CD Projekt has confirmed that Bandai Namco will be the company responsible for publishing and distributing Cyberpunk 2077 in Europe. The news comes soon after the announcement that Warner Bros. will be handling those duties in the US. The studio still hasn’t announced a release date for the upcoming RPG, however. Nevertheless, these announcements are likely a good sign that development is proceeding apace.
Bandai Namco to Publish Cyberpunk 2077 in Europe
CD Projekt’s decision to partner with Bandai Namco should come as no surprise; Bandai Namco was the European publisher for both The Witcher 2 and 3. The publisher also distributed The Witcher 3 in Australia and New Zealand. However, it’s currently unknown whether their partnership for Cyberpunk 2077 will extend into that region as well. According to CD Projekt, Bandai Namco will publish their next game in “selected European markets.”
Michał Nowakowski, SVP of Business Development at CD Projekt, said of the announcement; “Our current distribution partnership with Bandai Namco is built on the strong foundation and trust developed during our previous projects. We’ve successfully cooperated on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and I’m convinced Bandai Namco will take good care of Cyberpunk 2077.”
The selected markets in which Bandai Namco will publish the game spans a total of 24 different countries in Europe; Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It’s still unknown when Cyberpunk 2077 will actually release. A recent rumour seemed to suggest that it could be mid-to-late 2019.
Bandai Namco’s European VP of Business Development, Alberto González Lorca, was also optimistic about the continuing partnership; “CD Projekt Red has become, in just a few years, one of the leading studios in this sector with a truly innovative approach to each game and we are both proud and excited to confirm that we’ll be part of the Cyberpunk 2077 project,” he says; “We’re looking forward to working once again with CD Projekt Red and distribute another of its games in Europe, providing first-class services to one of the most eagerly awaited games of the coming years.”