Cyberpunk 2077 Issues Odd Tease, Leaving Fans Confused What it All Means — And Suddenly Debating Canon

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has issued a bizarre in-universe tease — with a day acceptable for September 4, aboriginal this week. The connection has since prompted an array of instrumentality theories — and debates implicit the franchise's canon.

This afternoon, a connection for New United States of America (N.U.S.A.) citizens posted by President Rosalind Myers appeared connected the game's societal media channels.

Dated September 4, 2025, 3 days from now, the station asks for "brave netruners" to assistance support the N.U.S.A. from a "mounting cybersecurity threat" by taking immoderate benignant of recruitment test. What precisely this each means, however, has near fans uncertain.

For starters, immoderate fans are wondering whether the connection — which of people successful world has travel from CD Projekt Red — has gone unrecorded respective days early, and whether it was meant to constituent to immoderate benignant of aboriginal sign-up for accusation connected Cyberpunk 2. Or possibly the connection is appearing present to way thing happening connected September 4, and this is the commencement of immoderate benignant of ARG?

Then there's the information that, well, this is an in-universe connection from President Rosalind Myers — who doesn't go president until 2065. (As Cyberpunk fans person rapidly pointed out, the existent president should beryllium Elizabeth Kress.) Has Myers figured retired however to nonstop a connection backmost successful time? Is this a retconning of the franchise's established lore? Or is this simply conscionable a amusive connection from CD Projekt that fans shouldn't beryllium speechmaking this overmuch into? Well, if it's the latter, it's already excessively late.

Over connected the Cyberpunk reddit, instrumentality speculation connected what to expect aboriginal this week ranges from details of Cyberpunk 2, much accusation connected the already-announced Cyberpunk 2077 iPhone port, caller quality connected the caller anime spin-off Edgerunners 2, oregon yet much contented for Cyberpunk 2077 — which is inactive being worked connected by enactment workplace Virtuos, adjacent arsenic the bulk of CD Projekt knuckles down connected The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk's sequel.

Important connection for N.U.S.A. Citizens from President Rosalind Myers. pic.twitter.com/GOHC5Tw136

Here is today's mysterious connection from President Rosalind Myers successful full:

Message for N.U.S.A. Citizens September 4, 2025

Our large federation is erstwhile again facing a mounting cybersecurity menace — from those who fell successful the shadows, excessively cowardly to publically proclaim their beliefs, who are viciously determined to teardrop down our emblem and the values it upholds. I volition not judge this, and I cognize you won't either.

The N.U.S.A. is seeking brave netrunners to articulation our efforts and flooded this sedate threat. Our brave agents enactment tirelessly to support our state secure, support its dominance, and support it from those truthful anxious to undermine it. Now you tin articulation america successful our combat for freedom. I personally invited each who judge they person what it takes.

Take our recruitment test. Prove yourself. Serve the N.U.S.A.

Fans person pointed to the information that Cyberpunk 2's subordinate crippled manager Paweł Sasko has besides shared the post, suggesting this has so gone unrecorded astatine the close clip and is pointing to thing to bash with the crippled bid itself. Others person besides noted that Cyberpunk 2077 is, somehow, already approaching its 5th day successful December — a milestone CD Projekt whitethorn present beryllium readying to observe successful immoderate fashion.

Contacted for much item by IGN this afternoon, CD Projekt declined to remark connected what mightiness beryllium successful store. Here's hoping aboriginal this week brings much answers.

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