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It looks like Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a lot bigger after the game’s 2023 expansion.
According to VGC, details of the still nameless expansion have been leaked online, indicating that inaccessible areas from the main game are being opened for the first time.
Combat Zone, an area of the Pacifica region that was mentioned in the main game but remains locked, is said to be opened in the new expansion. The zone has previously been mentioned in the art book Cyberpunk 2077. In addition, the Sports Dome will finally be opened – another large, inaccessible area from the main game. It is said that this area will house one of the new main missions from the expansion.
The leaked files have already circulated on social media, and also reveal some details about the new content of the extension. DLC will reportedly follow Songbird – a character previously computerized from the main game.
Although the leak appears to be incomplete, it is said that the expansion will include several new side missions as well as seven main missions. According to users who have seen the leaked files, the expansion will also include fixer quests, world stories and new world encounters.
It is also noted that there seems to be very little in the way of new dialogue from Johnny Silverhand, giving rise to speculation that there may have been a problem with Keanu Reeves’ availability when he produced this extension. Instead, there are several instances of other characters having ‘muted’ Johnny.
That said, the new expansion includes some changes at the end of the game, with both V and Johnny Silverhand now referring to the events of the expansion, if they are complete. The expansion is currently targeting a release date in 2023, with a large portion of CD Project Red’s developers working on it.
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