Your Guide to the Cyberpunk 2.3 Money Glitch – Still Got Eddies?

Looking to stack millions of eurodollars in Night City without the grind? You’re in luck. The classic item duplication method is still the most effective Cyberpunk 2.3 money glitch, letting you clone high-value weapons for massive payouts. This trick requires some specific timing and setup, but it blows every other money making method out of the water. That said, with the 2.0 update massively buffing legit money farms, you might find that playing by the rules is almost as fast and a lot more fun. This guide covers everything you need to know to decide for yourself.

The Lowdown: Glitch vs. Grind

The Main Event: The Pause/Pickup Duplication Glitch

This glitch has survived countless patches because it’s not a simple bug, it’s an exploit that messes with the game’s core mechanics. You’re essentially tricking the game into saving a state where your weapon is both in your inventory and still on the ground, creating a perfect clone.

The Setup – What You Need

Before you start, you need two things: the right weapon and the right settings.

First, grab a high-value, non-Iconic weapon. Tier 5 Legendary or Epic guns work best since they sell for the most cash. Iconic weapons can’t be dropped, so they won’t work here.

Second, you need to slow the game down to make the timing easier.

• On PC: Go to your graphics settings and cap your Max Framerate at 30 FPS.
• On PS5/Xbox Series X: Switch your graphics mode from “Performance” to “Quality” or “Ray Tracing.” This intentionally lowers the framerate, giving you a wider window to nail the trick.

Step by Step – How to Clone Your Gear

With your settings adjusted and weapon in hand, find a clear, flat piece of ground.

1. Drop It: Open your inventory and drop the valuable weapon you want to duplicate.
2. Line It Up: Position yourself so you’re looking directly at the weapon on the ground, with the “Pick Up” prompt visible.
3. The Tricky Part: This is all about timing. You need to press the Pause button (Options on PlayStation / Menu on Xbox) and the Interact/Pick Up button (Square on PlayStation / X on Xbox / F on PC) at almost the exact same time.
4. Confirm It Worked: You’ll know you did it right if you hear the item pickup sound just as the pause menu appears on screen. If you don’t hear the sound, it failed. Just exit the menu and try again.
5. Save Your Clone: Once you hear the sound and see the pause menu, make a new Manual Save or a Quicksave from within that pause menu.
6. Load and Loot: Immediately load the save file you just created.
7. Profit: When the game loads, you’ll have a copy of the weapon in your inventory, and another identical copy will be sitting on the ground, ready to be picked up.

You can repeat this process on the dropped weapon to create a huge stack. Once you have a full inventory, head to the nearest drop point and sell them all. Remember, vendors only have so much cash, so you’ll need to skip time forward 24 hours to refresh their wallets.

Is Glitching Even Worth It Anymore?

Honestly? Maybe not. The 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty seriously rebalanced the game’s economy. While the duplication glitch is still the fastest way to get infinite money, the “legal” methods are now incredibly effective and, frankly, a lot more fun.

Clearing out the groups of Voodoo Boys along the Pacifica coastline is a fan-favorite farming spot. You can run along the beach, take out enemies that respawn quickly, and loot their high tier weapons. A single run can easily net you over 35,000 eddies, and you can make hundreds of thousands in an hour just by playing the game.

If you have the Phantom Liberty expansion, the repeatable vehicle contracts for El Capitan are another goldmine. These missions are quick, fun, and pay out extremely well, offering a steady and engaging income stream.

A Word of Warning, Choom

Remember the early days of Cyberpunk when the 8MB save file bug was corrupting saves? That was caused by players using crafting and duplication glitches to create thousands of items, bloating their save files until they broke.

While that specific bug is fixed, the lesson remains: using exploits to push the game beyond its limits always carries a small risk. The Pause/Pickup glitch is considered safe, but it’s something to keep in mind. More importantly, getting infinite money instantly can cheapen the experience, removing the need to engage with gigs and the loot system.

The choice is yours. Night City is a city of opportunity, whether you play by the rules or break them.

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