CD Projekt Red Has Earned Over $750 Million From Cyberpunk 2077 Since Its Launch

Sadly, it's not been all sunshine and rainbows. Despite the heights of financial success the Polish publisher has attained, a huge number of developers were rewarded with layoffs. In the summer of last year, CDPR took the axe to its workforce, reducing its ranks by around 9%. After three subsequent rounds of layoffs, developers were forced to unionize to protect their interests.

Of the 627 developers currently working at CDPR, 47 of them are now assigned to the next chapter in the Cyberpunk 2077 saga, codenamed Orion. The latest news suggests that the upcoming game will include live service features, and multiplayer dreams scrapped from 2077 will possibly find a home in this future venture. Alongside this, a live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077 is also in the works.

Other than Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red is also focused on three other major projects, including Sirius, Hadar, and Polaris. The latter, which is a codename for The Witcher 4, is the studio's primary objective. As per CDPR's previous earnings report, 330 developers were attached to the project, with some veterans from Cyberpunk 2077 expected to join the project by mid-2024.

Currently, Polaris is staffed with 403 developers, which is nearly two-thirds of the company's development team. It's clear that CD Projekt Red is throwing its full weight behind the eagerly anticipated The Witcher 4. The only downside to this is that we might have to wait at least three years before we can get our hands on this latest adventure, which is unlikely to feature Geralt again.