The last CoD I enjoyed playing was released more than 13 years ago.

I haven't touched TW3 since 2017. (As much as I love it.)

There are a handful of game concepts that are on a very short list of "pipe dream" games for me. Games that I consider "dream games" I might only see once in a lifetime if I'm lucky.

An open world, dense, crowded, hyper-detailed, richly atmospheric, first person, single player cyberpunk game with choice and consequence systems is one of them. The fact that it just so happens to be the same developer who made one of my favorite previous games, with a demonstrated penchant for long term payoffs and strong atmosphere and worldbuilding aptitude, is simply a happy coincidence.