There was no way Cyberpunk 2077 You Are What You Drive contest could have crossed the finishing line without a roller coaster ride of reactions. CD Projekt Red hailed the announcement on Twitter, stating that the judges were going over the submissions before names could be announced by the end of August. If you were judging by the replies, well, Night City streets were anything but deserted.
Now, in more detail for the overview of the contest. Players were asked to get down and dirty and somehow stylishly display their in-game rides—with V as their very own chopshop. The very tweet was energized with lines like “Engines off. Cameras down.” or “the only hearable sound was screeching tires!” How would they do a big contest announcement without making it sound like an escape at murder speed?
And the replies were put on steroids. Some just drank the love; for instance, @Artist2be42 went on to thank CDPR for the contest, calling it “great fun.” Others fired off complaints, such as @justv11098, who said vehicles would drop from the sky; then it got worse with draw distances after that last patch. Ouch. @Thi_Avatar_VT somehow pulled the seemingly impossible feat of taking the car discussion into demanding a Night City cooking game. Because that just makes sense.
And the console players weren’t forgotten! In fact, they just kept yelling. Disappointed they needed a PS5 Pro patch; happy that someone might finally get rid of the damned ghosting effect that kept them from enjoying driving. Next, it was @camheis0 and @tonyriosx888 begging for support on consoles for mods. Spoiler: @LPNintendoITA crushed their hopes swiftly with, “when consoles make it easy to do so. and no they aren’t.” Brutally honest.
But then, not all were met by a wall-of-seafood. @paavali_henki was just as thrilled about the results, shouting “vroom vroom chooms!” with legendary status. Whereas @TRettsch could barely contain his excitement to see the equally wild shots the community would manage to pull off with Cyberpunk 2077 photo mode—unfortunately, Night City’s aesthetic is a chef’s kiss for screenshots.
What’s next, you ask? We wait. Judges have been locked in, thinking of who had the flyest ride and slickest V. And judging by the replies, competition was stiff. If you’re here for the drama, the flying glitches, or just some cool Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots, you don’t want to miss the round-up dropping in August.
And hey, CDPR, maybe send us that cooking game while you’re at it. Just saying.
