The next-gen versions were a hit
The resumption of Cyberpunk 2077 keep on: CD Projekt reveals that the release of the next-gen led to a surge in earnings in the first quarter of this year. The Polish video game company has in fact published the financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Here’s everything you need to know:
The numbers of Cyberpunk 2077
- Revenues: 216.1 million PLN (47 million euros) with a 9% increase over the previous year.
- Revenues of CD Projekt Red: 179.3 million PLN (39 million euros)
- Revenues GOG: 40.4 million PLN (8.8 million euros)
- Operating costs: PLN 83.2 million (18.2 million euros), down 10%.
- Earnings before interest and taxes: 85.3 million PLN (18.6 million euros), up 98%.
- Net income: 68.9 million PLN (15 million euros) – more than double the net profit of the 1st quarter 2021, up 112%.
- Net profitability: 31.9%, up from 16.4%.
The highlights
The most important event for the CD Projekt Group was the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 on PlayStation 5 And Xbox Selfries X | S, as well as a major update for all platforms. The CEO Adam Kiciński stated that the launch “had a positive effect on game perception and sales figures, especially on consoles “and that the game accounted for the majority of the company’s first quarter revenue.
In an investor presentation, a chart showed that between the January 1st and the February 14 (the day before the next-gen update is released), most of the sales of Cyberpunk took place on PC. Between February 15 and the 31 March, Total sales of the game more than doubled, with the majority up PlayStation and a significant part on Xbox. Sales on PC remained substantially unchanged.
This is a long overdue boost for a game that has had problems since launch. The release of the next-gen versions was originally scheduled for last year, but has been postponed to the first quarter of 2022. With the improved version of Cyberpunk 2077 now in circulation, Kiciński stated that “Most of our development capacity is currently dedicated to the main story-centric expansion,” whose release is scheduled for next year.
With Cyberpunk 2077 finally receiving the welcome it should have received at launch, it seems that CD Projekt RED is finally back on track after two turbulent years. The company plans further success in the near future with the expansion of its title RPGwhich will arrive next year.
The company also reiterated that its development study CD Projekt Red is also working on a new chapter in the series The Witcherwhich will be the first of the company’s games to be made with Unreal Engine 5. An update next-gen for The Witcher 3 is scheduled for the second half of the year, while one is in the works “Complete edition” which will contain expansions and new downloadable content inspired by the live-action series of Netflix.
Our Cyberpunk 2077 review
Cyberpunk 2077 is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia And PC. The next-gen update of the game is expected to be available in the first half of 2022. If you are interested, you can find ours review at this link.