12-10-2020, 12:31 AM
Some Xbox Users Are Playing Cyberpunk 2077 Early
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/games/cyberpunk-2077/">Cyberpunk 2077</a> is officially upon us, unlocking at midnight local time on December 10 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Despite the imminent release, though, some Xbox players are manipulating their consoles to play the game early.</p><p>According to Video Games Chronicle reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1336627820878061568">Andy Robinson</a>, Xbox owners who switch their console's region to New Zealand can unlock Cyberpunk 2077 hours before the game actually comes out. This is because New Zealand is more than 10 hours ahead of most regions.</p><p>Developer CD Projekt Red already announced the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-preloading-is-now-live-on-pc-and-xbox/1100-6485189/">release times for Cyberpunk 2077</a> and let users preload the game early, so knowing that the game can be unlocked by manipulating the console is unsurprising. A handful of users from both <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/comments/k9px4n/psa_you_can_now_play_cyberpunk_2077_if_you_change/">Reddit</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/GoroMaj61455871/status/1336633371892572164">Twitter</a> have reported the trick to work on Xbox consoles. But the same sort of trick can't be performed on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5; the location data on Sony's consoles is predetermined by the user's account.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/some-xbox-users-are-playing-cyberpunk-2077-early/1100-6485289/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/games/cyberpunk-2077/">Cyberpunk 2077</a> is officially upon us, unlocking at midnight local time on December 10 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Despite the imminent release, though, some Xbox players are manipulating their consoles to play the game early.</p><p>According to Video Games Chronicle reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1336627820878061568">Andy Robinson</a>, Xbox owners who switch their console's region to New Zealand can unlock Cyberpunk 2077 hours before the game actually comes out. This is because New Zealand is more than 10 hours ahead of most regions.</p><p>Developer CD Projekt Red already announced the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-preloading-is-now-live-on-pc-and-xbox/1100-6485189/">release times for Cyberpunk 2077</a> and let users preload the game early, so knowing that the game can be unlocked by manipulating the console is unsurprising. A handful of users from both <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/comments/k9px4n/psa_you_can_now_play_cyberpunk_2077_if_you_change/">Reddit</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/GoroMaj61455871/status/1336633371892572164">Twitter</a> have reported the trick to work on Xbox consoles. But the same sort of trick can't be performed on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5; the location data on Sony's consoles is predetermined by the user's account.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/some-xbox-users-are-playing-cyberpunk-2077-early/1100-6485289/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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