Cyberpunk 2077 sees 600% sales spike following next-gen update, in spite of tarnished reputation

It looks like Cyberpunk isn’t quite dead and gone just yet, thanks in large part to the free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrades the game received earlier this year. This information comes via a quarterly results conference video in which president Adam Kiciński talks about the performance of all CD Projekt Red titles.

The conference, which is viewable in its entirety below, portrays a reemergence of Cyberpunk 2077’s popularity among those in possession of next gen hardware. This presentation shows a staggering 600% increase in sales in Q1 of 2022 compared to previous periods.

What’s especially interesting is that you can see the breakdown of PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S sales, and it looks as though it’s fairly balanced between the two platforms. Whereas before the patch PC players held the most crown for most sales – likely because it was the platform where relatively stable performances were possible – there’s a clear growth of both PS5 and Xbox Series X/S sales after the update.

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