Generally, most gaming shows start wrapping up around 6:00 PM as dinner time approaches to prepare for the next day. Of course, that is not to say there are no people hanging around because the energy on the floor is so intense, but by then, even the B2C booths have stopped taking in visitors.

Of course, there are exceptions.

At Koelnmesse, where gamescom 2026 is currently in full swing, there was an event quietly kicking off at 8:00 PM—a screening for 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2,' set to release on Netflix this coming October. Well... even if I only got to watch Episode 1.

Perhaps to prevent sound from leaking out, this late-night event held when the crowd had mostly thinned came with strict coverage embargoes. All a journalist could say was cliché praise like 'it's fun,' 'exciting,' 'fantastic,' or 'very interesting.' Specific details about the narrative were, naturally, strictly off-limits.

However, keeping what I saw as just my own little secret felt like such a waste. To catch this, I spent 14 grueling hours on the show floor without eating lunch or dinner—a forced march I didn't even do back in my military days. Isn't it too disappointing to leave it as just a single memory of 'Wow, that was fun'?

So, I would like to share my thoughts within the boundaries of CDPR's press guidelines.

First off, it has changed. I am truly sorry, but I cannot specifically mention what has changed. The moment I write it down, CDPR will glare at me with resentment, and if things go wrong, their enforcers might come knocking. However, compared to Season 1, it is undeniably quite different in every aspect. The tone of the story and the narrative direction used to unpack it have both changed tremendously.

Personally, I could clearly feel how the production team endlessly pondered, 'How can we release a show even better than before?' While the previous season was a great work, I personally hit a few hurdles early on, but I didn't feel any of that this time. The story of 'Edgerunners Season 2' is just that much more captivating.

Even after the short screening ended, the audience hesitated to leave their seats. They remained seated in silence as if expecting something more, and only applauded and cheered after a CDPR representative walked in. My brief impression at the time was that it was a presentation fully deserving of applause. Cliché as those earlier expressions may sound, the fact remains that it was genuinely exciting.

Of course, there is no telling how the narrative itself will unfold. We only got to see Episode 1 at the preview, so how the story develops beyond that remains completely unknown. I just hope for a happy ending. Despite it being a brief screening of about 20 minutes, Night City remains a stage that continues to spark anticipation.