It's rare to see the expansion of a much-reviled game (or for a game that flunked so hard at launch to get an expansion at all) quite like what the internet is doing with Cyberpunk 2077's first and only premium expansion, Phantom Liberty.
As a matter of fact, it's so successful that CD Projekt RED, the masterminds behind this futuristic role-playing epic, have announced a remarkable milestone.
Within the initial week of the expansion's launch, the company recorded an impressive sale of three million copies. This further solidifies CDPR's now-improved reputation after it (and its share prices) tanked in recent years.
North America emerged as the frontrunner, accounting for 35.9% of the total sales followed by Europe at 35.1%. Asia, too, showed significant interest, making up 23.1% of the sales pie. The granularity of these figures paints a clear picture: the universal appeal and global fanbase of Cyberpunk 2077 and its subsequent expansion.
Platform-wise, the lion's share of these sales favored the PC domain, comprising a striking 68%, with GoG, CD Projekt's own digital distribution platform, accounting for 10% of these figures. This hints at an intriguing trend where GoG has become just as influential as gaming consoles. Finally, it showcases the increasing predilection of gamers toward the platforms with a reduced digital rights management structure, which Ubisoft might want to keep in mind.
