Are you prepared to explore Night City’s newest secret and plunge right in? This story of discovery is as thrilling as a journey with Johnny Silverhand himself, so fasten your seatbelt. It’s no secret that CD Projekt Red’s neon-filled role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 is full of subtle allusions and witty references. A cunning player by the name of Crushovitz discovered something that has the community talking, and even the developers couldn’t contain their enthusiasm, just when we thought we had seen it all.
Let’s set the scene.
Reclining on your gaming chair as Cyberpunk 2077’s main menu glows on your screen and neon lights flicker in the backdrop. You’re only lingering, maybe unaware of it, on the edge of discovery, not quite plunging into the mayhem of Night City. This is where our buddy Crushovitz, a former gamer who is now a digital investigator, discovered something “hidden way too well”—an easter egg so little that it may evade detection online.
Hidden message in game’s version on menu.
Crushovitz noticed that, with a little persistence and possibly a dash of luck, if you move your mouse cursor over the version number for a considerable length of time, it changes to reveal ‘2.0.77.’ This may look to the uneducated as a random collection of numerals, but to the savvy Cyberpunk lover, it is a clear allusion to the year 2077, which is the backdrop for this sprawling, cybernetic novel.
‘That’s it?’ I hear some of you say. Is it truly the key? But it’s not as straightforward as it seems. Even while this Easter egg looks to be minor, it genuinely reflects how much detail and care CD Projekt Red placed into Cyberpunk 2077. You can sense the passion of the designers because they maintained a secret so modest that they started to worry if it would ever be found out.
‘Good discovery, I began to doubt you chooms would ever locate it!’ Paweł Sasko, associate game director on the next Cyberpunk, tweeted in response to demonstrate his admiration for the finding. This interaction not only evidences the feeling of community that exists between producers and players but also how the mysteries of Night City are still being solved years after the game’s original release.
This isn’t Cyberpunk 2077’s first rodeo with easter eggs.
The game is packed with allusions to various cultural icons, from Doom to The Witcher 3, and even the famous Edgerunners. That, however, is what makes this discovery all the more special: its subtlety and the fact that it was concealed in plain sight on the main menu, a spot frequented by millions but neglected in its potential for harboring secrets.
Some may scoff at the finding, but there are individuals who rejoice in these minor wins of exploration and discovery. It’s those moments, those small little peaks into the brains of the artists, which contribute so much to the gaming experience and which, by extension, pull the community that much closer together.
Within the huge, neon-lit Cyberpunk 2077 digital playground full of mysteries and surprises around every corner, this discovery urges us to take a deeper look and stay just a little longer to appreciate the creativity behind our favorite digital worlds. So next time you’re at the main menu, take a minute to explore. Who knows what more mysteries are waiting to be found?
While we’re peeling back the layers of Night City, let’s admire the hidden jewels that lie in wait, appreciating both the brilliance of the creators and the investigative work of players like Crushovitz. After all, in a world in which the boundary between reality and virtuality blurs, it’s these tiny discoveries that remind us of the human touch behind the pixels and code.
Perhaps in the expanse of Cyberpunk 2077, there are even more of these Easter eggs waiting to be found by us—maybe standing motionless and straight, fiercely taunting us to uncover them. The quest continues, chooms. Until then, eyes peeled, cursor ready, and that feeling of awe alive. Because only a hover away may be your next Night City.
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