The Witcher 4 developer’s dad or mum firm CD Projekt has revealed by way of its latest monetary report for 2024 that it made $260 million in income, leading to virtually $120 million in web revenue. Based on the report, these income figures would make 2024 the third-best yr in its historical past.
CD Projekt CFOR Piotr Nielubowicz celebrated the income in the course of 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. Try the video message under.
“Our 2024 monetary outcomes are actually robust: almost 1 billion PLN in consolidated revenues and almost 470 million PLN in web revenue,” Nielubowicz (translation through offered captions). “That is the third highest revenue line within the Firm’s historical past – and the perfect consequence we’ve got ever managed in a yr which didn’t embrace 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 yr, but in addition a satisfying one,” he mentioned. “Let’s start with what I hope a lot of you’ve been ready for: The Witcher 4 has moved on to full-scale manufacturing. The spotlight of the yr was the reveal of Ciri as the principle protagonist of the upcoming trilogy. This occurred within the type of a darkish six-minute trailer unveiled at The Recreation Awards gala.”
With regards to 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 yr,” 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 items.”
“Extra awards additionally adopted: we’re notably pleased 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 yr we plan to launch the sport on Mac units 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 features, in addition to its inventive output.
“These assets allow us to stay unbiased in each monetary and inventive phrases,” he mentioned. “It’s clear that top-quality video games with very good storylines can proceed to draw players for a few years. This is the reason we put money into new tasks, 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 challenge 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.
