Beleagured CDPR release breaking sales records
Despite being mired among a string of controversies, CD Projekt RED’s futuristic RPGCyberpunk 2077achieved the biggest digital launch sales in gaming history. That’s according to a new report by SuperData.
As noted by theindustry number-crunchers, CDPR’s future-noir adventure sold an estimate of around total 10.2 million digital copies on PS4, PC, and Xbox One during its launch month of December 2020, simultaneously causing a huge 40% spike in PC game sales. Amazingly, this numberdoesaccount for refunds – an important disclaimer given the poor state ofCyberpunk 2077’sconsole release and its ensuingmoney-back campaign.
“An extremely high share of [Cyberpunk 2077’s] digital sales (80%) were on PC, likely due to the delisting on PlayStation and overall state of the console versions,”said SuperData of its findings.“Regardless of the short-term financial success, the critical backlash means the developer will now have to invest significant resources fixing the game in order to rehabilitate its image before the launch of its next title.”
Rehabilitate indeed. CDPR, who has a string of excellent titles to its credit, has been feeling the sting ofCyberpunk 2077′s fallout since its fateful launch, with the developerrescheduling its yeararound fixing the console ports while trying to get the title ship-shape for its upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X release. None of this is to speak oftwo class action lawsuitsthe company has faced, as well as the loud chagrin of disappointed players.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the biggest digital game launch of all time[Eurogamer /SuperData]
