CD Projekt’s RPG Cyberpunk 2077 received off to a difficult begin in 2020 as a consequence of its many points, however the sport has rebounded since then and has now introduced in additional than 3 billion zloty ($752 million USD) since launch. CD Projekt disclosed this in its newest earnings briefing.
A graph reveals that Cyberpunk 2077’s finest yr was 2020, when it earned $1.4 billion zloty ($351 million USD). Gross sales dropped off in 2021, however improved in 2022 and once more in 2023. It is price noting, too, that regardless of the sport’s points, Cyberpunk 2077 bought 13 million copies proper out of the gate in December 2020 to shortly grow to be one of many best-selling RPGs in historical past. Hundreds of individuals received refunds, however the sport nonetheless began with a bang from a business perspective, and CD Projekt’s executives have been rewarded with huge bonuses.
Of be aware, the three billion zloty determine consists of gross sales of the sport and its Phantom Liberty growth. Like different studios, CD Projekt doesn’t disclose sport or advertising budgets. So whereas $750 million in gross sales appears like rather a lot, there isn’t any method to understand how worthwhile the sport is with out accounting for what it value to develop and market. On condition that the sport was in improvement for a really very long time, it is a protected assumption that it carried a considerable improvement value. Not solely that, however CD Projekt’s effort to show issues round after launch absolutely carried a not-insignificant value.
What we do know is Cyberpunk 2077 bought greater than 25 million copies and its Phantom Liberty growth shifted greater than 4.3 million copies as of the tip of 2023.
For context, 2023’s best-selling sport, Hogwarts Legacy, made greater than $850 million in simply two weeks. 2022’s Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare II wanted simply 10 days in the marketplace to cross $1 billion in income. Grand Theft Auto V, in the meantime, made $1 billion in three days.
After its buggy launch, CD Projekt vowed to repeatedly replace, assist, and enhance the sport to assist get it into a greater state. The corporate has executed simply that, and plenty of stated the two.0 launch on the finish of 2023 marked a brand new period for the sport and helped herald new gamers.
An final version of Cyberpunk 2077 was launched in December 2023, that includes the bottom sport and the Phantom Liberty growth.
Given the large success of Cyberpunk 2077, it is no shock that CD Projekt is now engaged on a sequel at its new workplace in Boston. This sport, codenamed Orion, stays within the “concept” section and isn’t anticipated to debut anytime quickly.
Past the sport, CD Projekt has partnered with Nameless Content material to create a live-action Cyberpunk challenge. Nameless Content material has a powerful monitor record–the studio produced Oscar-winning movies like The Revenant and Highlight, and has additionally succeeded within the tv business, serving to to create standard sequence like Mr. Robotic and True Detective.