Cyberpunk 2077 keeps printing eddies as CD Projekt Red celebrates another massive sales milestone

Remember when Cyberpunk 2077 launched in 2020 and Sony had to pull it from the PlayStation Store? Yeah, CD Projekt Red would like you to forget that too, because according to Eurogamer, the game has just cleared yet another enormous sales milestone and the Polish studio is absolutely buzzing about it.

CDPR themselves described the achievement as proof of "the incredible, lasting strength" of Cyberpunk 2077 - which is corporate speak for "we somehow turned a dumpster fire into a money printer and we're still not over it." This is the kind of glow-up arc that would make even the most jaded RPG veteran put down their controller and slow-clap.

The ultimate redemption arc speedrun

Let's be real for a second - few games in recent memory have had a rockier start than Cyberpunk 2077. The launch was so chaotic it practically became its own meme DLC. And yet, through a series of massive patches, the Phantom Liberty expansion, and the Netflix anime Edgerunners basically acting as a free hype trailer, V's story in Night City pulled off one of gaming's greatest comeback quests.

It's the kind of redemption arc that makes No Man's Sky nod approvingly from across the room. CDPR clearly grinded through every patch update like it was a max-difficulty side quest with no fast travel, and the playerbase eventually respawned their trust in the game.

What this means for the franchise

With Cyberpunk 2077 continuing to rack up sales well after its troubled launch window, it sends a pretty clear signal that CDPR's IP has serious long-term legs. The studio has already confirmed a sequel is in development, and if the first game can claw its way to these numbers after launching buggier than a low-level enemy encounter, imagine what a clean release could do.

Night City keeps pulling players in like a high-level loot drop, and at this point it's hard to argue with the results. Whether you're a Day One veteran who survived the pre-patch wasteland or a newcomer who showed up fashionably late, one thing is clear - Cyberpunk 2077's save file is very much still active.