The day finally nears when Cyberpunk 2077 DLC (Phantom Liberty) is being released soon and fans are excited about it and rightly so.
CD Project Red after the horrendous launch of the game in year 2020 has been working quietly and have been pushing out updates in order to get the game into a stable playable state. Now its time for expansions to roll in.
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Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0 Release Date
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty release date is September 26. The complete info of available platforms is mentioned below. Meanwhile, on September 21, the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update will be made available.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Platforms and Price
The DLC is made available on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (with Steam Deck). For the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game, the expansion will not be released. Last gen consoles as expected are not being supported anymore.
Phantom Liberty DLC will cost $30 USD. Alternatively, those who don’t own the base game can buy the base game and expansion bundle for $80 USD. The update for those who own the base game should be free.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Story Details
Phantom Liberty is set in the new region of Dogtown that is defined as such by CD Projekt Red as “a ruined city-within-a-city ruled by a trigger-happy militia.” In Dogtown the players are likely to find “a web of shattered loyalties and sinister political machinations,” that will result in “high-octane gigs and quests with stakes like never before.”
In the cast is Keanu Reeves, who will reprise the character of Johnny Silverhand, is actor Idris Elba. Idris Elba plays the Night City newcomer plays Solomon Reed who is an agent in the Federal Intelligence Agency “who knows better than anyone how to tap into the countless webs of spies and net runners, how to extract information, and how to break into even the most tightly guarded places.”
In addition to Myers and Reed the new characters include Alena “Alex” Xenakis, an esoteric shapeshifter employed by Reed and Colonel Kurt Hansen, the antagonistic leader of Dogtown and Songbird who is President Myers’ personal net runner.
Phantom Liberty will have multiple options for endings, including one which unlocks the sixth option in the game’s base. The new ending for Cyberpunk 2077 according to Director Gabe Amatangelo, “has to be based on your new relationships with characters and situations.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Gameplay Updates
Phantom Liberty and the base game’s 2.0 update are bringing several additions and changes to the Cyberpunk 2077 experience.
Below, we’ve listed the most notable updates for each, with additional information on the biggest additions below:
Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0
- Enhanced skill trees and perks
- Additional radio stations
- Revamped cyberware and new capacity system
- Vehicle combat and car chases
- Overall AI improvements
- New police system
- UI and UX improvements
- Loot, items, and crafting changes
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Updates
- New district (Dogtown)
- Increased level cap (60)
- New quests, gigs & boss fights
- New Relic skill tree and abilities
- Vehicle missile launchers
- New items: weapons, cyberware, vehicles and fashion
New police system
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 revamps the police system, with emphasis on transparency: “Criminal activity is punished, runners are chased, and cyberpsychos are flatlined, no questions asked,” stated CD Projekt Red
The magnitude and speed of the response of police officers will be correlated with the severity and the location of the crime. This could be murders in wealthy areas result in a swift and extensive police presence for instance. This has been mentioned by various gamers who got early access to review the DLC and update.
Vehicle combat
Players will be able to shoot guns while driving a vehicle or bicycle. Furthermore, some vehicles will be equipped with mounted weapons.
“Together with Phantom Liberty we’re introducing vehicle combat,” CD Project’s Pawel Burza. “You’ll be able to fire guns from your car or bike or use weapons, which are mounted on your car.”
New Skill Tree
Within the revamped skills tree system are many new benefits. The most intriguing ones that have been shown so far is an air dash, and the ability to ward off the bullets that are coming in with melee weapons along with several new finishing techniques, such as Savage Sling, in which V weaponsizes corpses of enemies.
The brand new Relic Skill Tree, meanwhile introduces a new set of cyber-related skills. These skills could either improve your cyber-security capabilities or even exploit the weaknesses of your adversaries. You can test the new skill trees available on the official Cyberpunk site prior to the launch of the expansions.
Updated System Requirements
The CD Projekt Red has released an updated system requirement specification which can be seen below:
Conclusion
Do you want to preorder the DLC now? I would advise waiting for the results of the organic reviews. The update works smoothly, and there are even two gaming options where you may start the base game or right away get a leveled up character to start moving forward in the game, according to the YouTubers who tested the game but haven’t uploaded any in-game footage.
However, I believe that with expansions and improvements this significant that require new specs to run, we should wait. We saw what happened with the Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade.