PC Gamer
has a short write up about the news we've been reporting past few days. About
CDPR turn of fortunes in the profit dept and how the anime
Edgerunners help boosted Cyberpunks 2077 overall public perception, interest. Here is a snip;
"In terms of financials, this was the best third quarter in our entire history, with consolidated revenues at zł246 million ($54.3 million), mostly owing to strong sales of Cyberpunk," CD Projekt chief financial officer Piort Nielubowicz said. "The group posted zł99 million ($21.8 million) in net profit."
CD Projekt has made significant progress in whipping Cyberpunk 2077 into proper shape, but the success of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime on Netflix has been instrumental in its recent resurgence. Our senior editor Wes Fenlon recently said that watching Edgerunners made him want to give the game another shot (opens in new tab), and CD Projekt has effectively capitalized on the opportunity it provided by releasing an "Edgerunners" update (opens in new tab)—technically version 1.6—which along with new gigs, weapons, cat pics, and a transmog system, also includes "secrets" connected to the anime series.