In its newest monetary report the place the corporate touted nearly $120 million in earnings for 2024, CD Projekt has additionally doubled down on its objectives of creating extra single-player video games. Within the opening pages of the report, co-CEO Michał Nowakowski wrote about how video games like The Witcher 4 and a future sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 will proceed to be in style.
Following speaking about a few of the main milestones CD Projekt hit over the earlier years, together with The Witcher 4 having entered full manufacturing, Nowakowski additionally spoke about how the corporate will proceed to make single-player video games whereas additionally collaborating with world leaders in know-how to make sure that the corporate stays on the leading edge.
“We’re conscious that the online game market continues to evolve – nonetheless, we consider that cutting-edge single-player video games rooted in robust franchises and immersive narratives will proceed to get pleasure from nice reputation,” wrote Nowakowski. “Our expertise, together with manufacturers corresponding to The Witcher and Cyberpunk, which it’s our pleasure to additional develop, assist us construct a powerful place available on the market and paint a constructive outlook – whereas collaboration with world tech and innovation leaders permits us to maintain abreast of technical developments within the trade and proceed to ship top-quality leisure.”
In the identical letter, Nowakowski additionally wrote concerning the firm’s work with Cyberpunk 2077 within the type of post-launch help by way of free updates. He introduced up the sport getting the BAFTA award that celebrated steady help for the sport, whereas additionally speaking concerning the upcoming Mac launch of Cyberpunk 2077.
“Throughout the yr Cyberpunk 2077 went on to win extra accolades, together with a prestigious BAFTA award, securing its standing as probably the most consequential video games of the current years,” he wrote. “We proceed to strengthen the franchise – the macOS launch will enable us to achieve new gamers and additional increase the Night time Metropolis group.”
Nowakowski’s assertion about single-player video games being in style sooner or later comes simply a short while after EA CEO Andrew Wilson having spoken about Dragon Age: The Veilguard not hitting inner gross sales milestones. In a quarterly earnings name again in February, Wilson mentioned that Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to keep up an viewers as a consequence of it not having any on-line shared-world options that may drive deeper engagement with gamers.
“To interrupt past the core viewers, video games have to straight connect with the evolving calls for of gamers who more and more search shared-world options and deeper engagement alongside high-quality narratives on this beloved class,” mentioned Wilson. “Dragon Age had a high-quality launch and was well-reviewed by critics and those that performed; nonetheless, it didn’t resonate with a broad sufficient viewers on this extremely aggressive market.”
For extra particulars about CD Projekt’s newest earnings report, try our protection of the corporate’s earnings in 2024 that additionally incorporates a small celebratory video with the corporate’s CFOR. You may as well try our protection of the corporate’s subsequent main launch, The Witcher 4 (that includes Ciri as its protagonist), which the studio believes gained’t come out earlier than 2027.
