All of this is to imply that the wheels of legal administration spin exceptionally slowly, something we’ll be reminded of as the inquiry into Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard continues.
Of course, this agreement might fall apart once it receives official clearance. Still, for the time being, its resolution seems to be occurring in tandem with a larger shift in public opinion on Cyberpunk 2077. It’s received a slew of significant improvements in the last two years and a spike of fresh interest courtesy of the fantastic Edgerunners anime, which premiered in 2022. With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, maybe the eventual GOTY Edition won’t seem quite so forced.
