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Microsoft has not gone quite as far as Sony but there is now a warning message for all potential customers intending to buy the game online.

Since the game launched, owners of last-gen consoles have been less than pleased with the game on older hardware. This has now prompted an apology from CD Projekt and some patch news.

CD Projekt confirmed that there will be backward compatibility on next-gen consoles earlier today. They also mentioned that there would be a free upgrade to a next-gen version but it’s not going to be this year.

Yesterday’s release date delay was disappointing and there’s been speculation that the delay was down to the release of the next-gen consoles. Today CD Projekt has reassured console owners there will be Cyberpunk 2077 console backward compatibility as well as a free upgrade.

For the past 24 hours there’s been an ARG running which is pushing folk around to what appears to be an Xbox One Cyberpunk 2077 console and controller reveal. It’s not really been much of a surprise because due to some serious leakage, images appeared prior to this kicking off and now it’s been revealed.

It’s always a dilemma for any developer when to release your hot new title when there’s a new console expected to hit the market. It’s also frustrating for consumers who may want to hang on until the new console is released before purchasing the game they’ve been waiting years for. There is some good news … Read more