Playing Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 on PC? Developer has Some Good Advice

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Soon Cyberpunk 2077 will receive update 2.0, which will completely will rebuild some of the game's systems, and will also affect its optimization. Moreover, as it were, the update accompanying Phantom Liberty will raise the game's system requirements.

Accordingly, one of CD Projekt's lead developers, Filip Pierscinski, has a hardware tip for PC gamers (via Twitter/X). The developer admitted that on the occasion of the "refurbished" Cyberpunk the developers maximized CPU usage, therefore it will be important to test the efficiency of cooling systems. For this purpose, Pierscinski suggests using Cinebench or a similar application.

At the occasion of the entry, the developer posted a telling video for the song Fire, which clearly suggests that using inefficient or faulty cooling while playing the new version of "Cyber" can mean a lot of trouble for the PC.

This thread interested gamers so much that they began to inquire from the developer on topics related to hardware and CP2077 2.0's requirements.

1. Thanks to this, we learned that running the technique of simultaneous multithreading (SMT) in processors with up to 8 cores will be beneficial from the point of view of the game, while in the case of devices with 12 cores and more, it is better for this option to remain disabled.
2. Pierscinski also advised laptop users to check the power management options, which are set to restrictive limits by default.
3. Finally, it is worth mentioning that running the stability checker should only be done for testing purposes. The developer admitted that the aforementioned Cinebench is a resource-intensive application, so it's better for it to remain turned off during regular gaming.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will debut on September 26 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Update 2.0 should be released around the same time (we'll learn the exact date this week).