https://wccftech.com/cyberpunk-2077-everything-you-need-to-know-on-cdprs-next-game/

Cyberpunk 2077, first announced in May 2012 by Polish developer CD Projekt RED, has been one of the most anticipated games for quite some time.

The developers themselves went on to admit the announcement took place simply too early, as they were still very much focused on shipping The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, launched in May 2015. Proper pre-production didn't start until the final stages of development of that game's final expansion, Blood and Wine, released in May 2016.