Cyberpunk 2077 digital launch is largest in history, and GTA V breaks revenue records – SuperData report

Role-playing action Cyberpunk 2077 marked the largest digital start in the history of the gaming industry, both in terms of the number of copies sold and in terms of revenue generated during the release month. Such data was provided by the research company SuperData in its December Digital Market Report… Physical copies are not counted in this case.

Most profitable games last December

It is reported that the creation of the Polish studio CD Projekt was sold in December 2023 in an edition of 10.2 million copies… This also includes copies for which customers received a refund. However, data from company analysts show that “refunds did not have a significant impact on overall game sales”

80% of all digital sales Cyberpunk 2077 in December fell on the PC version… The success of the game in digital format could be even more tangible if it were not for the soon after release. removed from the PlayStation Store.

According to the developers, 4.72 million copies were sold only on PC pre-orders Cyberpunk 2077making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time.

Later, CD Projekt RED noted that as of December 22, the total sales of the project (retail + digital) amounted to more than 13 million copies.

Last week co-founder and CEO of CD Projekt Marcin Ivinsky made a public apology for the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077. The Polish studio is currently working hard on improvements to the game. The developers have already presented a roadmap for development, which includes a series of patches, free DLC and a free upgrade to the nextgen version.

Feels good on PC and consoles in terms of revenue generation Fortnite… Battle Royale revenue Epic Games was last month the largest since August 2023. Players continue to be lured by a variety of events and crossovers with major franchises like Star Wars, Halo and The Walking Dead.

Finally, thanks to the release of the 38th update for the online crime action movie component Grand theft auto v entitled “Robbery of Cayo Perico“Developers at Rockstar Games were able to boast record monthly digital revenue in December 2023.

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