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What you need to know
- Cyberpunk 2077 is the long-awaited open-world sci-fi RPG from CD Projekt RED, and it's finally out.
- The game has received critical acclaim for its scope, ambition, and world, but numerous criticisms for bugs and glitches.
- According to a new report from CD Projekt S.A., CDPR's parent company, Cyberpunk 2077 is already profitable.
- The estimated income from digital distribution pre-orders reportedly exceeds total costs of development and marketing through 2020.
In case you haven't heard, Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most-hyped video game projects in recent memory. The project comes from CD Projekt RED, the creators of the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and after literal years of waiting it's finally released. According to a new report from CD Projekt S.A., the parent company of CDPR, Cyberpunk 2077 is already profitable on its very first day of release. This is a notable accomplishment and shows that the hype behind the game did translate to absurdly high pre-order sales for Cyberpunk 2077.
According to the report, pre-order sales through digital distribution channels have already exceeded:
- The total cost of development related to Cyberpunk 2077
- The total cost of marketing so far and through the remainder of 2020
This is certainly impressive and puts CDPR in a great position to continue developing Cyberpunk 2077 with updates, expansions, and more. In our Cyberpunk 2077 review, we said, "Cyberpunk 2077 won't be bested for years — it is a masterpiece." However, it's undeniable that the game suffers from a bevy of bugs and issues that need to be resolved in patches, especially on consoles. Hopefully, Cyberpunk 2077 has years of success ahead of it.
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Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest project from CD Projekt Red, the developers behind the Witcher 3. To follow up the game that defined a generation of gaming, Cyberpunk 2077 needed to be huge, ambitious, and captivating. Every indication says that CD Projekt Red is poised to repeat history with their sci-fi, open-world RPG adventure.
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