Steam version Cyberpunk 2077 Surprisingly increased. Is it a synergistic effect of the latest Apde and Sacred Pilgrimage?

Cyber Punk Edge Manners was distributed on Netflix from September 13. In response to this, the player population of the PC (Steam) version Cyberpunk 2077 seems to have increased by nearly three times compared to before the animation distribution. THEATER reports.

Cyber Punk Edge Manners is a spin-off animation of Cyber Punk 2077. CD PROJECT RED, a Cyber Punk Edge Manners Game Developer, and Trigger Co., Ltd.

In the game version of Cyberpunk 2077, the edge runners update (patch 1.6) will be held prior to the animation distribution from September 7. The wardrobe function and guns used by characters in the anime work have been added, and several hidden elements related to anime have been added (related article). Now that animation has been distributed in addition to this update, the number of players in the Steam version Cyberpunk 2077 seems to be increasing rapidly.

The number of simultaneous connection players in the Steam version Cyberpunk 2077 has been around 60,000 people recently. It increases about 2 to 3 times compared to before the animation version (Steam db). Many players seem to be stepping on the night city. Some increased players will not only have new elements from updates, but also aim for the pilgrimage to the sacred place in the anime.

Cyber Punk Edge Manners is an anime work that faithfully reproduces the world view of the game version Cyberpunk 2077. Like the game version, not only is it set in the night city, but some of the scenes that appear in this work can be checked in the game of Cyberpunk 2077.

This work was highly evaluated by 97 % in the average user score of Rotten Tomatoes Review Accumulation Site. Looking at the user review, it seems that the trigger's animation is also popular in addition to the fact that the world view of the game is faithfully reproduced as described above.

Our magazine has interviewed Honda Comma and Elder Sou, a producer of Cyber Punk Edge Manners (related articles). The interview reveals that the work has been created as a result of the CD Project Red and the trigger's commitment. Rotten Tomatoes's reviews have said that the cyberpunk 2077 and the trigger are packed, and the production process seems to be reflected in the user evaluation.

In the past, similar phenomena were also seen in the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, which is also handled by CD Project Red. Immediately after the drama version Witcher Season 2 was distributed in December 2021, the number of simultaneous connection players in the Steam version Witcher 3 Wild Hunt has increased by almost twice as much as November of the same year (The gamer). ) Like this Cyberpunk 2077, the distribution of related works is an example of exciting the game version.

Cyber Punk 2077 is currently on sale at stores for each platform. It seems that this also plays a role in increasing the number of players. The PC (Steam/Gog.com) version and the Xbox One/Xbox Series X | S sale will be on September 21, and the PS4/PS5 version will end on September 29. Why don't you take this opportunity to enjoy the Night City, a near-future city that swirls your desire?