Early tech analysis of Cyberpunk 2077’s only expansion.
Almost three years after the release ofCyberpunk 2077, its expansionPhantom Libertywas unveiled atXbox Showcase 2023.
So what’s in the footage?
Down the chute we go to Dog Town, Night City’s most dangerous region.
The darkened streets are alive with car chases, debris set aflame and surveilling aircraft.
The night skies are filled with smoke.
It’s exciting stuff to watch, but it also provides plenty of room for analysis.
The PC footage is a different story.
It emphasises visual fidelity over performance, with the frame-rate capped to 30fps and the RT Overdrive setting enabled.
For this demo, the dark interior areas showcase the indirect lighting possible with path tracing beautifully.
at which point subtle gradients start to colour the chute’s sides.
Moving further through Dog Town, there are a few other great moments showcasing PC’s RT Overdrive mode.
From the more thorough shading beneath construction machinery to the reflections on rain-slick streets - it all shines.
These ray traced ehancements are at times subtle in isolation - especially in outdoor areas.
Before we get to performance, there’s a bit of a bonus comparison first.
Surprisingly CDPR put outtwoversions of the same cinematic trailer alongside the gameplay footage.
Then, mysteriously, another trailer was uploaded to CDPR’s own YouTube channel.
If I had to guess as towhywe have the same edit using different footage from two PC setups?
Well, I have one theory.
It’s possible that CDPR produced the high-end PC version first.
Meanwhile, PS5 is a tad lower - in the 45 to 60fps range.
Here, this build locks at around the 50fps line on average on Xbox and around 45fps on PS5.
This new slice of V’s adventure is clearly the main attraction though.
