Cyberpunk 2077 could trigger seizures in photosensitive players [Updated]

Enlarge / The strobe effects flashing from those two LED arrays in Cyberpunk 2077 could cause seizures in epileptic gamers.

Epileptic gamers who are sensitive to flashing lights and strobing effects may need to take special care when playing Cyberpunk 2077 after its release later this week.

Game Informer Associate Editor Liana Ruppert wrote yesterday about her experience with a grand mal seizure while playing a pre-release version of the game. The seizure was triggered by the game's short introductory cutscene for the "braindance" interface. That scene features a device flashing bright, screen-filling red and white lights at the player in an increasing cadence before sending them into a virtual world to explore another character's memories.

With no way to skip this cutscene, Ruppert recommends that photosensitive players "look away completely or close their eyes" to avoid triggering a seizure whenever going into a braindance, which they're required to do at multiple points in the game's story.

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