Cyberpunk 2077 might get its very own Nvidia GPU

Hardware company Nvidia seems to be working on a GPU for Cyberpunk 2077 (via IGN).

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— NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) February 16, 2020

The official Twitter accounts for Cyberpunk 2077 and Nvidia were bantering, because brands. The Cyberpunk 2077 account posed the question of a themed GPU for the game, and the Nvidia account replied with a blurry image of a GPU with the statement, “Stay tuned…”. This isn’t to say that Nvidia is releasing a new product tailored to the new game. But, the blurry image seems to use the luminous shade of yellow used in Cyberpunk 2077 promotional material. Nvidia is keeping its cards close to its chest for the time being, so we don’t know what the specs of the possible new product will be. It could also be a custom cosmetic version of an existing product, as one Reddit user says that GPUs often bore character art back in the early 2000s. 

Cyberpunk 2077 was meant to launch on April 16, but the company chose to delay the game by several months. “Right now, we are in “crunch mode,” however it’s not as bad as before,” said a developer. “In The Witcher 3 times, if the studio was messaged that we’re entering crunch everybody had to stay and work regardless of the fact if they had things to do… if we manage to do our stuff on time and it gets approved by QA we can leave after eight hours. Nobody makes us stay or looks down at us for it.” CD Projekt Red said that its crunch conditions pale in comparison to reports coming from Rockstar Games, but this is not a competition. Severe consequences arise from crunch, like mental and physical health problems, personal relationship degradation, and financial complications. Cyberpunk 2077 could be CD Projekt Red’s “crowning achievement for this generation” but it will always be associated with this admission of crunch. 

Cyberpunk 2077 releases on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 17, 2020.