Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 (Oct 22): Edgerunners 2 Update, Double Trouble Dual-Wielding, Console Mods, FOV Slider and DLSS 4.5

QUICK ANSWER · Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 · Out Thursday Oct 22, 2026

• What: the free Edgerunners 2 Update (Update 2.5), announced by CD PROJEKT RED on October 20 alongside the Netflix premiere of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.

• When: Thursday, October 22, 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Nintendo Switch 2 follows "shortly." CDPR has not posted an exact unlock hour yet.

• Confirmed by CDPR: Edgerunners 2 inspired content, cyberware customization and a new dual-wielding playstyle. During the Oct 21 REDstreams the studio also showed an Edgerunners prequel quest, a Night City tour quest, the Double Trouble perk, curated console mods and a console FOV slider.

• Confirmed by NVIDIA: the whole DLSS suite moves to DLSS 4.5, plus new Dynamic Multi Frame Generation on PC.

• Still to come: the official patch notes, which CDPR says it will publish on October 21 after the stream.

CD PROJEKT RED is not done with Night City after all. On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the same day Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premiered on Netflix, the studio announced the Edgerunners 2 Update, officially Update 2.5, for Cyberpunk 2077. It is free, it lands on Thursday, October 22, and the studio is walking through it live on a REDstreams broadcast today, Wednesday, October 21 at 10:00 AM CT.

This guide sorts what CDPR has actually confirmed from what came out through an early creator leak, explains each headline feature (the Double Trouble dual-wield perk, the new quests, console mods, the console FOV slider and the DLSS 4.5 upgrade), and gives you a short prep list so your saves, mods and builds are ready on Thursday. We will update it once CDPR posts the official patch notes later today.

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 Release Date and REDstreams Time

According to the official CD PROJEKT RED press release, Update 2.5 releases on October 22, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with "the Nintendo Switch 2 release to follow shortly." The release says more details will be shared "during an episode of REDstreams, followed by the publication of official patch notes" on October 21.

The REDstreams announcement on cyberpunk.net sets the stream for Wednesday, October 21 at 5 PM CEST, which is 10:00 AM Central Time. It airs on CDPR's Twitch channel, YouTube and Steam.

Region	REDstreams start (Oct 21)	Update 2.5 release
Central Time (CT)	10:00 AM CDT	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
Pacific Time (PT)	8:00 AM PDT	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
Eastern Time (ET)	11:00 AM EDT	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
UK (BST)	4:00 PM	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
Central Europe (CEST)	5:00 PM	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
Japan (JST)	Midnight, Oct 22	Thursday, Oct 22 (hour TBA)
Nintendo Switch 2	Same stream	"Shortly" after Oct 22

CDPR has not given a specific unlock hour for Thursday. Past Cyberpunk patches have generally become downloadable during the European working day, but treat any exact time you see on social media as a guess until CDPR or the platform storefronts confirm it.

Is Update 2.5 Free?

Yes. The press release calls it "the free update," and it is a base game patch rather than an expansion. You do not need Phantom Liberty to download it, although owners of the expansion will get the patch on top of their existing content the same way every 2.x update has worked.

What CDPR Has Confirmed vs What Leaked

There are three layers of information about Update 2.5 right now, and it is worth keeping them apart:

Official text from CDPR. The October 20 press release and the REDstreams post confirm the date, platforms, Edgerunners 2 inspired content, cyberware customization and a new dual-wielding playstyle.
What CDPR showed on the October 21 REDstreams. GameSpot's live tracker has logged a prequel quest for Edgerunners 2, a Night City tour quest, the Double Trouble perk, curated console mods and a console FOV slider as the stream went on.
An early creator leak. On October 20, YouTuber WesNemo posted coverage ahead of the stream and then set it to private. Push Square summarized the video before it came down. Many of its claims were then backed up on the stream, but some details are still unconfirmed.

On top of that, NVIDIA published its own GeForce News post on October 21 covering the update's DLSS changes, which counts as an official source for the PC graphics side.

Feature	Status	Source
Free update, Oct 22, PC / PS5 / Xbox Series X\|S	Official	CDPR press release, Oct 20
Switch 2 version "to follow shortly"	Official	CDPR press release, Oct 20
Edgerunners 2 inspired content	Official	CDPR press release, Oct 20
Cyberware customization	Official	REDstreams announcement, Oct 20
New dual-wielding playstyle	Official	REDstreams announcement, Oct 20
Edgerunners 2 prequel quest with returning anime voice actors	Shown on stream	REDstreams, Oct 21 (via GameSpot live tracker)
Night City tour quest led by the city's founder	Shown on stream	REDstreams, Oct 21 (via GameSpot)
"Double Trouble" perk for pistols and revolvers	Shown on stream	REDstreams, Oct 21 (via GameSpot)
Curated console mods from the main menu	Shown on stream	REDstreams, Oct 21 (via GameSpot)
Console FOV slider	Shown on stream	REDstreams, Oct 21 (via GameSpot)
DLSS 4.5 suite + Dynamic Multi Frame Generation	Official (NVIDIA)	GeForce News, Oct 21
Edgerunners radio station, Glamdocs, five clothing sets, new hairstyles, stash filters, save folders, PS5 HDR fix	Early creator leak	WesNemo video (pulled), summarized by Push Square, Oct 20

Double Trouble: The New Dual-Wielding Playstyle

The feature CDPR led with is dual-wielding, and it arrives through a new perk called Double Trouble. Per the stream, it lets V carry a pistol or revolver in each hand. Game director Pawel Sasko said on the broadcast that players can buy new skills around it and build a completely new playstyle, rather than just treating it as a cosmetic animation swap.

The leaked summary adds detail that lines up with that description:

Double Trouble sits in the Cool skill tree, which already governs headshots, crouch movement and the pistol-heavy "gunslinger" style many players run.
It works with power pistols and revolvers. That is a narrower pool than "any one-handed gun," so smart pistols and tech pistols may not qualify. Wait for the patch notes before you count on a specific weapon.
Several secondary perks branch out from it, which fits Sasko's "new skills" comment.

How Double Trouble Could Change Builds

Until the numbers are published, the safest assumption is that dual-wield builds will want high Cool for the perk itself and probably Reflexes or Technical Ability depending on which secondary perks scale what. If you are planning a respec on Thursday, a few practical points:

Don't spend your loose perk points tonight. Holding a handful back means you can grab Double Trouble and its follow-ups immediately.
Keep your favourite revolvers. Iconic handguns like Overture and Lizzie are the obvious first candidates to pair up, assuming iconic weapons are eligible.
Expect ammo pressure. Firing two guns empties magazines twice as fast, so ammo-related perks and crafting may matter more for this style than for a single-pistol build.

None of those points are patch-note facts. They are a sensible way to stay flexible until CDPR publishes the exact perk text.

Cyberware Customization and Glamdocs

The second officially confirmed pillar is cyberware customization. In the original game you could pick which implants V runs, but most arm cyberware looked the same no matter how you built your character. Update 2.5 changes how that hardware looks.

According to the leaked summary, the update adds five new "Glamdocs" across Night City. These are new characters with their own voice lines and animations who let you customize the look of your arm and hand cyberware. Notebookcheck's write-up of the same leak says the options cover Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms and the Projectile Launch System, among others.

CDPR's own wording so far is simply "cyberware customization," so treat the Glamdoc name, the number five and the specific implant list as likely but not final. That should be settled once the patch notes go up.

New Quests: The Edgerunners 2 Prequel and the Night City Tour

Update 2.5 includes new story content, which is more than many fans expected from a late patch.

The Edgerunners 2 Prequel Quest

During the stream, CDPR teased a quest that acts as a prequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, with several voice actors from the anime reprising their roles. The studio did not share much more than that on air.

The leak calls this quest "Clampdown." Notebookcheck's summary says you unlock it after finishing a heist and two other jobs, and that it rewards a five-item gear set. If you have not watched the anime yet and care about spoilers, it is worth knowing the quest is designed as a lead-in to the series. All ten episodes are already on Netflix, per the press release.

The Night City Tour Quest

The second quest, which GameSpot logged as Night City Tours, is a slice of digital tourism. The founder of Night City gives you a guided tour of the metropolis. It was described on stream as a cozy mission with a mystery to solve and a few secrets to find.

The leak names this one "Welcome to Paradise" and says it is narrated by Richard Night, the city's long-lost founder. Notebookcheck reports it opens up after another heist and at Street Cred level 15. That is low enough that most existing saves will qualify immediately.

Console Mods Are Coming to PS5 and Xbox

This is the biggest quality-of-life news for console players. CDPR said on stream that Cyberpunk 2077 mods on console will work much like The Witcher 3 Remastered, and that the studio has teamed up with top modders to get the feature off the ground. You will be able to download mods from a curated list on the main menu.

The leaked summary and later reporting add some context:

The system uses mod.io, the same backend The Witcher 3 Remastered relies on.
It covers PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Reports say Switch 2 is not included at launch.
Using mods disables trophies on that save file, according to the leaked summary. Keep a clean save if you are still trophy hunting.
The library is curated, so do not expect script extenders or deep framework mods. Expect cosmetic, balance and quality-of-life mods that CDPR and mod.io can certify.

PC modding is not changing in the same way. If you already use Nexus Mods and script frameworks, back up your setup before Thursday. Big 2.x patches have usually broken script-based mods for a few days while authors catch up.

Console FOV Slider and Other Quality-of-Life Changes

The second console request CDPR finally granted is a field-of-view slider. According to the stream coverage, it is available from the main menu on console. PC players have always had FOV options, so this mainly levels the playing field for PS5 and Xbox owners who found the default view cramped, especially while driving.

The leaked summary lists more quality-of-life changes that are still waiting on the patch notes:

Save file folders grouped by playthrough, which helps anyone juggling several V's.
Item filters for V's stash.
A fix for PS5 HDR settings that reportedly did nothing before.
More photo mode options, including frames styled like the Cyberpunk trading card game.
Various bug fixes.

New Cosmetics, Radio Station and Twitch Drops

The Edgerunners tie-in also shows up in V's wardrobe and car stereo. Per the leaked summary:

A new radio station playing tracks from both seasons of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Five new clothing sets, sold in different districts.
New hairstyles taken from NPCs, some limited by body type.
TechPowerUp's write-up of the leak also mentions Quadra vehicle skins through Twitch Drops. Watch CDPR's Twitch channel during the REDstreams if you want them, and check the stream description for the exact rules.

DLSS 4.5 and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation on PC

NVIDIA's October 21 GeForce News post confirms the PC graphics side of the patch. On October 22, Cyberpunk 2077's update adds DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and upgrades the game's existing Multi Frame Generation, Ray Reconstruction and Super Resolution to NVIDIA's second-generation AI models.

What that means in practice:

Out-of-the-box DLSS 4.5. You no longer need the NVIDIA app override to run the newest models. They become the game's defaults.
Dynamic Multi Frame Generation changes the frame generation multiplier on the fly to hit a target frame rate or your monitor's refresh rate. In NVIDIA's other launches this month it goes up to 6X on GeForce RTX 50 Series cards.
RTX 40 Series owners keep standard Frame Generation. RTX 20 and 30 Series owners still get the improved Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction models.

Neither NVIDIA nor CDPR has said anything about AMD FSR or Intel XeSS changes yet. That is another thing to check in the patch notes.

How to Prepare for Update 2.5

If you are...	Do this before Thursday
A PC player with mods	Note your mod list, back up your save folder and expect script-heavy mods to need updates after 2.5 lands.
A console player who wants mods	Keep one clean, unmodded save for trophies or achievements, since the leak says modded saves lose trophy eligibility.
Planning a dual-pistol build	Bank some perk points and Cool attribute points rather than spending them on Wednesday night.
On an RTX 50 Series GPU	Update to the latest Game Ready Driver so Dynamic Multi Frame Generation is ready on day one.
Behind on the anime	Watch Edgerunners 2 first if you care about spoilers, because the new quest is a prequel to it.

A few more general tips:

Back up your saves. On PC, copy the save folder under your user's Saved Games directory before Thursday. Console cloud saves are usually safe, but a local backup on PC costs nothing.
Check your free space. CDPR has not posted a download size yet. 2.x patches have ranged from a few gigabytes to much larger, so leave yourself some headroom.
Pause mod updates on PC until your key mods confirm 2.5 support.

Should You Come Back to Cyberpunk 2077 for Update 2.5?

If you finished Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty and put it away, Update 2.5 gives you three solid reasons to load a save: two new quests (one tied directly to the new anime), a genuinely new combat style in Double Trouble, and on console, mods and an FOV slider that change how the game feels to play. The DLSS 4.5 upgrade is a nice extra for RTX owners who like to revisit the game as a showcase.

If you have never played, the timing works too. The anime is fresh, the Switch 2 version is on the way and, according to CDPR's news archive, the game has been on Xbox Game Pass since March 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 come out?

Update 2.5, the Edgerunners 2 Update, releases on Thursday, October 22, 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. CDPR says the Nintendo Switch 2 version will follow shortly, and it has not announced an exact unlock hour yet.

What time is the Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 REDstreams?

The REDstreams broadcast is on Wednesday, October 21 at 5 PM CEST, which is 10:00 AM Central Time, 8:00 AM Pacific and 11:00 AM Eastern. It streams on Twitch, YouTube and Steam.

Is Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 free?

Yes. CD PROJEKT RED describes it as a free update for Cyberpunk 2077, and you do not need Phantom Liberty to get it.

Can you dual wield in Cyberpunk 2077 now?

Yes, from Update 2.5. The new Double Trouble perk lets V use a pistol or revolver in each hand, with additional skills that build out the playstyle. Reports place it in the Cool skill tree.

Does Cyberpunk 2077 have mods on PS5 and Xbox?

Update 2.5 adds curated console mods on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, which you download from a list on the main menu, similar to The Witcher 3 Remastered. Reports say Switch 2 is not included and that modded saves cannot earn trophies.

Is there an FOV slider on console in Cyberpunk 2077?

Yes. Update 2.5 adds a field-of-view slider to the console versions, which CDPR showed in the main menu during the REDstreams.

What is the new Edgerunners quest in Cyberpunk 2077?

CDPR teased a new quest that acts as a prequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, with several voice actors from the anime reprising their roles. Leaked details call it Clampdown and say it rewards a five-item gear set.

Does Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 add DLSS 4.5?

Yes. NVIDIA confirmed that the update moves the game's Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction and Multi Frame Generation to DLSS 4.5 models and adds Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, which goes up to 6X on RTX 50 Series GPUs.

Where are the official Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 patch notes?

CD PROJEKT RED says it will publish the official patch notes on October 21, after the REDstreams broadcast, on cyberpunk.net and its official channels. We will update this guide when they are live.