CD Projekt chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz known as 2023 the second greatest 12 months in the corporate's historical past because the studio posted internet income of more than $120 million in its full 12 months earnings. Nielubowicz credited the release of Phantom Liberty, which he says was bought by round a quarter of Cyberpunk 2077 homeowners, in addition to ongoing curiosity in The Witcher, for CD Projekt's success.
"[Phantom Liberty's success] resulted in strong sales," Nielubowicz mentioned in a video assertion as half of the earnings. "By the end of 2023 Phantom Liberty had been purchased over 5 million times."
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Nielubowicz known as Phantom Liberty's gross sales "an excellent result," particularly provided that it's been more than three years because the release of the unique Cyberpunk 2077. During the earnings, CD Projekt introduced that Cyberpunk 2077 has earned more than 3 billion PLN (about $751 million) since its fraught release in 2020.
Despite the strong numbers, CD Projekt underwent a spherical of layoffs in summer time 2023 that saw it reduce its workforce by around 9 percent, which the studio described as "an alignment of the scale and size of the team with the requirements of ongoing projects and the CD Projekt Group strategy." The layoffs led to the creation of the Polish Gamedev Workers Union, which was based by gameplay QA analyst Pawel Myszka and programmer Lev Ki. Layoffs have remained an ongoing concern in the games industry, with Riot, EA, Sony, and quite a few different publishers affected.
Looking forward, CD Projekt is shifting more resources to The Witcher 4: Polaris as improvement continues apace. CD Projekt can also be planning the following Cyberpunk game, codenamed Orion, in addition to a live-action project set in the universe.
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