
There are numerous added details players can pick up on, and the addition of ray tracing in the final game really makes an immediate and obvious difference. Unlike the comparisons between CDPR's The Witcher 3's own controversial E3 demo and its actual performance, Cyberpunk 2077 has visibly been improved across the board. Otherwise, the beats of each scene play out exactly the same, with the only difference being the graphics.

However, it's clear that Night City has become much more detailed and unique in its every nook and cranny based on the contrasting skylines. There are only minor changes to gameplay here and there, such as when the final game doesn't give players an option to shoot their way out of the corporate meetup. Going through the opening hours of the game starring Dexter DeShawn, Jackie, and a rendezvous with a Corpo, it's clear that the studio knew exactly what it was making a few years ago.

YouTuber Cycu1 has shown via a comparison video that Cyberpunk 2077 has been vastly improved from the time of the E3 2018 demo, juxtaposing the two-year-old PC footage with gameplay captured on a top-of-the-line gaming PC with an RTX 3080 GPU. Related: Cyberpunk 2077: PS5 Frame Rate Is Higher, But Xbox Series X Looks Better While this may be expected to some because of the age of those machines, the fact is that the game was sold with support for those systems, and players trying to test that support has found the experience less than exemplary. There are also issues with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game when running on the base model of either console. Cyberpunk 2077 has suffered from extensive bugs and glitches in the vein of something like Fallout 3, a game that heavily influenced its gameplay. After countless outlets described the gameplay via podcasts, video, and other coverage, the developers decided to release the long gameplay demo on YouTube for all to see.ĭespite the game being in players hands as of this week, it's likely that many would still call the game unfinished.

CD Projekct Red's open-world behemoth has been one of the most anticipated video games for quite some time, and the excitement hit a fever pitch when gameplay was shown for the first time to press and influencers at E3 2018 behind closed doors. Now that players everywhere are venturing into Night City, several are going back to the hyped Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2018 demo to see how it compares with the much-delayed final release of the game.
