Cyberpunk 2077's main story will be 'slightly shorter' than The Witcher 3's

[Polycount]

Highly anticipated: Cyberpunk 2077 is just around the corner now, and the game's marketing campaign has kicked into high gear. Its official Twitter account pumps out fresh screenshots on an almost-daily basis, and the recurring "Night City Wire" events tell us about the game's various mechanics, weapons, and more.

More recently, CD Projekt Red finally gave us the PC system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077, which were surprisingly modest given how gorgeous the game looks (with or without RTX).

Today, we received some additional information about the title's expected playtime. According to CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 will be "slightly shorter" than the studio's last big game, The Witcher 3 -- at least as far as the main story is concerned.

According to quest designer Patrick Mills, a substantial number of players never managed to finish The Witcher 3's core path. Based on information from HowLongToBeat, it seems the average player takes around 51 hours to finish that segment of the game, without participating in any other side content.

51 hours may not seem like much to hardcore gamers, but for a more casual player -- which Cyberpunk 2077 has attracted plenty of, due to its astronomical hype -- it's probably at least 10 hours longer than they can handle before becoming bored or distracted by other games or life itself.

While Mills didn't give us any specific numbers for Cyberpunk 2077, it's probably safe to assume the main story will be below the 50-hour mark; perhaps closer to 40 hours.

However, content fiends and completionists can rest easy. Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red's most reactive game yet, so there will be plenty of replay value if you decide to run through it a second, third, or fourth time.

Furthermore, even if you only plan for one playthrough, Mills' comments don't relate to Cyberpunk 2077's plentiful side content in any way -- that'll still be just as expansive as ever.

Again, we don't have any concrete numbers here, but HowLongToBeat says a full, 100% run of The Witcher 3 takes about 173 hours. Cyberpunk 2077 will most likely come close to that number if you chase down every side quest and collectible.

Cyberpunk 2077 is arriving on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC come November 19. It will also be available on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.

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[pcnthuziast]

Bar and expectations are so high for this I think it could actually flop. I'm excited nonetheless, but dialing my expectations back just a bit.

 

[amghwk]

The over-hype for this game reminds me of Daikatana.

I wouldn't be surprised if reviewers give perfect 10 for fears of backlash (and loss of subscribers) from hardcore fans of CDPR/Witcher 3.

 

[Puiu]

Bar and expectations are so high for this I think it could actually flop. I'm excited nonetheless, but dialing my expectations back just a bit.

Even if it is mediocre the game will be good enough for it not to be a flop. The ideas that went into it make it really interesting and the marketing has been spot on.

CDPR also commands a lot of respect from gamers. Respect is something most major developers have lost over the years.

 

[Bamda]

Even if it is not as good as expected I will get the game. If the game gets terrible reviews then I will delay my purchase to the first big sale price drop.