Six years after its controversial launch, Cyberpunk 2077 arrives on Xbox Game Pass this month, completing one of gaming's most expensive redemption arcs. CD Projekt Red's sci-fi RPG joins the subscription service for Premium and Ultimate tier subscribers on Xbox consoles and cloud streaming.
The March 2026 addition brings Night City to subscribers who held out through the game's turbulent early years. Cyberpunk 2077 launched in December 2020 with widespread technical issues that prompted refunds and store removals, but subsequent updates transformed it into a critically acclaimed title with "Very Positive" user reviews on Steam.
CD Projekt Red invested more than $125 million fixing the game over several years, salvaging its reputation and boosting long-term sales past 35 million copies by late 2025. That turnaround now extends to subscription access through Microsoft's service.
Xbox Series X and S players receive every update released since launch, including technical improvements, new features, additional quests, vehicles, and character customization options. Xbox One users get content up through Update 1.6, known as the Edgerunners Update that introduced anime-inspired elements.
Absent from PC Game Pass due to its absence from the Microsoft Store platform, Cyberpunk 2077 remains unavailable through that subscription tier despite its availability on other PC storefronts since launch.
The Game Pass addition coincides with continued momentum for the franchise beyond gaming. A second season of Netflix's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime is in development at Studio Trigger, while Dark Horse Comics prepares a March 17 release of a $60 library edition collecting three comic series spanning over 300 pages.
Microsoft confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 as part of Wave 1 additions for March alongside Construction Simulator and day-one release Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf. The service will lose six titles on March 15 in its largest removal wave since January's seven-title departure.
