When inside Cyberpunk 2077 premiered in December 2020, with up to one million people starring in the production simultaneously. However, it quickly turned out that it was a colossus with clay legs. The title was poorly optimized and dozens of mistakes discouraged from learning the fate of Night City residents. The number of players began to decline rapidly. CD projectHowever, I found a recipe for bringing games back to life.
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Cyberpunk 2077 beats The Witcher 3 in terms of the number of active players
serial”Wiedmin“of Netflix proved to be a huge success and the production is in the TOP10 in terms of the number of views on the site. After the premiere of the first season of the series in December 2020, people have again turned to game. At its peak, over 103,000 people played The Witcher 3 on Steam. people, which is a record for this title.
This pattern was repeated at the premiere of the anime “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners”, which debuted Netflix half September. A few days after the series aired, the number of Cyberpunk 2077 players began to grow and currently ranges from 60,000 to 80,000. players – according to SteamDB data. D.equates to over a million people playing Cyberpunk 2077, CD Project boasted. At its peak, the game was played simultaneously by 136,724 people (this number does not include console players).
The number of players in Cyberpunk 2077 photo SteamDB
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Not counting the premiere, this is a record achievement that was enough to beat the one noticed by The witcher 3 after the show debut. Cyberpunk 2077, in addition to the anime, could also be helped by the recently released major patch 1.6 and the announcement of next year’s Phantom Liberty expansion, which will lead players to new the district of the City of the Night.
Are video games back in favor of investors?
Prior to the premiere, Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt was the most popular company for a while WSE. Poor grades and problems with the game, however, made the actions CD project it dropped dramatically. Their valuation dropped from PLN 400 to PLN 55 at the worst moment. Currently, the shares cost around PLN 90, less than at the beginning of the year, but their value has started to rise again since August.
The gaming industry is slowly turning back in favor of investors. Better Results Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t the only sign it’s doing better. After a sharp decline in the first half of the year, the WIG-GAMES5 index has been rising for several months – notes StrefaInwestorow.pl. Furthermore, one can look to the future with optimism, because in addition to the addition of the CD Projekt game, other studios may soon present their productions, including 11-bit Studios, Bloober Team, People Can Fly or PlayWay.
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