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Cyberpunk 2077 could arrive to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Project Scarlett says senior level designer Miles Tost. However, the main focus of the team right now is to wrap up and optimise the game for current-generation consoles and PC.
JUNE 18
Streaming giant Twitch have filed a lawsuit against unknown streamers who were streaming porn, copyright material and violent content under the Artifact directory. At the moment the company don't know the identities of these streamers.
JUNE 18
Tim Sweeney has said that getting Sony to enable cross-play between PlayStation 4 and other consoles was one of the greatest moments in the history of Epic Games. It was a series of tough discussions that left him tired but pleased.
JUNE 17
Cyberpunk 2077 had a behind closed doors demo that was shown only to press and some E3 2019 attendees. The game was showcased on a high-end PC with Intel i7-8700k and Nvidia's monster GPU Titan RTX. The rig also packed 32 GB of RAM.
JUNE 17
Thanks to Sony's Days of Play mega sale on PlayStation Store, FIFA 19 and Days Gone have remained on first and second place on UK retail sales charts respectively. The highest placing non-PS title is Microsoft's racer Forza Horizon 4.
JUNE 17
Mike Pondsmith, the creator of tabletop RPG Cyberpunk 2020 has responded to criticism against CD Projekt Red's upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077. Pondsmith says he's tired of it and of people who are telling him what he should be offended by.
JUNE 17
Cyberpunk 2077 will have multiple endings according to CDPR. Players will have to complete the game several times to see everything it has to offer. The devs are yet to decide on photo mode, new game plus and level cap features, though.
JUNE 17
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 and Xbox One Collectors Editions hold the first and third spot respectively on GameStop's pre-order lists. Final Fantasy VII Remake Deluxe Edition also topped Amazon's pre-order charts from 10 to 14 June.
JUNE 16
Bethesda have extended Fallout 76 Nuclear Winter beta after being blown away by the positive reaction from players. The publisher decided to keep it live for foreseeable future and add regular updates to the battle royale mode beta.
JUNE 15
Apparently, Sony's next-gen PlayStation console is more powerful than Microsoft's Project Scarlett Xbox. This is according to developers who worked on dev kits of both consoles and found that PlayStation 5 features stronger hardware.
JUNE 15
According to Ashley Johnson, who plays Ellie in The Last of Us, the sequel for Naughty Dog's adventure is set to release sometime in February 2020. This aligns with earlier reports that also suggested early 2020 as the release date.
JUNE 15
id Software confirmed that Doom Eternal won't feature traditional deathmatch multiplayer mode. Executive producer Marty Stratton explained this by saying that they wanted to offer something that's Doom is all about - Slayer vs Demon.
JUNE 15
