CD Project RED Explained Why They Chose Fem V Over Male V In Game’s Marketing

Cyberpunk 2077 allows the players to choose their own version of the main character, V—it could be the male or female version. Gamers have noticed CD Projekt RED has changed its strategy to the marketing of Cyberpunk 2077, when they used the male version of V but then switched it to the female version—and the developers explained their decision.

Creative Director of Cyberpunk 2077 Igor Sarzynski has recently responded to a user’s question on Bluesky social media, where he was asked why the male version of V was left out of all the game’s promotions and crossovers. The reason is simple—male V was used for the base game, while female V was used from the Phantom Liberty DLC, as you can check below:

“Male V had whole base game marketing for himself - for PL we decided to switch it up. One game for each V:)”

As we know, Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel is in development. We still don’t know if it will be possible to choose a male or female character, and for now, the game’s details mostly remain unknown, as well as the release date and platforms.