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ACyberpunk 2077Death StrandingEaster egg seems to have eluded many players. The reference to Hideo Kojima’s latest game has now once again resurfaced on social media after many fans returned to the RPG in order to play thenewly releasedCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyexpansionand the game’s preceding 2.0 update.
Kojima Productions and CD Projekt Red’s collaboration dates back to thecrossover betweenCyberpunk 2077andDeath Strandingfrom late 2020. Among other things, the partnership was meant to promote the PC port ofDeath Stranding, which received half a dozen cosmetics based onCyberpunk 2077. None of that content ever made its way to the PS4 original.
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Meanwhile, CD Projekt Red subsequently added the BB pod fromDeath StrandingtoCyberpunk 2077, although many players missed that Easter egg the first time around. That group also includes Reddit user deddyduck_22, who recently stumbled upon the orange baby container in the game, later taking online to share their find. With hundreds of players voting to send their discovery to the front page of the game’s most populous subreddit, it would appear that a portion of the fandom was still unaware of this Easter egg years after its inclusion. The pod itself can be found in the small downtown clinic that V breaks into duringCyberpunk 2077’sThe Hunt side quest.
Apart from the BB pod model, the crossover also sawHideo Kojima himself making an appearance inCyberpunk 2077. The famous game designer can be found at the very beginning of The Heist mission, as soon as V and Jackie enter Konpeki Plaza and get past the reception. At that point, Jackie will ask the protagonist whether they want to follow him straight to their room or look around; picking the latter option will allow the player to visit the hotel bar right next to the main elevator, where they’ll be able to find Kojima at one of the tables, talking to a group of people.
Walking up to theCyberpunk 2077rendition of the renowned director will even prompt him ask the player if they brought a pitch for him. That’s as far as the interaction with Kojima, called Oshima in the game, goes. HisCyberpunk 2077cameo arrived shortly after his 2019 appearance inToo Old To Die Young, Nicolas Winding Refn’s artsy neo-noir miniseries made for Amazon Prime Video. Kojima also had a small cameo in Refn’s latest show,Copenhagen Cowboy, which released in January 2023.
Cyberpunk 2077is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
