On September 26, CD Projekt RED will release Phantom Liberty, a long-awaited DLC for Cyberpunk 2077. A few days before this, the developers updated the base game to version 2.0. The highly anticipated patch caused a huge excitement among fans and caught the attention of top streamers. Within a weekend, the popularity of the Cyberpunk 2077 category on Twitch grew significantly, reaching levels not seen since the game's release in 2020.
The 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077 brought significant changes to the core gameplay mechanics, from police behavior to character abilities. The patch added the ability to engage in combat while driving, as well as expanding the options for netrunners (changes to damage balance, memory consumption for scripts, etc.). Additionally, the developers improved the AI of enemies and addressed numerous bugs, among other improvements.
The presentation of the 2.0 update took place on CD Projekt RED's official Twitch channel. It lasted just over two hours and reached over 41.8K Peak Viewers. In addition to the developers, many top streamers also streamed the game on the day of the patch's release, including CohhCarnage, shroud, Rubius, LIRIK, Quin69, and other content creators. YouTube channels like LastKnownMeal, iXBT games, Tivolt, and others also covered the patch release. Some broadcasts also took place on Kick and Trovo.
Most popular Cyberpunk 2077 streamers by Peak Viewers — Sep 21-24
Many Twitch streamers decided to try out the new features of patch 2.0 and played Cyberpunk 2077 all weekend. For example, from September 21 to 24, CohhCarnage spent more than 33 hours in the game and accumulated 409.5K Hours Watched. Shroud and Quin69 had more than a day of gaming time — they scored 385K and 243.1K Hours Watched, respectively.
Most popular Cyberpunk 2077 streamers by Hours Watched — Sep 21-24
Thanks to the update, the Cyberpunk 2077 category showed an audience reach not seen since the game's release. The Average Viewers number of the category throughout the day reached 37.7K, whereas previously it rarely exceeded 1K-2K people. As for the Peak Viewers number of the category, it reached 131.5K people.
The excitement surrounding the patch is also evident in the increased Peak Channels number in the category. On regular days, it fluctuated around 170-180 channels, but on the day of the patch release, the number increased to 1.3K Peak Channels.
Cyberpunk 2077 category viewership statistics on Twitch — Sep 21-24
The Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 is set to be released on September 26 and will be available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 consoles. The developers from CD Projekt RED promise players an adventure in the spy thriller genre, with events unfolding in the most dangerous district of the city — Dogtown.
