We all knew Cyberpunk 2077 was going to be big, and the emerging figures already prove that. CD Projekt RED's sci-fi RPG, which launches today if you weren't aware, is off to a very impressive start. The studio has confirmed that the game sold an enormous 8 million copies via pre-orders.
It's a pretty ridiculous figure, and the developer has thanked all the support from these early adopters:
Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad has calculated that these 8 million pre-orders will amount to about $500 million in revenue. "For reference, [Grand Theft Auto V] did $800m on its first day including pre orders + day one sales," he says. In other words, Cyberpunk is already very successful.
In other news, we're also seeing that the game has broken the record for concurrent Steam users playing a single-player game. It peaked at over 1 million concurrent players, which destroys Fallout 4's previous record of about 470,000. This obviously only concerns the PC version, but it's just further proof that the title is immensely popular.
Anyway, have you begun your journey in Cyberpunk 2077 yet? Choose your life path in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via pcgamer.com]
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Wow that's a bit harsh. I'm playing it on ps4. No crashes. Sure theres bugs but it's less than I've seen in a typical ubisoft release. Having a phenomenal time so far. Great job CDPR! Well deserved on the success.
š that's more pre orders the total sales of some franchises I've played.
Already loving my female V and Jackie's bromance.
Lunch, cuppa then back to it.
Iām playing on my ps5 and have to be honest I have not had one problem with it, I love it well worth it.
No problems so far on PS4 Pro but not gonna lie it is mad blurry.
It's sad I lost absolute interest in this game when I realized all review code was for PC and Reviewers kept mentioning how surprisingly short the main campaign is. CDPR have shown once again they're more inclined towards the PC crowd, since the early days of Witcher 3 when PC fanboys kept suggesting console held the game back. Why I love Rockstar, console comes first. My hype has been in check for this game because I couldn't get how a highly customisable openworld RPG is in first person only, plus watching videos prior to release the streets of Night City felt empty among other things, I couldn't buy it full price.
I'll wait until they finish the game before getting it (if I do).
Rightfully deserved and can't wait till Amazon delivers it to me!
@Xenomorph_79 game runs fine for me on PS5, no bugs slightly blurry image but definitely above 1080p.
You're just unlucky. Game is very fit for purpose.
Comparing pre-orders to the biggest Rockstar game ever really is mind-blowing. I'm glad CDPR is doing well and hopefully we won't learn about employee being treated as slaves later on.
I am waiting for the PS5 version, by then the game will be in a lot more stable condition. Hopefully the PS5 version of The Whitcher3 will be out towards the end of next year too, or even before.
Wow 8M is a bit insane lol, congrats to cdp. All they're need to do now is squishing the bugs and work on that full ps5 version
Let's be honest those 8 million sales are purely based on hype for the game.
Reviews until only very recently have not been allowed, and even then were PC based before allowing console versions since today(?).
In a more fair world C2077 would be punished by poorer sales to reflect the quality and reviews.
Insane numbers. Massive props to CDPR.
That's amazing sales, I started this morning on Xbox One X and have played for a little under an hour, it ran fine and looked good. The ambition of the game is clear and the world looks to be beyond anything I've seen this generation by some distance. Hopefully its issues get fixed quickly but I've not been this excited about a game for some time
I'll be playing later when I get home from work, can't wait. BUT I'll be playing it on a base PS4 so I'm fearing the worst, gotta admit. I can see it being an absolute ***** show
Fantastic numbers. Did not stop playing till 3AM (PC)... loved every minute. No crashes or freezes yet
When I did the ice bathtub mission I knew I was hooked. Ghost in the Shell meets Blade Runner. Did it twice so I could record the balcony evacuation š
The amount of detail in the world is crazy. So much work went into this game. Hats off to their digital artists.
It's also the Steam game with the highest ever number of simultaneous players.
Edit: Gah, you already said that. That's what I get for not reading the article until the end.
Also staggering Refund requests too
RIP every exclusive launch ever.
"But multiplat!!!"
RIP every exclusive launch ever.
Tbh, isnāt this more of an indictment on the actual practice of pre-orders? The PC specs were just a blatant lie, my brotherās RTX 2080 and 16GB RAM are having trouble on high settings, which is why Iām looking towards the PS5 release as my GTX 1060 just wouldnāt cope despite being the recommended specs.
Well mine is going bk until they fix the damm game its unacceptable and I feel like a fool the Red flags were there when they didn't show us the game. CDPR needs to come out and apologise.
Gaming - an industry that releases products which almost always get BETTER with age, ironically sells 8 million PRE-ORDERS
Movies, music, thereās no other entertainment industry where the products we invest in improve with future updates! Yet we donāt āpre-spendā in any of those industries like we do in gaming! Itās highly amusing
@2cents pre ordering has become someone pointless. Physical companies generally donāt care about getting it to you on time, and digital, itās not like they are going to run out.
Played a few hours this morning before work...only bug I have had so far is my fully clothed, big haired female character appears in mirrors to be bald and naked from the waist down š
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