Asger Risom
CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, a milestone that underscores the game’s remarkable long-term recovery and staying power.
CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, a milestone that underscores the game’s remarkable long-term recovery and staying power. After years of patches, reworks, and the well-received Phantom Liberty expansion, the title has transitioned from a troubled launch to one of the studio’s most commercially successful releases.
Available across PC and current-gen consoles
Cyberpunk 2077 continues to sell strongly across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, platforms that now represent the definitive way to experience the game. With holiday discounts and Black Friday hardware deals driving renewed interest in the current-gen consoles, CDPR’s sci-fi RPG has seen a fresh wave of players picking it up alongside new systems.
It’s particularly notable that the last-gen PS4 and Xbox One versions are no longer the focus; the native PS5 and Series X|S editions include faster load times, improved performance, upgraded visuals, and a suite of fixes that emerged after the 2.0 overhaul — all of which contribute to its ongoing long-tail sales.
Project Orion enters early production across three continents
With Cyberpunk 2077’s sales continuing to climb, CDPR says its development resources are now pivoting toward the sequel, Project Orion, which has officially moved into early production. Recruitment is underway across the company’s Boston, Vancouver and Polish studios, with open roles spanning narrative, gameplay engineering, cinematics, and core technology.
CDPR framed this distributed structure as a deliberate attempt to avoid the production bottlenecks and siloed communication that plagued the original Cyberpunk 2077 development cycle. Project Orion is being treated as a multi-studio collaboration from day one.
A long-tail success story built on reworks and Phantom Liberty
The sustained success of Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the more notable redemption arcs in modern AAA development. After a 2020 release marred by technical issues—especially on Xbox One and PS4—the studio spent several years retooling major systems. Update 2.0 rebuilt police AI, revamped the perk system, and rebalanced core gameplay, effectively laying down the version many fans now consider definitive.
The Phantom Liberty expansion added a major new district, a self-contained spy-thriller storyline, and further performance improvements. Together, these updates drove a renewed wave of player engagement and helped the game maintain sales momentum deep into its lifecycle.
CDPR expands its multi-franchise strategy
The company says Cyberpunk 2077’s strong numbers reinforce its long-term plan to run multiple major franchises in parallel rather than rely on a single tentpole release. Alongside Project Orion, CDPR is advancing several Witcher projects—including the Polaris trilogy—and continuing research on a new original IP.
Leadership stressed that diversifying its portfolio should make production more stable and reduce the financial pressure that once rested heavily on each individual release.
Laying the technological groundwork for the next era of Cyberpunk
Although Project Orion has no release window, CDPR says the current phase of work includes building new internal tools, establishing a unified technology base, and coordinating pipelines across its international studios. The company noted that improvements in QA oversight, communication structure, and pace management—all pain points during the first game—are being embedded into the sequel’s production model from the outset.
Cyberpunk support continues as the sequel ramps up
While no major expansions for Cyberpunk 2077 are planned, the studio will continue to issue support updates when needed. The priority, however, is now squarely on shaping the next chapter of the franchise.
With 35 million copies sold, renewed consumer trust, and a reorganized production pipeline spanning North America and Europe, CD Projekt Red says the Cyberpunk universe is positioned as one of the studio’s foundational pillars for the coming decade.
Sources: CD Projekt Red
