although”Electric Yu Renke 2077“At the time of listing, it made brilliant results, but according to CD Projekt’s public 2021 Q1 financial report, due to the follow-up maintenance and update relationship of “Dianyu Renke 2077”, the net profit dropped by 60% than expected.
CD Projekt’s sales in the first quarter of this year mainly came from “Dian Yu Renke 2077” and “The Witcher 3”. However, the actual sales figures were not stated, only that 60% came from “Dianyu Renke 2077”. The net profit for the quarter was only 32.5 million Polish zlotys (approximately US$ 8.87 million), which was far lower than the 80 million Polish zlotys expected by market analysis, a drop of 65%.
Piotr Nielubowicz, Chief Financial Officer of CD Projekt, explained that the main reason is the subsequent maintenance of “Dynamic Rebel 2077” and the cost of future development projects.
One of the reasons for this tragic performance is also related to the removal of the PS digital store. Nearly half a year has passed since December last year, and Sony still has no plans to re-release “Dynamic Rebel 2077”. During this period, the game has undergone two major overhauls and many small hot repairs. The official also shared a briefing chart, showing that with the launch of the update, the probability of failure has gradually decreased.
In the second half of this year, “Dian Yu Ren Ke 2077” still has a lot of DLC to be released, and the next-generation console version will be launched simultaneously with “The Witcher 3”.
Original reference: Reuters