# Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt RED's futuristic open-world RPG that released December 10, 2020 after a seven-year hype cycle and three separate delays in the same calendar year. The buggy launch, the endless waiting, and the studio's signature yellow delay messages turned the title into internet shorthand for vaporware jokes, glitch slang, and the Delay Message Parodies template. ## Overview Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action RPG developed by Polish studio CD Projekt RED for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, set in a futuristic megalopolis called Night City[3]. Players move through the story in first-person and third-person perspectives, taking on the role of a mercenary named V. The official Cyberpunk.net site now frames the game as one entry in a wider fiction that also includes the Phantom Liberty expansion and the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series[4]. The title itself grew into a meme independent of the actual game. Between 2013 and 2020 the project sat in development so long that the name turned into a punchline about vaporware, and by launch it doubled as slang for anything laggy or glitchy in any other title[5]. Urban Dictionary contributors defined 'Cyberpunk 2077' as 'a game that will never be released' and as a term used 'to describe a glitchy or laggy instance' in unrelated games like Skyrim[5]. The December 10, 2020 launch was rough enough that CD Projekt RED had to add a dedicated seizure warning for the game's Braindance sequences after Game Informer's Liana Ruppert flagged the trigger risk[2]. The Braindance issue, plus a separate E3 2019 in-fiction advertisement flap covered by Polygon, kept the game in the news cycle for reasons the studio never wanted[1]. ## How It Spread The next major public beat came at E3 2018, where CD Projekt RED showed a second trailer on June 10, 2018 that hit 7.9 million views and 28,200 YouTube comments inside 72 hours[3]. Press got a closed-door 50-minute gameplay demo, and Game Informer published a full breakdown on June 12[3]. A year earlier, on June 8, 2017, the studio had tweeted that unidentified hackers stole 'early designs' and were demanding ransom, a stunt that pulled 48,900 likes and 23,400 retweets in a single day[3]. E3 2019 brought fresh attention and fresh controversy. Polygon reported that an in-fiction advertisement inside Nvidia's ray tracing showcase featured a soft drink called ChroManticore with the tagline '16 flavours you'd love to mix' and a trans model in the poster, sparking argument over CDPR's intent[1]. Art director Kasia Redesiuk defended the ad in a sit-down interview at the show[1]. Then came the release date shuffle that broke the internet's patience. CDPR moved the launch from April 2020 to September 17, then to November 19, then to December 10 in a final announcement on October 27, 2020[3]. Every shift came in the same yellow-background developer statement, and fans turned that visual into the Cyberpunk 2077 Delay Message Parodies template[3]. When the game finally shipped on December 10, 2020, IGN's coverage focused less on the story and more on the seizure warning that CD Projekt Red only added to the PC version at launch[2]. ## How to Use Two overlapping formats survived the release cycle. The Delay Message Parodies template swaps the body of CDPR's signature yellow developer announcement for absurd apologies or fake postponements of unrelated things[3]. As slang, dropping 'Cyberpunk 2077' in chat is a way to call out a bug or physics glitch in any other game, per Urban Dictionary usage examples that aim the term at Skyrim moments where deer fly and boats explode[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Cyberpunk 2077? An open-world sci-fi RPG from Polish studio CD Projekt RED that released globally on December 10, 2020 after years of hype[3]. ### Where did Cyberpunk 2077 come from? The first teaser trailer went up on CD Projekt RED's YouTube channel on January 10, 2013, backed by the Archive song 'Bullets'[3]. ### What does Cyberpunk 2077 mean as a meme? Beyond the game, it doubles as slang for vaporware or for any laggy or glitchy moment in another title, per Urban Dictionary entries[5]. ### How do you use Cyberpunk 2077? Either as the Delay Message Parodies template based on CDPR's yellow announcement format[3], or as a shorthand jab at bugs in unrelated games[5]. ### Is Cyberpunk 2077 still popular? The franchise grew past the base game into the Phantom Liberty expansion and the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime, per the official site[4]. ### Who developed Cyberpunk 2077? Polish studio CD Projekt RED, the same team behind The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt[3]. ### Why was Cyberpunk 2077 delayed so many times? The release moved three times in 2020, from April to September 17, then to November 19, then finally to December 10[3]. ### What are the Cyberpunk 2077 Delay Message Parodies? A meme template built on the signature yellow developer statement CDPR used for each postponement announcement[3]. ### What was the E3 2019 ChroManticore ad controversy? An in-fiction soda ad shown in a Nvidia ray tracing showcase featured a trans model with the tagline '16 flavours you'd love to mix,' which Polygon reported drew accusations that CDPR was using the queer community as a punchline[1]. ### What is Braindance and why did it need a seizure warning? Braindance is an in-game device sequence that IGN reported could trigger seizures; CDPR added a warning splash screen for the PC version at launch after Game Informer flagged the issue[2]. ## References 1. [https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/12/18662443/cyberpunk-2077-trans-advertisement-cd-projekt-red-e3-2019]() 2. [https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-responds-to-reports-of-cyberpunk-2077-including-seizure-inducing-sequences]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cyberpunk-2077]() 4. [https://www.cyberpunk.net/]() 5. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cyberpunk%202077]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/cyberpunk-2077 Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library