Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3 Patch Notes: What to Expect

On Wednesday, CDPR did a lengthy livestream detailing the upcoming changes to Cyberpunk 2077 that will arrive with the long-awaited Update 2.3. Now, patch notes are live ahead of its launch today.

The community really needs to get a handle on expectations for these post-launch patches, and despite this being the third post-2.0 one, there are still some wild ideas about what’s coming. I’ve seen:

• Players thinking an actual new expansion is coming
• Players thinking that third person mode is being added
• Players thinking that the originally planned multiplayer mode is being added

This makes zero sense if you’ve been following along, as additions here have been things like new player cosmetics, new cars and cosmetics, new photo mode features and this 2.3 patch is more of that. It’s probably even less stuff than the last two patches. But still fun! Now it’s time to take a look at all the relevant patch notes. Again, manage expectations:

Vehicles

Added 4 new vehicles, including several Side Jobs tied to acquiring them:

• Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru - Reward from a new side job (to unlock, complete The Hunt and The Beast In Me). An additional side job unlocks the CrystalCoat™ feature for it.
• Rayfield Caliburn \"Mordred\" - Reward from a new side job (to unlock, complete The Beast in Me: Badlands, The Beast in Me: Santo Domingo, Transmission, and Search and Destroy).
• Yaiba ASM-R250 Muramasa - Reward from a new side job (to unlock, purchase 1 Yaiba vehicle, purchase at least 3 vehicles through AUTOFIXER, and complete Reported Crime: You Play with Fire...). If you fail the side job, the vehicle can later be purchased through AUTOFIXER.
• Chevillon Legatus 450 Aquila - Available for purchase on AUTOFIXER.

Introducing AutoDrive! This cutting-edge, autonomous driving feature will take you to your chosen destination (i.e. job objective or placed pin on the map). If you have no set destination, it will take you on a leisurely ride through the streets of Night City. Simply hop in any of your vehicles, make sure you're on a road, and hold H (PC) / Left Stick (consoles) to activate. This feature is disabled when you enter combat or when your vehicle is heavily damaged.

Implemented Cinematic Camera for AutoDrive. Hold Q (PC) / D-Pad Right (consoles) to activate. Sit back and enjoy cinematic views of Night City as you cruise toward your destination.

Self-driving Delamain cabs are now available on demand! Simply open the menu to call vehicles, then select \"Delamain Cab\" from the list to request a ride. This feature unlocks after completing the job Don't Lose Your Mind (regardless of outcome) and receiving a message from Delamain.

Rayfield’s CrystalCoat™ is now available for vehicles from partner brands, including motorcycles. Additionally, the infamous hacker known as Cosmetic_Troll exploited a vulnerability and created a cracked version of Rayfield’s CrystalCoat™ technology for lower-end vehicles. Please note, however, that some models do not support the technology, such as heavily modded nomad vehicles and job-related vehicles.

Photo Mode

Added 27 new NPCs that can be spawned in Photo Mode, including Rita Wheeler, the Cassel twins, fixers, Dum Dum, the iguana, Brendan, and more.

You can now switch between alternative outfits for NPCs spawned in Photo Mode.

You can now switch between V's saved Wardrobe outfits in Photo Mode.

Added a confirmation pop-up when exiting Photo Mode to prevent accidental exits after setting up the perfect shot.

Added more customization options to the Look-At Camera feature, including an option for only the character's eyes to turn toward the camera instead of their entire body.

Added multiple new stickers and frames, including iconic quotes and stylish overlays that let you turn your screenshots into Night City postcards – perfect for sharing memories from the City of Dreams.

Improved Depth of Field and moved it to the Camera tab.

Added a new Color Balance tab, allowing you to create your own custom filters.

PC-specific

Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 for compatible AMD GPUs. IMPORTANT: The FSR 4 option will not be available in the in-game settings until the supporting AMD driver is installed. Please note that the driver will be released at a later date.

The FSR 4 option will not be available in the in-game settings until the supporting AMD driver is installed. Please note that the driver will be released at a later date. Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Frame Generation 3.1 for compatible hardware. It can now be used in combination with any upscaler.

Added support for ​Intel XeSS 2.0, with XeSS Frame Generation available on compatible hardware.

Added support for HDR10+ GAMING certified Intel GPUs. To enable this feature, your display must support the technology (Find My Display) and have \"Game Mode\" enabled. The HDR10+ GAMING toggle can be found in Settings in the Video tab.

Fixed an issue where the DLSS Super Resolution Preset would invisibly revert from the CNN model to the Transformer model after restarting the game, even though the UI still displayed the CNN model as active.

Added more detailed information to the DLSS Super Resolution Preset tooltip in Settings to help players choose the best option for their setup.

Added the ability to move the mouse cursor to a different display while in Windowed Borderless mode.

Increased the maximum save size from 12 MB to 15 MB.

It will now be possible to rebind the key used to jump out of vehicles with the Stuntjock perk.

Console-specific

Added VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Fixed an issue where foliage was not properly affected by weather conditions on PlayStation 5.

There are also a large number of bug fixes that you can check out here. As you can see, the focus here is almost exclusively on cars and photo mode. CDPR is determined to make up for the fact that there was really zero car customization at launch, and five years later, they’re still working on it. Photo mode was actually fine at launch, but they have added so many things to it, it may be the most feature-complete photo mode in all of gaming. No exaggeration.

So no, no new expansion, no third-person mode, no multiplayer. But some fun things all the same. The patch is out on all platforms today.

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