Project Orion: Huge ambitions for Cyberpunk 2077 sequel

A few weeks ago, CD Projekt Red communicated at length about its next projects, in different areas, which include The Witcher, a new license, and of course, Cyberpunk 2077. Little by little, the game will be entitled to an expansion next year, called Phantom Liberty, and a full-fledged sequel in the future, dubbed Project Orion for now.

Phantom Liberty above all

It's not necessarily easy to determine from the outside, but Orion probably only exists on paper at the moment. The studio has certainly validated the project, and started to put in place the infrastructure that will allow it to be developed under good conditions. There is another important project to finish before, with the first extension. The future of the license will be greatly influenced by the latter, since it will be an opportunity to show what the studio is really capable of, and to prove that Cyberpunk 2077 is now a good game. Expectations could seriously cool down if CD Projekt Red stumbles at this stage.

Pawel Sasko, the lead quest designer for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, offered some clarification on the matter via Twitter.

My Chooms, I see you asking questions, so I will clarify. After the release of #Cyberpunk2077 Phantom Liberty, my main focus will be on the new Cyberpunk 2077 project. Codename Orion! 😏🔥

Pawel Sasko - Lead Quest Designer on Cyberpunk 2077 (Source)

People in Boston for Orion

CD Projekt Red acquired new studios in North America last year. But these are destined to grow exponentially. As it was initially announced, then confirmed by various sources, the main teams of Cyberpunk 2077 will be moving to Boston, and many recruitment offers are open on the studio's site . The teams still in Poland will also assist them.

I'm moving to Boston, along with the core Cyberpunk 2077 team, to establish a new studio, and serve as the foundation for the North American team. Working together with the team in Vancouver and the developers in Warsaw, we're going to deliver a new game that will blow your mind! 🔥❤️

Pawel Sasko - Lead Quest Designer on Cyberpunk 2077 (Source)

To quote the administrative and financial director of CD Projekt Red, Piotr Nielubowicz, during an interview with IGN, the American studio will go from 12 employees to several hundred.

As for the number of people required for a production of this magnitude, I think the best benchmark is Cyberpunk 2077, our most recent game, and the best place to start when thinking about the development team for such a project. . I think it's safe to say that you need between 350 and 500 developers.

Piotr Nielubowicz - CFO on Cyberpunk 2077 (Source)

It only remains to hope that the establishment of the new studio and that the recruitment will go well. Organizing a team of this size and such a big project is not easy, and it is not for lack of means that Cyberpunk 2077 was in a catastrophic state when it was released. The future will tell us if CD Projekt Red has been able to reorganize properly since this debacle.

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