Speaking of Mike Pondsmith ..............
I for one would really like to hear what he has to say about the game at this point. I did a bit of searching, but found nothing. Silence. That bodes not well methinx.
Or maybe internet drama just isn't his thing. I could be wrong though, it has been known to happen from time to time.
No matter what he says, good or bad, nothing good will come of it for him. If is says it's a good game he will get flamed for weeks by the Cyberpunk 2077 hate train and if he says it's bad he will get flamed for weeks by the diehard fans of Cyberpunk 2077 who love it to death.
Not at all surprised if he has no interest in wading into that muck.