For years in video games the largest ‘redemption arc’ story was thought of to be No Man’s Sky, a recreation which went from a completely abysmal launch to one of many greatest video games round in half a decade.
Now nevertheless that crown may arguably go to Cyberpunk 2077, which in three years time has been capable of flip issues round, a lot that its solely DLC enlargement Phantom Liberty has offered greater than 5 million models in 2023.
Fairly the feat, contemplating the enlargement solely launched in September 2023, so it made all these gross sales within the final three months of the 12 months. In fact although it additionally helps that the vacation season was on deck by the point Phantom Liberty launched.
CD Projekt RED introduced the information on Twitter, thanking gamers for diving into Phantom Liberty’s setting, Dogtown, and what many followers take into account to be the most effective narrative journey obtainable throughout Cyberpunk 2077.
On the finish of November 2023, CD Projekt RED revealed that Phantom Liberty had already hit 4.3 million in gross sales, in order that it practically offered one other million in only one extra month virtually reveals simply how far alongside Cyberpunk 2077 has come within the eyes of gamers.
It’s additionally value noting that Cyberpunk 2077’s huge, game-changing 2.0 replace performed an enormous position in an inflow of recent and returning gamers all discovering extra causes to select up the controller and leap again into Night time Metropolis and Dogtown.
Even when it took CD Projekt RED three years after the unique launch date of Cyberpunk 2077, it’s nice to see a recreation that gamers waited years for has lastly delivered the expertise gamers needed from the beginning.
It could be greatest although to not must see redemption tales like this, and video games arriving full and never in such a state like Cyberpunk 2077 was when it launched, although that’s maybe a bit optimistic.
Supply – [CD Projekt RED]
