Actor Idris Elba claimed he wasn't sure when he would take on another video game role after his time as Solomon Reed in the soon-to-release Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
Per Xbox, Elba discussed how he joined the cast of Cyberpunk 2077, with the acclaimed actor explaining the challenges he faced in recording his lines for the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion pack. "A game like this--you're basically [acting in] it three times because you've got three different answers," he said, referring to Cyberpunk's branching dialogue options. "You try to record all the different threads at the same time. It is a process--hats off to [CD Projekt Red]. I'm not sure I'm going to do another game anytime soon. It's graft--it's proper graft."
The actor clarified he was still more than happy with the time he spent helping expand the narrative of Cyberpunk 2077, with Elba even explaining how he enjoyed using the skills he gained in his side career as a DJ to help in composing the DLC's soundtrack. He continued, "I [also] managed to make three songs. That was also a lot of fun--one's a really techie house thing, one's really hip-hop and one's just kind of experimental. Because Cyberpunk could be anything--it's cyber, it's punk and punk and cyber are sort of mishmashes in any case. We went wherever we wanted with it."
Cyberpunk 2077 Releases Update 2.0
In preparation for the nearing release of Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077 implemented major overhauls to many of its gameplay elements with the launch of Update 2.0. The latest patch introduced various quality-of-life changes, such as more complex enemy combat AI and rebalanced boss fights. It also featured several major improvements, with the patch most notably adding revamped police mechanics, vehicle combat and an overhauled perk tree.
Released in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 follows the story of V, a Night City mercenary who stumbles upon a corporate conspiracy after a major heist gone wrong. SVP of Business Development Michał Nowakowski previously confirmed Phantom Liberty was the only planned DLC for the sci-fi action RPG, with the executive stating that CD Projekt Red's developers planned to move away from Cyberpunk 2077's REDengine and instead move their upcoming projects to Epic Games' Unreal Engine.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty launches Sept. 26 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Source: Xbox