Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC Proves Any Game Can Be Redeemed

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Cyberpunk 2077's name became synonymous with overhyping and terrible launches when it was released in December 2020, with many believing CD Projekt Red essentially lied about the quality of the product. It did not run well, whatsoever, on PS4 and Xbox One, and while the PC version did well enough, there were more than a few issues with PS5 and Xbox Series X too. Some fans enjoyed the story still, others didn't, but at the end of the day, its launch was one of the biggest controversies of 2020 in the gaming industry.

However, thanks to the dedicated work of CD Projekt Red, that reputation has slowly changed. Those who returned or picked up for the first time since then have found a different game. It was not the Cyberpunk 2077 that was promised, and it never will be, but the consensus has clearly shifted from a terrible game to at least a good one. Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners anime sent players running back to the game, and the recent announcement of its Phantom Liberty DLC has been well-received.

It's set to release in 2023 and will tell a spy thriller story within Cyberpunk 2077, as well as overhauling the police system, improving vehicle combat, bettering the gameplay loop for melee, adding new actions to the perk tree, and more. It is solid, on paper, and the fact that it has caught many eyes shows how CD Projekt Red did the right thing by not abandoning ship.

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It's basically impossible to understate how disastrous Cyberpunk 2077's launch was. Many had believed CD Projekt Red was the definition of customer-friendly coming off The Witcher 3, but the scandals that went down proved it wasn't. That's not considering the blowback financially, as many requested refunds and even the PlayStation Store