v1.63 Hotfix 1 implemented targeted fixes for contract logic. Specifically, it addressed issues where the objective to "wait for the fixer's payment" would hang indefinitely. By stabilizing the quest triggers, CD Projekt Red ensured that the gameplay loop of "get job, do job, get paid" remained intact. While this may seem like a minor tweak on paper, for a player grinding for the legendary status achievement or trying to afford that shiny new Malorian pistol, this hotfix was a lifesaver. It restored the reliability of the game’s core loop, ensuring that a job completed was a job rewarded.
The most significant fix addressed a memory leak triggered by the game’s pre-loading system for the upcoming expansion. Players reported that after 45–60 minutes of gameplay in Dogtown’s border zones (the Pacifica combat zone), frame rates would degrade from a stable 60 FPS to a stuttering 20 FPS before a hard crash to desktop (CTD). Hotfix 1 patched the streaming and memory_pool scripts, forcing the game to flush cached expansion assets more aggressively.
Conversely, a small contingent of players on the low-end Steam Deck reported worse performance—specifically, texture pop-in on the Jig-Jig Street. This was traced to the increased streaming aggression intended for high-end PCs. Valve released a Proton Experimental hotfix (GE-Proton8-15) to compensate. Cyberpunk 2077 v1.63 Hotfix 1
Released June 20, 2023, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
This is not the 2.0 update (Phantom Liberty pre-patch). 2.0 came later in September 2023. While this may seem like a minor tweak
Prior to this hotfix, players encountered a disheartening bug regarding the completion of these contracts. In a game centered around reputation and eddies (currency), nothing breaks immersion faster than finishing a job and receiving neither the money nor the street cred. There were reports of objectives not registering, interaction prompts failing to appear on target NPCs, and fixers refusing to acknowledge that a job was done.
Furthermore, the community was in a state of high anticipation. The promise of the 2.0 update was on the horizon, but players were still actively exploring every nook and cranny of the base game. For the dedicated fanbase, a "hotfix" is often more important than a titled DLC. A DLC adds content, but a hotfix ensures you can actually play that content without crashing to the desktop or losing progress. Players reported that after 45–60 minutes of gameplay
It is easy to ignore hotfixes. They lack the romance of a "Next-Gen Update" or the ambition of an "Expansion." But Cyberpunk 2077’s journey from 2020 to 2023 is a story of incremental trust. And represents the pinnacle of "incremental."
Syncing update to match the .exe version across all PC storefronts, primarily for mod compatibility. 2. Performance & Visual Fixes