The hype for Cyberpunk 2077 has been bubbling for months, if not years. When it was revealed that a lengthy gameplay demo was shown to members of the press behind closed doors at E3 2018, people were desperate to get their eyes on it -- ourselves included.
But developer CD Projekt Red kept quiet on the matter. Incredibly positive previews were published around the web, and anticipation reached fever point as Gamescom 2018 kicked off. At the German event, there was a hope that the title may finally be shown to the public. That didn't happen either, however.
Then, out of nowhere, the Polish studio broadcasts a mysterious livestream on Twitch. For around eight hours, the stream was nothing but lines of code, but tens of thousands of people still tuned in to check it out. Of course, all of the teasing eventually led to a full reveal of Cyberpunk 2077's 48 minute gameplay demo.
Impressively, the number of viewers kept rising. By the time it was over, the stream had been viewed by almost half a million people. According to data tracked by GitHyp, 459,293 concurrent viewers watched the footage live, making it the most-watched Twitch reveal of any game this year. Even more impressive is that Cyberpunk 2077 is now the seventh most-watched game on Twitch in 2018. That's pretty crazy.
Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be huge, isn't it?
[source githyp.com, via gamesindustry.biz]
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Had the stream going on my laptop while I was gaming and glanced over from time to time. I caught the upload going up and flicked my tv over when it got into the nineties. That long pause at 99% was frustrating but well worth the wait. I'm guessing the long pause was to help word get around the web it was about to start.
Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay video - 6 mln views after 20 days
Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video - 5 mln views after 2 days.
It's been racking up the YouTube views like nobody's business. This game doesn't so much have a hype train, the train itself is heading to hype city.
Gotta say, I was really intrigued by the rumours surrounding the behind doors demo at E3, people seemed blown away with what they saw.
Now, having seen the footage for myself, I can totally understand where the hype had come from, the game truly looks like a generational leap, I cannot wait to play this game for myself. It's fair to say, CD Project Red are fast establishing themselves as one of the leading developers in the industry.
"Hack the Planet!"
I'll be watching this in the morning, really can't wait to see it in action
Would have watched it, if I wasn't at work. Feelsbadman.
The whole time I was watching the demo, I knew this is exactly what I wanted from the new Deus Ex games when they came out in terms of how the world was built. This is going to be something special, I can feel it.
Nerds.
Did look good though, probably one of the best games ever if they pull off the gunplay and soundtrack.
I don't know how CDPR have done it but even though it looks like your typical FPS on the surface, it somehow feels unique and totally different than what's come before. I've watched the gameplay vid a few times now and it still doesn't feel 48 minutes long because it has me so engrossed.
It was impressive but I'm hoping they fix the gunplay. It's a little janky at the moment. I'm hoping the side quests are as engrossing as TW3s ones.
@kyleforrester87 It has waypoints you won't like it.
Now that I have seen all the details of the city in daylight I can't wait to see it under the neon glow of all the signs at night. I knew i would have to have this game after that first trailer in 2013.
@Splat probably true actually. It'll be "oh, go find this file in room 300 of a block 20 miles away. Just follow the handy yellow flashing beacon."
What a revolution.
Hopefully they can move away from that nonsense.
I think it will be the Deus Ex game that so many fans of the first Deus game have been crying out for.
I NEVER woulda guessed in 2009 when I bought The Witcher 1 on PC that the makers of that janky (but still fun) RPG would rise to the greatness they are now. Just goes to show how far passion, hard work, and building on your failures will take you. Wow!
I'm not surprised the video has gained 5.9 million views by now, this is gonna be GOTY whenever it releases!
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