Cyberpunk 2077 is now available on Battle.net, making CD Projekt Red’s RPG the latest outside game to join Blizzard’s PC launcher. Blizzard announced the launch on X at 17:00 UTC on 10 November, telling players it was time to “hit the streets of Night City”. Players can buy the base game or the Phantom Liberty expansion separately, or both together in the Ultimate Edition. The Battle.net version arrives with the free Edgerunners 2 Update already included, along with a short-term launch discount.
The move was first revealed at BlizzCon in September, during a panel titled “30 Years of Battle.net With Special Guest CD PROJEKT RED”. According to CD Projekt Red’s announcement, community manager Amelia Korzycka and level design lead Miles Tost appeared on stage to discuss the new partnership. Cyberpunk 2077 follows The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, which CD Projekt Red brought to Battle.net in September. The partnership also covers crossovers with Overwatch and Diablo IV, which are due next year.
What Cyberpunk 2077 costs on Battle.net, and what is included
On the US Battle.net store, the Ultimate Edition is listed at $31.99 and the base game at $17.99. Blizzard describes those as introductory offer prices, valid until 16 November, and says the price “will increase” after that date. Playing requires the Battle.net desktop app, a Battle.net account and an internet connection, according to the store page. It also notes that the new update “will be available on Mac at a later date”.
The Ultimate Edition bundles the base game with Phantom Liberty, the spy-thriller expansion that launched in September 2023. Phantom Liberty sends V to Dogtown, a walled-off district of Night City, and adds a new story alongside Idris Elba’s character, Solomon Reed. It arrived with the major 2.0 overhaul, which rebuilt the game’s skills, police and combat systems. That update did much to repair the game’s reputation after its troubled launch in December 2020, particularly on older consoles.
The launch includes Update 2.5, which CD Projekt Red calls the Edgerunners 2 Update. It reached PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 22 October, two days after the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premiered on Netflix, according to CD Projekt Red. The update adds a quest featuring Weak “King” Kingsley, one of the new show’s main characters, plus his coat, glasses and revolver. It also brings a radio station with 16 tracks from both Edgerunners series, and the free Witcher 3 themed gear we covered at launch.
Update 2.5 goes well beyond cosmetic content and anime tie-ins. According to Blizzard’s preview, five new “Glamdocs” let players customise how their cyberware looks, and new perks allow dual wielding with pistols and revolvers. The update also adds cross-platform mod support through Mod.io, a mods panel in the game and guided Night City Tours narrated by the city’s founder, Richard Night. Players can also find 12 new minor arcana tarot cards around the city.
Why CD Projekt Red is bringing its games to Battle.net
Battle.net turned 30 this year, having launched in 1996 alongside the original Diablo, and it has carried Activision’s Call of Duty games since 2018. Games from outside the Activision Blizzard family have been rarer, and Destiny 2 only launched there in 2017 because Activision was publishing it, before Bungie moved it to Steam in 2019. CD Projekt Red’s games have long been sold through its own GOG store and on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Adding Battle.net puts them in front of an audience that already uses the launcher for Overwatch, Diablo IV, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty. That audience grew again this month with the launch of WoW: Forever.
The partnership is set to run in both directions. In 2027, Overwatch will receive content themed on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Edgerunners 2, according to CD Projekt Red. Diablo IV players who pre-purchase or buy Songs of the Past, the upcoming Witcher 3 expansion, on Battle.net will be able to claim a Geralt-themed Barbarian skin. CD Projekt Red says more Witcher content will come to Diablo IV in 2027, with details to follow.
The launch also comes in a busy week for the game’s reputation. Cyberpunk 2077’s eight million pre-orders were long seen as the industry record, until GTA 6 passed it this week with an estimated 9.69 million. A Cyberpunk film is also in development, as we reported when Paramount joined the project. Battle.net’s introductory prices for Cyberpunk 2077 run until 16 November.
