The proceeds from Cyberpunk 2077 pre-orders covered the development and marketing costs of the game

Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10, but CD Projekt has already recouped the costs of developing and promoting the game. All thanks to the proceeds from pre-orders.

CD Projekt announced this in a recent press release. The company does not disclose the exact cost of developing and promoting Cyberpunk 2077, however, the budget of the studio’s current projects — $ 120 million – has become known from the latest financial report.

On the day of the release, the Polish company also reported that the number of pre-orders reached 8 million, 59% of them were on PC, and 74% of copies were pre-ordered digitally.

Cyberpunk 2077 was released simultaneously on PC and on Sony and Microsoft consoles. CD Projekt also reported that the company already receives 80% of royalties from sales on Steam, which means that sales revenue in the Valve store exceeded $ 50 million.

Previously, analysts assumed that sales of Cyberpunk 2077 could reach 30 million copies in the first year.