Imagine a parallel universe where Cyberpunk was conceived by a collaboration between CD Projekt Red and Rockstar. This is one daring suggestion on Twitter, and the internet, well, *had thoughts.* Fans are melting from anticipation, some are horrified beyond expression, and many flatly refuse to believe this could ever work. But how far, actually, could these two mega-entities cooperate?
Now beginning what’s germinating this idea would be worth a little scratch beneath. CDPR, a studio known for The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, stands for deep storytelling, heavy worlds, and … well, *bumpy* launches (*cough* the hot mess that was Cyberpunk’s debut *cough*). Rockstar is all about being grandmasters of open-world chaos, with Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption being living, breathing testimonies to their craft. So, theoretically at least, CDPR’s narrative magic melded with Rockstar’s technical bottom-up polish would be a match made in heaven, yet people seem to veer away from this somewhat.
One user, @Luis94_vargas, deemed it outright impossible, saying: *”Rockstar takes their time to cook. CDPR rushes everything and fixes it 2-3 years later.”* Ouch. But yeah, they’re not wrong: Rockstar’s games have a bad rep for long dev cycles while CDPR was ridiculed for rushing titles that never felt ready. Would these two even be able to align their devs? Highly doubtful.
Then you’ve got the stylistic combat. @vermingray claims Rockstar’s games are *”very VERY grounded”* while Cyberpunk is all about neon-soaked over-the-top futurism. Would a Rockstar-led Cyberpunk just feel like *GTA in a sci-fi skin*? @shaurya_maurya_ provided his opinion: *”Then it would be another GTA just with a futuristic theme.”* He might be right after all. Rockstar’s biting satire and character-driven crime stories could never really align with Cyberpunk’s harsh, corpo-dystopian tones.
Not every rally goes against the announcement. Some fans are willing to equate CDPR with something akin to Rockstar’s technical concept of polish. @meme__wazowski went on and said, *”Rockstar could do it alone and do it multiple times better than what CDPR did.”* On the other side of the coin, @Std18198 countered with *”CDPR should lead the project.”* It is a classic case of *”who do you trust more?”* — and gamers are *very* split.
What comes next is the topic of combat. Oh, the combat talk. @YYoflamingo affirmed, *”Cyberpunk has great combat,”* but @Mobomike replied with a retort, *”Max Payne definitely had better if not equal combat to Cyberpunk.”* And don’t get me started on *”GTA V shooting feels weightless.”* Gamers will *never* reach consensus on that.
Now, the big fear factor: Should the actual collaboration happen, some fans would basically just refuse to see it because of… *microtransactions.* Yes, @LargMetalicFelo alerted that a Rockstar-infused Cyberpunk would be *”riddled with Day 1 DLC, excessive micro-transactions, and season passes announced BEFORE the game releases.”* Considering the reputation Rockstar has earned from *GTA Online* monetization, can you really blame them?
The present argument would essentially boil down to one very important thing: *Do we really want these two studios to merge their visions?* Some say yes, some say hell no, and some are just here for the chaos. There is one thing all are certain about—should this casual collaboration ever materialize, the gaming world would go askew. Until that time, it’s just another crazy *”what if”* floating around Twitter. And honestly? Probably for the better.
