The Witcher 4 developer’s father or mother firm CD Projekt has revealed by its current monetary report for 2024 that it made $260 million in income, leading to nearly $120 million in web revenue. Based on the report, these income figures would make 2024 the third-best 12 months in its historical past.
CD Projekt CFOR Piotr Nielubowicz celebrated the income throughout the monetary report with a video message, the place he additionally identified that the earnings got here in regardless of the corporate not having launched a single sport within the time interval. Take a look at the video message under.
“Our 2024 monetary outcomes are actually robust: practically 1 billion PLN in consolidated revenues and practically 470 million PLN in web revenue,” Nielubowicz (translation through supplied captions). “That is the third highest revenue line within the Firm’s historical past – and one of the best consequence we now have ever managed in a 12 months which didn’t embody any main releases.”
Elsewhere within the video, Nielubowicz additionally spoke concerning the highlights for CD Projekt from 2024. Main the cost this time round was the disclosing of The Witcher 4 with a trailer throughout The Recreation Awards. Nielubowicz calls the reveal that Ciri would be the protagonist to be a particular spotlight.
“A lot occurred in 2024 – it was a busy 12 months, but additionally a satisfying one,” he stated. “Let’s start with what I hope a lot of you’ve gotten been ready for: The Witcher 4 has moved on to full-scale manufacturing. The spotlight of the 12 months was the reveal of Ciri as the principle protagonist of the upcoming trilogy. This passed off within the type of a darkish six-minute trailer unveiled at The Recreation Awards gala.”
On the subject of the cash CD Projekt made in 2024, Cyberpunk 2077 was seemingly the principle driver behind income. He additionally spoke concerning the accolades CD Projekt acquired for its post-launch assist of Cyberpunk 2077 within the type of free updates and DLC launch.
“In enterprise phrases, Cyberpunk continued as the principle driving drive of the previous 12 months,” Nielubowicz defined. “In late November we introduced that cumulative gross sales of the sport since its launch had topped 30 million copies, whereas the Phantom Liberty enlargement had bought over 8 million models.”
“Extra awards additionally adopted: we’re significantly happy with the BAFTA Greatest Evolving Recreation award, offered in recognition of post-release assist for Cyberpunk 2077. Nonetheless, we’re not resting on our laurels, and we wish much more players to go to Night time Metropolis. This 12 months we plan to launch the sport on Mac gadgets geared up with Apple Silicon {hardware}.”
Lastly, Nielubowicz additionally spoke about how these newest earnings have allowed the corporate to extend its money reserves, and in flip, how CD Projekt is ready to keep unbiased by way of each monetary points, in addition to its inventive output.
“These sources allow us to stay unbiased in each monetary and inventive phrases,” he stated. “It’s clear that top-quality video games with very good storylines can proceed to draw players for a few years. Because of this we spend money on new initiatives, going past the realm of video video games, in addition to in new applied sciences, which, within the coming years, will allow us to ship glorious, memorable experiences to followers of our franchises.”
CD Projekt’s subsequent main online game undertaking is The Witcher 4. For extra particulars about Ciri as the sport’s protagonist, right here’s what the voice actor for earlier protagonist Geralt thinks about it. Whereas it has entered full manufacturing, CD Projekt RED doesn’t imagine that The Witcher 4 will come out earlier than 2027.
