalize on the holiday, which is usually when we see these types of compilations come out. Of course, this is all speculation for now. What’s guaranteed is that a Cyberpunk 2077 GOTY Edition is coming. What we don’t know is when it will be hitting the store shelves, both figuratively and literally. For now, fans can look forward to CDPR releasing the next-gen update for The Witcher 3 on December 14. Don’t worry, it’s free as long as you already own a copy of The Witcher 3 on your preferred platform. Also, CDPR is in the middle of working on multiple projects at the moment, including a new Witcher trilogy, The Witcher Remake, and a new IP. Finally, CDPR confirmed that the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will take the backseat to Phantom Liberty and The Witcher 4 for now.
