Cyberpunk 2077 sold about 1.2 million copies from the beginning of the year to mid-April

The CD Projekt capital group released the estimated financial results for the financial year 2020. Revenues amounted to PLN 2.139 billion, and net profit – PLN 1.154 billion. The company reserves that the data is unaudited and may differ from the final data, which will be disclosed on April 22 in the annual report.

This is a record profit for this company. For comparison, in 2019 CD Projekt showed PLN 512 million in revenues and 175 million net profit. However, analysts expected slightly better results (PLN 2.426bn in revenues and PLN 1.329bn in profit were forecasts).

Investors are counting on CD Projekt to publish up-to-date data on Cyberpunk 2077 sales on the occasion of the annual report. According to analysts’ forecasts, the game sold about 1.2 million copies from the beginning of the year to mid-April. The return of the game to the PlayStation Store may bring an improvement in the results, but – according to experts – it will probably be waited until the next patch, and possibly even for the next-generation version of the game.

“We will know the sales results for 2020 then, but considering that the game’s premiere took place more than four months ago, I think there is a great need from investors to get more up-to-date data. for the fourth quarter “- told PAP Biznes Maria Mickiewicz, Wood & Company analyst.

According to the consensus collected shortly before the publication of the estimated results, analysts predicted that the sales of “Cyberpunk” in 2020 amounted to 13.8-16 million copies, with the average and median forecasts at 14.7 million.

The last data on sales of the game was released by the company on December 22, i.e. 12 days after the premiere. It was then reported that players had bought more than 13 million copies of “Cyberpunk 2077” by December 20, inclusive.

According to the consensus collected shortly before the publication of the estimated results, analysts predicted that the sales of “Cyberpunk” in 2020 amounted to 13.8-16 million copies, with the average and median forecasts at 14.7 million.

The last data on sales of the game was released by the company on December 22, i.e. 12 days after the premiere. It was then reported that players had bought more than 13 million copies of “Cyberpunk 2077” by December 20, inclusive.

Michał Wojciechowski from Ipopema Securities believes when the game is improved and enriched with new elements, and the price will be slightly lower, the interest of players will increase.

“I would not delete this game yet. The big question mark is how the free add-ons will come out, how much new content will they add, and what level the version for new consoles will present. In the long term, this will determine the sale. Probably the most difficult sales period is now when many people withhold the purchase due to problems with the game “- he assessed.

Analysts surveyed by PAP Biznes forecast that by the end of 2021, sales of the game will reach 18.5-25.9 million copies, with an average and median forecast of 22.2 million.

According to the forecasts of brokerage houses, a large part of the sales expected in 2021 will fall at the end of the year and be related to the premiere of the version for new consoles, i.e. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S / X, which went on sale in November 2020.