Spoiler warning: this article contains spoilers for the base game ofCyberpunk 2077- proceed with caution.Back atCyberpunk 2077’s launch, who’d have thought that one of 2023’s most exciting video game releases would be DLC for such a buggy and poorly received title?Cyberpunk 2077is living proof that given enough time, effort, and post-launch updates, even games that areveryrough around the edges can be transformed into something spectacular. It’s made quite the comeback, with a full sequel in development as well as the upcomingPhantom LibertyDLC.AdvertTake a look at the trailer forCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertybelow.Phantom Libertywill once again follow protagonist V, but as well as giving them a bit more screen time, playingthe DLCwillunlock a brand new ending for the base game. DuringCyberpunk 2077, V suffers from a Relic malfunction, which basically seals their fate - there’s no way to get around the fact that they’re slowly dying, and they actually do in most of the current endings. While, in theory, the DLC could add a happier ending for V, fans think it has the potential to be even more heartbreaking.“I think there is gonna be an actual ‘cure’ for V’s condition inPhantom Liberty, but I also think that the cost is going to be so high that it’s almost gonna be pointless,” Reddit user MakaveliNowspeculated.AdvertOthers agree that it’s unlikely that the new ending will be all sunshine and rainbows: “Cyberpunk’s source material, whichCDPRhas stayed relatively true to, has never been about happy endings. The cyberpunk genre isn’t about happy endings. The Star ending is going to be the closest you get to a ‘happy ending’, and I’m, for one, okay with that. It wouldn’t be cyberpunk if everything ended well,” Charming_Account351 wrote.Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis set to release on 26 September, so we’ve got a little while to wait until we know what will happen to V.Featured Image Credit: CD ProjektTopics:Cyberpunk 2077,CD Projekt Red

Cyberpunk 2077’s new ending could leave us an impossible choice

Spoiler warning: this article contains spoilers for the base game ofCyberpunk 2077- proceed with caution.Back atCyberpunk 2077’s launch, who’d have thought that one of 2023’s most exciting video game releases would be DLC for such a buggy and poorly received title?Cyberpunk 2077is living proof that given enough time, effort, and post-launch updates, even games that areveryrough around the edges can be transformed into something spectacular. It’s made quite the comeback, with a full sequel in development as well as the upcomingPhantom LibertyDLC.AdvertTake a look at the trailer forCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertybelow.Phantom Libertywill once again follow protagonist V, but as well as giving them a bit more screen time, playingthe DLCwillunlock a brand new ending for the base game. DuringCyberpunk 2077, V suffers from a Relic malfunction, which basically seals their fate - there’s no way to get around the fact that they’re slowly dying, and they actually do in most of the current endings. While, in theory, the DLC could add a happier ending for V, fans think it has the potential to be even more heartbreaking.“I think there is gonna be an actual ‘cure’ for V’s condition inPhantom Liberty, but I also think that the cost is going to be so high that it’s almost gonna be pointless,” Reddit user MakaveliNowspeculated.AdvertOthers agree that it’s unlikely that the new ending will be all sunshine and rainbows: “Cyberpunk’s source material, whichCDPRhas stayed relatively true to, has never been about happy endings. The cyberpunk genre isn’t about happy endings. The Star ending is going to be the closest you get to a ‘happy ending’, and I’m, for one, okay with that. It wouldn’t be cyberpunk if everything ended well,” Charming_Account351 wrote.Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis set to release on 26 September, so we’ve got a little while to wait until we know what will happen to V.Featured Image Credit: CD ProjektTopics:Cyberpunk 2077,CD Projekt Red

Spoiler warning: this article contains spoilers for the base game ofCyberpunk 2077- proceed with caution.Back atCyberpunk 2077’s launch, who’d have thought that one of 2023’s most exciting video game releases would be DLC for such a buggy and poorly received title?Cyberpunk 2077is living proof that given enough time, effort, and post-launch updates, even games that areveryrough around the edges can be transformed into something spectacular. It’s made quite the comeback, with a full sequel in development as well as the upcomingPhantom LibertyDLC.AdvertTake a look at the trailer forCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertybelow.Phantom Libertywill once again follow protagonist V, but as well as giving them a bit more screen time, playingthe DLCwillunlock a brand new ending for the base game. DuringCyberpunk 2077, V suffers from a Relic malfunction, which basically seals their fate - there’s no way to get around the fact that they’re slowly dying, and they actually do in most of the current endings. While, in theory, the DLC could add a happier ending for V, fans think it has the potential to be even more heartbreaking.“I think there is gonna be an actual ‘cure’ for V’s condition inPhantom Liberty, but I also think that the cost is going to be so high that it’s almost gonna be pointless,” Reddit user MakaveliNowspeculated.AdvertOthers agree that it’s unlikely that the new ending will be all sunshine and rainbows: “Cyberpunk’s source material, whichCDPRhas stayed relatively true to, has never been about happy endings. The cyberpunk genre isn’t about happy endings. The Star ending is going to be the closest you get to a ‘happy ending’, and I’m, for one, okay with that. It wouldn’t be cyberpunk if everything ended well,” Charming_Account351 wrote.Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis set to release on 26 September, so we’ve got a little while to wait until we know what will happen to V.

Spoiler warning: this article contains spoilers for the base game ofCyberpunk 2077- proceed with caution.

Back atCyberpunk 2077’s launch, who’d have thought that one of 2023’s most exciting video game releases would be DLC for such a buggy and poorly received title?

Cyberpunk 2077is living proof that given enough time, effort, and post-launch updates, even games that areveryrough around the edges can be transformed into something spectacular. It’s made quite the comeback, with a full sequel in development as well as the upcomingPhantom LibertyDLC.

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Take a look at the trailer forCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertybelow.

Phantom Libertywill once again follow protagonist V, but as well as giving them a bit more screen time, playingthe DLCwillunlock a brand new ending for the base game. DuringCyberpunk 2077, V suffers from a Relic malfunction, which basically seals their fate - there’s no way to get around the fact that they’re slowly dying, and they actually do in most of the current endings. While, in theory, the DLC could add a happier ending for V, fans think it has the potential to be even more heartbreaking.

“I think there is gonna be an actual ‘cure’ for V’s condition inPhantom Liberty, but I also think that the cost is going to be so high that it’s almost gonna be pointless,” Reddit user MakaveliNowspeculated.

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Others agree that it’s unlikely that the new ending will be all sunshine and rainbows: “Cyberpunk’s source material, whichCDPRhas stayed relatively true to, has never been about happy endings. The cyberpunk genre isn’t about happy endings. The Star ending is going to be the closest you get to a ‘happy ending’, and I’m, for one, okay with that. It wouldn’t be cyberpunk if everything ended well,” Charming_Account351 wrote.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis set to release on 26 September, so we’ve got a little while to wait until we know what will happen to V.

Topics:Cyberpunk 2077,CD Projekt Red