Update Sept. 5, 2025: Well, this was disappointing.
A Call for Brave Netrunners
CD Projekt Red dropped a strange new teaser for Cyberpunk 2077: a recruitment message from President Rosalind Myers of the New United States of America (NUSA), calling for “brave netrunners” to counter an unknown cybersecurity threat. The date: September 4th.
It’s presented as an in-universe broadcast, styled like a propaganda poster. No test link, no details. Just a call to arms. Perfect timing, because I recently reinstalled the game after patch 2.3 gave me heart eyes.
So… what’s this all about? Nobody knows.
Who Is Rosalind Myers, Anyway?
For those who skipped Phantom Liberty, Myers is the Militech CEO turned President of the NUSA. In the base game, she’s little more than a talking head on the news. Phantom Liberty makes her central: you literally save her life.
That’s why this teaser is interesting. She’s suddenly calling players, netrunners, into service. Here’s the twist: according to lore, Myers doesn’t become president until 2065. The teaser is dated September 4, 2025. Either CDPR is playing fast and loose with canon, or they’re nudging us into a different timeline.
Phantom Liberty or Something Else?
Naturally, fans are speculating this is tied to Phantom Liberty. Myers is its anchor, and everything about the teaser screams “expansion.” I’m hoping CDPR is doing something different. Not everyone bought the DLC. Some of us, myself included, promised we’d finish the base game first.
And honestly? Phantom Liberty’s ending makes it weird for Myers to be calling for help at all. Without spoiling specifics, V’s situation doesn’t exactly scream “recruitment drive.” Which makes me wonder if this teaser could be aimed at adding smaller connective tissue to the base game. A quest. A lore drop. Something that makes Night City feel alive again.
Why It Matters
This isn’t just about one teaser. It’s about how CDPR continues to support Cyberpunk 2077 in the shadow of The Witcher 4. Officially, much of the ongoing work on Cyberpunk has been outsourced to Virtuos, a studio handling quests, cosmetics, and content updates. That means we shouldn’t expect anything massive. Smaller updates can keep players in the world.
Look at what CDPR did with The Witcher 3: sixteen free DLCs, tiny but meaningful. New quests, armor sets, alternative looks. Not expansions, but steady reminders the world was worth returning to.
Cyberpunk deserves the same.
A Tradition of Mystery
This isn’t the first time CDPR has blurred the line between game and reality. Remember the alternate reality game (ARG) that started at E3 2018? Cryptic hacker messages, lore-rich puzzles, community sleuthing across Discord and Reddit. They’ve always loved turning fans into netrunners.
The September 4 teaser fits the same pattern. Cryptic. Immersive. And deliberately unfinished, because the fun is in the speculation.
So, What’s Coming?
New Phantom Liberty content? A side quest for the base game? An anniversary event? Even hints at Cyberpunk 2? Nobody knows yet.
What we do know is this: Night City isn’t dead. Even as CDPR shifts its focus to the next Witcher, the world of Cyberpunk 2077 still breathes. For those of us who’ve been waiting for a reason to dive back in, September 4 might be the perfect excuse.
The teaser matters less for what it reveals and more for what it promises: that CDPR hasn’t abandoned Night City. Whether it’s a new quest, an ARG, or just another taste of lore, players will have a reason to jack back in.
That’s the bigger question this teaser raises: in a world where single-player RPGs often fade after release, can a studio keep its universe alive without massive expansions? CDPR seems to think so.
On September 4, we’ll find out if Night City still has surprises left to give.
📌 Changelog
- Sept. 5, 2025: Updated the article with message from CD Projekt Red. Update is for Phantom Liberty’s anniversary.
- Sept. 1, 2025: Original article posted.
