A latest interview has confirmed that Gabe Amatangelo, the director behind Cyberpunk 2077‘s upcoming Phantom Liberty enlargement, will even be directing a full sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.
Amatangelo confirmed the information to Bloomberg (through PC Gamer), the place he said that when work wraps up on Phantom Liberty, he’ll proceed on to direct a currently-untitled sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.
In addition to Phantom Liberty, Amatangelo is the present director of Cyberpunk 2077, and has led growth since 2021. This included main growth on final 12 months’s patch 1.5, which was seen as a main turning level for the sport following its disastrous launch in 2020.
CD Projekt Pink‘s Cyberpunk sequel was introduced in October 2022, and is at the moment working below the codename Orion. Whereas particulars on the sequel are restricted, CD Projekt Pink has teased it “will take the Cyberpunk franchise additional and proceed harnessing the potential of this darkish future universe”.
A group technique replace additionally urged the Cyberpunk sequel will characteristic multiplayer, although precise particulars of the sport are but to be confirmed because the studio continues to work on Phantom Liberty.
Set to launch this 12 months, Phantom Liberty will probably be Cyberpunk 2077‘s solely enlargement, and can ship gamers to a brand new zone in Evening Metropolis, Dogtown, to rescue the New United States of America’s president.
The enlargement will see Keanu Reeves reprise his function as Johnny Silverhand, whereas Idris Elba will be part of the sequence to play a sleeper agent for the New United States.
Final week, CD Projekt Pink confirmed that Phantom Liberty will launch on September 26 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC.
The discharge date was introduced with a brand new trailer on the Xbox Video games Showcase (June 11), revealing a take a look at Idris Elba’s character in motion and explaining why Cyberpunk protagonist V has been dragged into the rescue mission.
