Ever sinceCyberpunk 2077launched, players have had a ton of requests. Some of those have actually been realised, with theusable metro system and a portable radio. However, one of these would be a much larger undertaking: a third-person camera mode.
Alas, it looks like anyone waiting on this shouldn’t get their hopes up. A fan asked the social media team if we’re going to get third-person in a future Cyberpunk 2077 update, and the answer is pretty definitive: there are no plans for this right now.
Sorry, Cyberpunk 2077 Fans, It Looks Like We’re Not Getting A Third-Person Camera Option
What is interesting about this response is that it isn’t ruling out further updates down the line (one of whichmay have already been teased), but it does make it clear that the devs aren’t working on a third-person perspective as part of potential updates.
It’s easy to see why. Everything in the game, from traversal to conversation to combat, was designed with first-person in mind. Even if conversations with NPCs locked us into first person, that could be jarring, since V is able to leave most conversations by just walking away, so the camera would be zooming in and out depending on our proximity to an NPC. Then, for combat, there’s a fair bit that would have to be reworked to make sure we can still aim our guns and land hits with melee attacks.
Cyberpunk 2077 wasactually going to be third-person at some stage in development, but this was scrapped. A couple of years back, we heard thatit was yet to be decided if Cyberpunk 2 would be first-person or not. We don’t know if this has been locked in just yet, but either way, CDPR is well aware of the demand for third-person by now.
In any case, a new update dropped this week,improving photo mode, traversal, and adding new content. The new update is accessible on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at a later date, but like all new updates, it will be skipping last-gen.
