Cyberpunk 2077 tops Steam chart on debut
Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated game by Polish video games maker CD Projekt, topped Steam's chart at its premiere in Thursday after eight years found in development and multiple launch delays.
The game, which occurs across a hugely detailed futuristic city where players take the first-person perspective of a customisable mercenary outlaw known as V, features Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves as rebel rocker Johnny Silverhand.
It is making a good debut when persons stuck within their homes as a result of pandemic have boosted demand for games but new titles are an issue as developers working from home find it hard to stick to a timeline.
"This is developing as a huge title with not a lot of competition out there so we do expect it to be pretty big," said David Cole, founder of research firm DFC Intelligence.
Jefferies analyst Lyra Li estimates that Cyberpunk, which will set you back 49.90 pounds ($66.40) for a standard version, could sell 33 million units from its launch until end of 2021.
The game is likely to break records set by Nintendo's runaway hit "Animal Crossing", which launched in March and has sold 22.4 million units in two quarters.
"We think that is much bigger, Cyberpunk is definitely going to set records, not simply this holiday season however in 2021 too," Cole explained.
Before the pandemic he previously anticipated the game to market about 30 million units in 2021, however now thinks that it could actually reach 40 million.
Pre-orders topped 8 million copies by the end of Wednesday, implying pre-sales ahead of consensus, JP Morgan analysts said.
Cyberpunk may be the biggest game CD Projekt had found in the works because the 2015 debut of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt".
The accomplishment of Witcher produced CD Projekt one of Poland's biggest listed companies with market capitalization of $10.8 billion.
CD Projekt shares, which have surged 42% this year in anticipation of Cyberpunk's launch, were 2% decreased at 0833 GMT.
The overall game will be immediately available on older consoles from Sony and Microsoft, and playable on newly-launched consoles next year.
The PC version scored 91 points on the Metacritic 100-point scale after the first 43 reviews, when compared to Witcher 3's 92 points based on 32 reviews. It received acclaim for its world design, characters, though critics highlighted some technical glitches.
Source: www.thedailystar.net
