After the announcement that Cyberpunk 2077 would indeed feature a multiplayer mode, some questioned why it wouldn?t be coming alongside the game?s release. After all, the project has been in development for at least six years. Much like all of CD Projekt RED?s projects, the multiplayer mode in Cyberpunk 2077 has a lot of thought and effort put into it, with the members of the team wanting to make sure it fits into the game?s narrative. That?s why it won?t be coming on day one.
CD Projekt RED Level Designer Max Pears explained that the team is committing to the game?s multiplayer mode and shed a little light on why it wouldn?t be launching with the game:

PB = PB || {};
PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandAlone || {};
PB.gptAutoRefresh = PB.gptAutoRefresh || {'gptAds':[], 'gptStandAlone':[]}; admiralCookie = readAdmiralCookie();

googletag.cmd.push(function() {
var standAloneSizeMapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([0, 0], []).addSize([750, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([980, 0], [[300, 250]]).build(); PB.gptStandAlone['ros_300x250_p_slot4_1568728935'] = googletag.defineSlot('/4403/cr/playstationlifestyle/ros', [[300, 250]], 'ros_300x250_p_slot4_1568728935')
.defineSizeMapping(standAloneSizeMapping) .addService(googletag.pubads())
.setTargeting('pos', 'P').setTargeting('content_detail', '0').setTargeting('kw', 'in-article').setTargeting('coppa', '0').setTargeting('site', 'playstationlifestyle');
goog...