CD Projekt Red is doing away with traditional character gender options in Cyberpunk 2077 to keep with the cyberpunk ethos of the genre. The developers confirmed the latest development in a new interview.

Metro caught up with CD Projekt Red senior concept artist Marthe Jonkers to talk more about the world building in Cyberpunk 2077, and how that manifests in the gameplay. Specifically, Metro asked about gender in Cyberpunk 2077, an area that CD Projekt Red received criticism for in the past.Jonkers said the developers are working to make Cyberpunk 2077 “really inclusive.” This resulted in gameplay design choices like an expanded character customization menu.

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“[O]ur character creation menu, for instance, compared to the last demo we now give you so many more options,” Jonkers said. “For instance, you don’t choose your gender anymore. You don’t choose, ‘I want to be a female or male character’ you now choose a body type. Because we want you to feel free to create any character you want.”CD Projekt Red already revealed that character customization will feature prominently into Cyberpunk 2077, but the developers are opting out of strict binaries for things like gender. Instead players can choose a body type and two voice options, “one that’s male sounding, one is female sounding. You can mix and match. You can just connect them any you want.”Players will be able to further customize their characters with tattoos, hairstyles, and skin tones.At E3, some fans wondered how CD Projekt Red would approach gender in Cyberpunk 2077, especially after an in-game ad prominently featured a transgender character. There was also the matter of CD Projekt Red’s history, where the company previously apologizes for making jokes aimed at the transgender community.However, Jonkers says that the CD Projekt Red development team is very diverse and asks for feedback when it comes to creative decisions such as these. “We always ask for feedback and even when we show these demos, we still ask people to tell us what they think.” A practice CD Projekt Red has kept since the development of The Witcher 3 The studio announced at Gamescom that Cyberpunk 2077 will be coming to Google Stadia and talked about potential multiplayer modes coming to the game. All the while the developers shared over 100 Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots CD Projekt Red is planning a new gameplay reveal for Cyberpunk 2077 at PAX West in a couple days, so check back at IGN for all the latest Cyberpunk 2077 details.

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