The most important thing in the Cyberpunk 2020 manual is the thoughtful explanation why the technical future allows people to stay mobile:
The point is, a computer society makes it easy for people to live like campers all the time. Why should you have to go home to listen to your favorite music when you can carry your CD player with you?
Cyberpunk 2020, released in 1990, is the tabletop game inspiration for Cyberpunk 2077. With the new info about Keanu Reeves playing Johnny Silverhand, I decided to go back and read through the entire manual to find all the things that might show up in the final game by CD Projekt Red.
I also mentioned all the bits that I want them to include in the final game, like the Kennedys, a gang where each of the members had plastic surgery to look like John F. Kennedy. I mocked up an image to show how terrifying that would be:
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The game’s world
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- Cyberpunk 2077 is dad rock, not new wave
- Cyberpunk 2077’s mind-bending character progression systems explained
- Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay revealed on Xbox One/Xbox Series X, PS4/PS5
- Cyberpunk 2077’s final gameplay trailer shows what you’ll be doing, and why
- Keanu talks about Cyberpunk 2077, and Johnny Silverhand, for four minutes
- Cyberpunk 2077 has three backstories for your player character
- Cyberpunk 2077 livestream reveals the ‘braindance’ and Mad Max-style mayhem
- Watch Cyberpunk 2077’s new (spoiler-free) trailer
- Cyberpunk 2077’s ESRB rating describes customizable genitalia, possible crucifixion
- New Cyberpunk 2077 faction protects sex workers from violence
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The specs
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- Cyberpunk 2077 photo mode may be the best way to see your custom character
- This is the best Cyberpunk 2077 can look right now
- Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements revealed
- Cyberpunk 2077’s minimum PC specs revealed by CD Projekt Red
- Cyberpunk 2077 will let players bring game saves forward to PS5, Xbox Series X
- Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed to be backward compatible on PS5, Xbox Series X
- Buy Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One, get Xbox Series X upgrade free
- Cyberpunk 2077 has a ‘streamer mode’ that disables copyrighted music
- Cyberpunk 2077 will also star Keanu Reeves’ motorcycle
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The development cycle
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- Cyberpunk 2077 has involved months of crunch, despite past promises
- It sucks that Cyberpunk 2077’s edgelord marketing worked so well
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again, won’t arrive until December
- The Cyberpunk 2077 crunch backlash
- Cyberpunk 2077 developer will require crunch ahead of November launch
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again to November
- Cyberpunk 2077 developer says multiplayer won’t be available until after 2021
- Cyberpunk 2077 still needs crunch time to complete, CEO says
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September
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Tabletop
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- Cyberpunk Red review: This pen-and-paper game is the key to understanding Cyberpunk 2077
- Our Cyberpunk Red real play concludes its first story arc
- Cyberpunk Red, tabletop RPG and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077, out in November
- The prequel to Cyberpunk 2077, the Cyberpunk Red tabletop RPG, is delayed
- CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 sends Cyberpunk universe far into the future
- Spare parts 4
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Guides
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- Cyberpunk 2077 beginner’s guide
- Choosing a Lifepath
- Skills, Attributes, Perks, and Points, explained
- Best builds and Perks to unlock right away
- Attributes and Attribute Points, explained
- Breach Protocol, explained
- Perks and Perk Points, explained
- Street Cred, explained
- Where to spend your first Attribute Points
- How to fast travel
- “Disasterpiece” braindance walkthrough
- “Psycho Killer” Side Job
- “I Fought the Law” braindance walkthrough
- “Epistrophy” Delamain cab locations
- How to get new cars and motorcycles
- Cyberpunk 2077 guide: How to save Takemura in ‘Search and Destroy’

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