Of course, this does not diminish the significance of Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC, but one cannot help but question how this new DLC compares to other of CDPR’s prior production, such as The Witcher 3’s own well-received expansion packs.
There is no getting around the similarities to Phantom Liberty, but The Witcher 3’s two main DLCs set a fairly high standard for subsequent post-launch content releases. It remains to be seen if they will work to CD Projekt Red’s advantage. The company will undoubtedly want to outdo it is previous The Witcher releases, but convincing the fans to forget how poorly CP2077 launched would be quite a challenge.
To keep things fresh, Phantom Liberty might take from The Witcher 3. Certain DLC features and design decisions should have provided inspiration to the team working on the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, and if all goes as planned, Phantom Liberty might re-energize the game’s audience and, indeed, the game itself.
