While game has relevant content about subject, there's perhaps also a missing link somewhere. Considering the setting in Cyberpunk 2077 it makes perfect sense for in-game corporations not to have their clients access to technology that allows clients to become independent from them but offer cybernetic replacements that need maintenance via methods unavailable without said corporation. Problems with this are portrayed via middle-men exists (Ripper docs exist).
However game doesn't perhaps have necessary information available for players to make ponder this alternative scenario for cybernetics.
1. Prosthesis are very important but ultimately, even with possibly advancement in relevant technologies in the future, dead end.
2. Real world science is progressing slowly, but there has been research going on for years, for example Stem cell-based biological tooth repair and regeneration.
Source: Stem cell-based biological tooth repair and regeneration (2010) (US National Library of Medicine)
There are far more information available via Wikipedia, but as source that is always subject to change.
While game story has relevant content about tissue engineering and stem-cell therapy at least in two jobs player can do, those being "The Beast In Me" and "Raymond Chandler Evening". And game also has content related to cybernetic limbs available via listening to citizen NPC's couple of hanging out near Ripper Doc at Arroyo and via in-game TV-show guest who has lost his cybernetic arms. There's also lot's of story content available via Cyberpsycho jobs V can do for certain fixer, Regina, that story content however doesn't necessarily connect player other options based on real science and ethics behind that.
While relevant content mentioned above achieves goals as portraying cyberpunk dystopia and that is in my opinion well executed, real motivation for cybernetic implants often being able to have a job, player may not realize how far these story elements go into that dystopia.
To be clear. I'm not suggesting adding new gameplay features, such as wetware implants into game. Rather, something subtle, perhaps via the in-game NET and websites. For example journalist Max from the GIG: Freedom of the Press has a website and there could be a news story about "What happened to wetware?" and it could go on like, "what happened to growing replacement arm or any limb as transplant that would function as original after planted on patient?".
However game doesn't perhaps have necessary information available for players to make ponder this alternative scenario for cybernetics.
1. Prosthesis are very important but ultimately, even with possibly advancement in relevant technologies in the future, dead end.
2. Real world science is progressing slowly, but there has been research going on for years, for example Stem cell-based biological tooth repair and regeneration.
Source: Stem cell-based biological tooth repair and regeneration (2010) (US National Library of Medicine)
There are far more information available via Wikipedia, but as source that is always subject to change.
While game story has relevant content about tissue engineering and stem-cell therapy at least in two jobs player can do, those being "The Beast In Me" and "Raymond Chandler Evening". And game also has content related to cybernetic limbs available via listening to citizen NPC's couple of hanging out near Ripper Doc at Arroyo and via in-game TV-show guest who has lost his cybernetic arms. There's also lot's of story content available via Cyberpsycho jobs V can do for certain fixer, Regina, that story content however doesn't necessarily connect player other options based on real science and ethics behind that.
While relevant content mentioned above achieves goals as portraying cyberpunk dystopia and that is in my opinion well executed, real motivation for cybernetic implants often being able to have a job, player may not realize how far these story elements go into that dystopia.
To be clear. I'm not suggesting adding new gameplay features, such as wetware implants into game. Rather, something subtle, perhaps via the in-game NET and websites. For example journalist Max from the GIG: Freedom of the Press has a website and there could be a news story about "What happened to wetware?" and it could go on like, "what happened to growing replacement arm or any limb as transplant that would function as original after planted on patient?".
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