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Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Warns PC Players to Upgrade Cooling Before Phantom Liberty Expansion

  • CD Projekt has warned Cyberpunk 2077 PC players to check their cooling systems ahead of the Phantom Liberty expansion launch. They are concerned about thermal throttling and crashes.

  • Lead programmer Filip Pierściński recommends running Cinebench to test system stability as the game will utilize up to 90% of an 8 core CPU.

  • The developer has updated the minimum PC requirements to target 1080p or 4K and now require SSDs.

  • Phantom Liberty launches alongside the Cyberpunk 2.0 update which overhauls the base game and makes it more demanding.

  • The paid expansion and free 2.0 update release on September 26 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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