As part of the Gamescom Opening Night Live trailer, CD Projekt Red showed off some of the upgrades that are coming to the Cyberpunk 2077 base game and its expansion, Phantom Liberty.
Most of this stuff was already shown off, but it’s some appreciable features. The perk system is getting overhauled, new weapons and vehicles are being added, and a number of systems and mechanics are getting brushed up. Not all of it looks completely revolutionary, but they did give a peak at the upgraded police system and showed off vehicular weaponry. Both of which I think will definitely improve the moments between narrative.
They’re also finally implementing a Relic upgrade screen. It was viewable on the base game, but for whatever reason, it wasn’t implemented. When I played through, I was saving upgrade points for when it would eventually unlock, but I got impatient and looked it up and found out that there wasn’t a talent tree for it. What a tease.
There are a few other bullet points that sound interesting, including an increased level cap, upgraded combat AI, and redesigned cyberware. I’m hoping that you can now have more visible cyberware, but I’m not holding my breath. I thought Cyberpunk 2077 was a bit up its own ass when it came to showing off its production values, but I’m still looking forward to the expansion.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion releases on September 26, 2023. Even if you’re not interested in the new narrative, the Update 2.0 overhauls will be incorporated for free into the base version.
