"Cyberpunk 2077" exceeded the number of PS4 downloads after returning to the Sony store – Texasnewstoday.com

File Photo: A box containing the CD Projekt game Cyberpunk 2077 is on display in Warsaw, Poland, on December 14, 2020. REUTERS / Kacper Pempel / File Photo

July 12, 2021

(Reuters) Polish developer CD Projekts flagship game, Cyberpunk 2077, surpassed PS4 downloads on Sonys PlayStation Store last month in the 10 days since it returned to the platform.

Featuring Hollywood star Keanu Reeves, the game withdrew from the PlayStation Store in December, shortly after its debut, as gamers complained about glitch.

According to the PlayStation blog https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/09/playstation-store-june-2021s-top-, the version for the PS4 console was the most downloaded in the US / Canada and Europe in June. It was a game that was played. download.

Cyberpunk sold nearly 14 million copies last year, but the company hasnt provided an updated number. The companys chief financial officer, Piotr Nielubowicz, said last month that initial sales at the PS Store are expected to increase due to stagnant demand.

This is the first sign that game sales could rejuvenate, VTB Capital analyst Vladimir Vesparov wrote in a memo.

Shares of CD Projekt rose 3% in early trading.

Separately, the company announced that it will release free downloadable content for the hit Netflix series-inspired medieval fantasy game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this year.

(Report by Anna Pruchnicka; edited by Kirsten Donovan)

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