Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty pre-orders went live prematurely on June 8, inspiring confidence that the expansion will be treated to an official release date at Summer Game Fest 2023, which is scheduled to start later today. CD Projekt Red previously confirmed it intends to offer a "hands-on" preview of Cyberpunk 2077's first and only DLC at the latest edition of SGF.
Announced in April 2022, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty promises to extend CDPR's hit RPG with an espionage story and even some new gameplay mechanics, including a revamped melee system. Back in December, the developers revealed that Idris Elba was joining the cast of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty in the role of grizzled spymaster Solomon Reed. CDPR revealed precious little about the expansion ever since, having only confirmed that more information about the DLC will follow in June.
It would now appear that this incoming news will include the start of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty pre-orders, presumably accompanied by a concrete release date, seeing how a pre-order listing for the DLC prematurely went live on GOG earlier today. The addition was spotted by Reddit user thebuffel, who reported that they weren't actually able to complete the purchase, and that clicking on the Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty title card did not open a dedicated store page for the expansion.
The premature listing was spotted in both the GOG Galaxy app and on the official website of the CD Projekt-owned storefront. The eagle-eyed fan who unearthed it speculated that the pre-order card is only showing up for users who own the GOG version of Cyberpunk 2077. This development dovetails with a mid-May report that narrowed down the release window of Cyberpunk 2077's DLC, stating that the expansion will debut between June 8 and early July. Both expansions for CDPR's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt were also subject to short pre-order windows before hitting the market.
Given Cyberpunk 2077's troubled launch, not every fan might be eager to order its incoming DLC in advance. Yet many of those early controversies stemmed from technical issues on the previous console generation, which won't be receiving the new expansion. The game itself has also managed quite a turnaround since its late 2020 debut, as underlined by the fact that CDPR recently attributed its best-ever quarter to Cyberpunk 2077.
Overall, it's looking quite likely that Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will receive an official release date later today, alongside an extended showing at Summer Game Fest 2023. The event is slated to begin with a two-hour live stream starting at 12pm PST.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.