The original launch of Cyberpunk 2077 may have left some console owners feeling short-changed, but Phantom Liberty is righting those wrongs.
Over the past few weeks, Cyberpunk 2077 has been back on everyone’s lips. I got home from Summer Games Fest and immediately started downloading CD Projekt Red’s controversial RPG on my PlayStation 5, because – after what I saw in Phantom Liberty – I need a save file ready to go on my console.
Some context: at Summer Game Fest, the CDPR booth let journalists, creators and other attendees choose which version of the game they wanted to play. You could opt for PC, Xbox Series, or PS5. Given the myriad issues (both legal and performance-wise) the base game suffered on PlayStation consoles at launch, I opted to demo the title on Sony’s machine. And I am really glad I did.
From the opening of the demo – where V and their new pal, Songbird, watch a presidential shuttle tumble dramatically out of the sky into the woebegotten, walled-off borough of Dog Town – you can see the work the studio has done on making this game console-friendly. As Alex has already rightly pointed out, the various patches and updates to the game have made it one of the best console RPGs on the current generation already, but now – with all the bells and whistles Phantom Liberty adds – it’s looking and feeling even better.
For demo purposes, there’s a ninja build you can choose from that prioritises fast movement, snapshot gunplay, and sprinting. Because I wanted to live the proper Edgerunner fantasy, this is the V I went for, and let me tell you… it feels superb on the pad.
