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[prinz_valium]

1 Sell-through figure – cumulative retail sales across all hardware platforms (factoring in returns in brick-and-mortar as well as digital storefronts)

 

[Abriael_GN]

Looks like they're gonna be just fine.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

The 6 million people who bought it on a last gen console really got shafted.

 

[AlexxKidd]

Sony and Steam appreciate all that marketing you did for their platforms, Microsoft.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Holy shit. 14 million. And even factors in returns.

When they first promoted they were at about 9 million, thats when all the returns options popped up. I thought hitting 10 million would be tough.

Looks like they sold another 4 million copies since then.

 

[Armorian]

Strong numbers from Asia

 

[Same ol G]

So they learn nothing from this......
I'm afraid how their next game will perform now they know people will still buy this unfinished crap.

 

[GaviotaGrande]

1 Sell-through figure – cumulative retail sales across all hardware platforms (factoring in returns in brick-and-mortar as well as digital storefronts)

Africa: 0.2%

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Africa: 0.2%

1.3% Unknown(?) lol

 

[prinz_valium]

Total budget 1.3bn PLN to make ($340m)

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Total budget 1.3bn PLN to make ($340m)

$320m budget is pretty crazy. Need to sell a minimum of 10m copies to make the game a success. Luckily, they achieved that rather easily.

 

[fart town usa]

I bought it used for $12, came with everything. Downloaded the patches the other week (base ps4).

I like CDPR, have nothing against them, but the game is mediocre at best. Visuals aside, there's nothing about the game that seems cutting edge. It's just a FPRPG with cars that control really bad.

I didn't follow the pre-release hype but the time I've spent with it is just absolutely underwhelming.

 

[Roni]

Impressive that an immersive sim could reach those heights. Hopefully Deus Ex, Dishonored and Prey all benefit from this and more IP's in the genre are created.

 

[prinz_valium]

$320m budget is pretty crazy. Need to sell a minimum of 10m copies to make the game a success. Luckily, they achieved that rather easily.

Yeah, but that is including marketing. Not development only.
So I guess it's fair game.

 

[ethomaz]

It for while(since January) being sold here at high discounted prices.

R$249 to R$49.

Edit - Fixed the typo.

 

[harmny]

TGA 2021 GOTY

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

$340 million dollars vs the $81 million budget for Witcher 3

Such a massive increase in spending for such an inferior product

 

[Tmack]

Game still looks phenomenal... just waiting for the PS5 version to buy it.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yeah, I figured it moved some solid units. I'm still interested in seeing where it ends up in the coming months. Even if I was able to play it all the way through on PC.

Also, next-gen versions are dropping this year according to them, so that'll be interesting as well.

 

[Bragr]

So The Witcher 3 sold over 30 million on all consoles and PC over 5-6 years with massive DLC's, tons of marketing, and tons of discounts (it's been like 10--20 bucks for the last few years).

Animal Crossing sold 31 million in 9 months at full price on one console.

Fucking nuts.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

And I love the game. Waiting for the next gen upgrade.

 

[Flabagast]

Yeah, I figured it moved some solid units. I'm still interested in seeing where it ends up in the coming months. Even if I was able to play it all the way through on PC.

Also, next-gen versions are dropping this year according to them, so that'll be interesting as well.

Some bank analysts recently assumed that the game "only" moved 2m copies (mostly at discount prices) since the beginning of 2021, with a lot (and they mean A LOT) of people expected to be withholding purchase until a stable version and / or the release on next gen.

 

[Max_Po]

SAD ...

 

[sandbood]

In other words, it sold more than The last of US 2 and Ghost Of Tsushima combined in 2020.

 

[harmny]

300M usd in net profit according to their financial report. I thought they were finished that was what neogaf told me

And that was offering refunds to every single person that wasn't happy with the game.

 

[nowhat]

TGA 2021 GOTY

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[harmny]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[Abriael_GN]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

Looks like you won't sleep easy until CD Projekt goes bankrupt.

Hope you have a LOT of coffee in that pantry.

 

[Romulus]

Damn son. Sold almost 14 million alpha builds for $60.

 

[Spaceman292]

Deserved. It's phenomenal.

 

[EDMIX]

$340 million dollars vs the $81 million budget for Witcher 3

Such a massive increase in spending for such an inferior product

Agreed. The fucking greed they had was just incredible, so much wasted money in so many areas and so little actually put in THE GAME ITSELF. They had no business trying to force such a small team to make such a game.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Looks like they're gonna be just fine.

yes but this could severely hurt their next project, peoples faith in cyberpunk was built on witcher 3, peoples new faith in the studio is on the faults of cyberpunk

 

[Roni]

yes but this could severely hurt their next project, peoples faith in cyberpunk was built on witcher 3, peoples new faith in the studio is on the faults of cyberpunk

Indeed, that's the only thing left for the haters to hope for.

 

[Mabdia]

Well... I'm probably one of these. The game wasn't perferct. Far from it. But it is one of the best games I played this gen.

The only problem is that they should have waited 6 months to release it.

Waiting for Cyberpunk 2 and i really hope that they abandon the FP and go full 3rd person.

 

[Romulus]

I think I'll wait until another 2-3 patches and play the definitive edition for $20

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Indeed, that's the only thing left for the haters to hope for.

not hater, realist. Hell I'm sketchy as fuck for their next game because they shipped a broken mess, remember when people were comparing CD to rockstar, ND etc.....I love Cd and witcher 3, cyberpunk was a slap in the face to gamers in general and stuff like this shouldnt be celebrated. I only hope their next game on launch in phenomenal

 

[Connificent]

 

[imsosleepy]

they knew they would sell so fucking much. And yet the board over there decided to rush the fucking game, ignore their developers and just cash in on the short term. The witcher had massive long term legs, this wil defenitly not have the same ones. Fucking idiots

 

[Dr Kaneda]

In other words, it sold more than The last of US 2 and Ghost Of Tsushima combined in 2020.

It sold 3.8million copies on PS4. TLoU2 alone sold over 4million in a single weekend.

 

[3liteDragon]

 

[Cao Cao]

So much money for a broken game LOL

 

[MightySquirrel]

Amazing game. Can not wait for the single player story dlc.

 

[Salmon Snake]

I'm still in shock how this game just came and went.
Well maybe one year after it's original launch it's great on PS5.

 

[MMaRsu]

Nice lets hope it sells a lot more

 

[MMaRsu]

I'm still in shock how this game just came and went.
Well maybe one year after it's original launch it's great on PS5.

Came and went?

Its a single player Rpg, what do you expect?

 

[M1chl]

hype matters

 

[Salmon Snake]

Came and went?

Its a single player Rpg, what do you expect?

Witcher 3 is probably my all time favorite, so I was pretty hyped for Cyberpunk 2077.

I bought it at launch, tried it for 30 minutes on PS5 and it's been collecting dust since.

Edit. Compared to W3 which I still think and talk about with my friends and can't wait for the next gen update. Cyberpunk hasn't been in my mind for months now.

 

[Basilisco V.]

I did my part with the GOG version, even with my old PC I can run the game 2K/30 with medium settings, and I love so much the atmosphere and art design. And of course the game has its share of bugs, some gameplay issues (minimap zoom and the vehicle handling) but I find the combat and exploration loop with the skills and RPG systems good...

Impressive that an immersive sim could reach those heights. Hopefully Deus Ex, Dishonored and Prey all benefit from this and more IP's in the genre are created.

Probably a lot of people will dismiss CP2077 as a bad GTA clone, but for me is an incredible inmersive sim with the great storytelling of CD Projekt.

 

[lukilladog]

Lies sell.

 

[SebastianShaw]

Shame