A new trailer titled “New Ways to Play” appeared for the upcoming Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077. The trailer was revealed during gamescom 2023 at the Opening Night Live presentation and included a glimpse at the expansions new weapons and vehicles, as well as the redesigned perks and police system.
The action this time around will take place in Dogtown, which was previously mentioned in other trailers and promises “endless dynamic events and missions.” With the new area comes new cyberware and weapons, as we see V peruse several in the trailer before settling on a railgun-like sniper called the Rasetsu. There will also be a new skill tree called the Relic tree, which will contain new abilities focused on opening up new playstyles and builds for players to experiment with.
As well as new additions, the trailer also shows off some aspects of the game that have been redisigned. Several skill trees have been changed and new perks have been added, such as air-dashes, bullet deflection and new finishers. The way police react has also changed, new ai that promises more pro-active behaviours like blocking traffic and ramming vehicles. The latter should play in to the new vehicular combat mechanic that will also be present in the base game and allow players to shoot and hack enemies while driving.
You can watch the full trailer below:
Phantom Liberty was originally announced back in 2022 with a teaser trailer featuring Idris Elba. The game was then confirmed for a September 26, 2023 release during the Xbox Games Showcase back in June, though it will not be available on previous-gen consoles like the PS4.
Cyberpunk 2077 is immediately available on the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, with the Phantom Liberty DLC launching on September 26, 2023. The DLC will only be available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions of the game, however.
