Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10, but CD Projekt has already recouped the costs of developing and promoting the game. All thanks to the proceeds from pre-orders.
CD Projekt announced this in a recent press release. The company does not disclose the exact cost of developing and promoting Cyberpunk 2077, however, the budget of the studio’s current projects — $ 120 million – has become known from the latest financial report.
On the day of the release, the Polish company also reported that the number of pre-orders reached 8 million, 59% of them were on PC, and 74% of copies were pre-ordered digitally.
Cyberpunk 2077 was released simultaneously on PC and on Sony and Microsoft consoles. CD Projekt also reported that the company already receives 80% of royalties from sales on Steam, which means that sales revenue in the Valve store exceeded $ 50 million.
Previously, analysts assumed that sales of Cyberpunk 2077 could reach 30 million copies in the first year.