Idris Elba should appear in Cyberpunk 2077 in 2023
CD Projekt Red has released a new trailer for the upcoming expansion Cyberpunk 2077, which should appear in 2023. Earlier this year, the company released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming DLC. phantom liberty. However, not much was revealed in this trailer.
During The Game Awards 2022, the company released a new trailer featuring Idris Elba. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will release sometime next year and will feature an extended storyline. This will likely take the story forward from where the original game left off currently.
What role will Idris Elba play in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty?
As seen in the trailer, Idris Elba will play the role of Solomon Reed, the FIA agent for NUSA. Idris is portrayed as the only person players can trust in the storyline. This add-on will be a spy thriller, as mentioned by CD Projekt Red.
What's more, the events in the DLC will be based in the new area of Night City. Interestingly, Keanu Reeves will reprise his role as Johnny Silverhand in the upcoming expansion.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the news for a number of reasons. Initially announced in 2012, the game finally released in 2020. However, the launch was beyond trouble as the game was unplayable at launch. While the developers released many patches that fixed most of the issues, it took a significant amount of time.
With the launch of this new DLC, CD Projekt Red will be looking to avoid the issues that occurred during the launch of the game itself. Given that the community is already excited about the upcoming DLC, an unplayable game would be really detrimental to the game at this point.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been given a new lease of life with the release of the Edgerunners update. The update was based on the Edgerunners series that aired on Netflix a few months ago. While the update didn't add any new story content, it did add some really cool cosmetics that have been seen in the series itself.
Not much is known about this upcoming Phantom Liberty update. Based on the information that has been available so far, the new DLC will include a brand new storyline and a new set of characters. Although the trailer confirms the presence of Johnny Silverhand, his overall involvement in the plot is still unclear. Also, given that a new set of characters will be introduced in this DLC, V's involvement in the overall scenario is also unclear.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will only be available on next-gen consoles and PC, indicating that the specs needed to run the game smoothly will be high. There is no specific release date, however players can expect it to launch sometime in the first quarter of 2023.
For now, however, this is just speculation. Given that there is no confirmation from the developers yet, it is difficult to give a date. More information about this expansion should be available early next year, including a potential release date and more interesting details about the storyline seen in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.