CD Projekt has hailed the success of Cyberpunk 2077, asserting it has now hit the 40 million copies offered mark. That’s up 5 million copies from the final time the developer introduced Cyberpunk 2077 gross sales, again in November when it hit 35 million.
It’s additionally one of the dramatic comebacks in online game historical past. Cyberpunk 2077 suffered a disastrous launch again in 2020, with CD Projekt accused of deceptive customers with its pre-release advertising and marketing supplies. The sport got here out in such a horrible state, notably on consoles, that Sony pulled it from the PlayStation Retailer.
CD Projekt spent years working to enhance Cyberpunk 2077, rebuilding belief with its followers. Whereas most contemplate the studio to have been profitable in that, co-CEO Michał Nowakowski lately mentioned he thought CD Projekt had but to finish a “full redemption arc.”
“40 million copies offered exhibits the unbelievable, lasting energy of Cyberpunk 2077 and is a testomony to what CD Projekt does greatest — creating high-quality, immersive tales that maintain gamers returning for years,” Nowakowski said in a social media post published on July 3. “It’s an excellent basis for our upcoming tasks on this universe, together with the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime arriving this fall.”
That’s not only a nod to the hotly anticipated Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, however to Cyberpunk 2, which 163 individuals had been engaged on as of the top of April. Whereas we all know little about Cyberpunk 2, Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith teased some particulars when he was requested in regards to the scope of his involvement with what was then recognized as Mission Orion, again on the Digital Dragons 2025 convention.
Pondsmith admitted he wasn’t as concerned this time round, however mentioned he had reviewed scripts and had been to CD Projekt to take a look at the continuing work. “Final week I used to be wandering round speaking to totally different departments, and seeing what they’d, ‘Oh look, that is the brand new cyberware, what do you assume?’ ‘Oh yeah, that’s fairly good, that works right here.’”
Pondsmith added that the sequel encompasses a model new metropolis along with the Night time Metropolis we all know from Cyberpunk 2077. Pondsmith described this new metropolis as “like Chicago gone unsuitable.”
“I spent a whole lot of time speaking to one of many atmosphere guys, and he was explaining how the brand new place in Orion, as a result of there’s one other metropolis we go to — I’m not telling you any greater than that however there’s one other metropolis we go to. And Night time Metropolis remains to be there. However I bear in mind it and going, yeah I perceive the texture you’re going for this, and this actually does work. And it doesn’t really feel like Blade Runner, it feels extra like Chicago gone unsuitable. I mentioned, ‘Yeah, I can see this working.’”
In September final 12 months, talking with IGN whereas selling his film Good Fortune, Keanu Reeves mentioned that he needed to be a part of the Cyberpunk sequel. “Completely. I’d like to play Johnny Silverhand once more,” Reeves mentioned when requested if he’d be fascinated about revisiting his legendary rockstar terrorist character in Cyberpunk 2. Pondsmith later mentioned he’d labored out a option to make it make sense, and has informed the much-loved actor: “contact me.”
It seems like we’ll have to attend a while to search out out. CD Projekt is in fact specializing in The Witcher 4, and Nowakowski has urged Cyberpunk 2 gained’t be out till at the least 2030.
Whereas Cyberpunk 2077 is a large success, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is nicely forward of it with a whopping 65 million offered. It’s getting a model new growth subsequent 12 months.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You’ll be able to attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.