Cyberpunk 2077 Getting First Expansion Next Year, Keanu Reeves To Return - Kotaku

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A warfare  wide   stands adjacent  to a model   successful  Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion.

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Better precocious than never, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting its archetypal large expansion, CD Projekt Red announced successful a Twitch livestream today. It’s called Phantom Liberty, it’s retired adjacent year, and it volition diagnostic the instrumentality of Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand. It won’t, however, beryllium disposable connected PlayStation 4 oregon Xbox One.

That past snippet shouldn’t beryllium excessively overmuch of a shock, seeing arsenic an intergenerational motorboat was possibly astir liable for Cyberpunk 2077's well-documented-woes. Following 3 delays, the open-world shooter yet deed PlayStation, Xbox, and PC successful December 2020. On next-gen consoles and high-end PCs, it worked (mostly) arsenic intended. But connected last-gen consoles, it was a buggy, subpar disaster. CD Projekt Red spent overmuch of the pursuing twelvemonth getting Cyberpunk 2077 into moving shape, which pushed backmost the timeline for its post-release content, including planned expansions.

Phantom Liberty is presently targeting a wide 2023 merchandise date. CD Projekt Red didn’t amusement disconnected overmuch of the enlargement today, but a minute-long teaser feaured voiceovers from 2 cardinal characters. V, the idiosyncratic you play as, recites a militaristic oath for the New United States of America. Keanu Reeves, backmost successful afloat ham-it-up mode, swoops successful to accidental doing truthful is simply a “bad idea.” That dialog is acceptable implicit a fewer scenes of V utilizing futuristic tech for crunchy combat sections. The full Phantom Liberty enlargement volition research a caller determination of Night City, per a CDPR property release.

Here’s the archetypal footage:

I’ve said it earlier (like, 5 oregon six times by now, astatine least), but ohio no, I americium perfectly getting sucked backmost into Cyberpunk 2077.

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Beyond the Phantom Liberty expansion, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a question of quality-of-life updates with its last “major” spot for last-gen consoles. That spot volition besides present a smattering of caller content. You’ll beryllium capable to equip gear—a overgarment and a shotgun—inspired by Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Netflix anime acceptable successful the aforesaid world. (It’s owed retired connected the streamer adjacent week.) And there’s besides an in-game arcade furniture that’ll let you to play a crippled called Roach Race. Hmm, I wonderment what Ciri would deliberation of that...

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