Following the announcement of CD Projekt’s monetary outcomes for the fiscal yr 2022, the studio’s CEO Adam Kiciński and CFO Piotr Nielubowicz supplied extra particulars in regards to the studio’s future initiatives in the course of the convention name for traders and analysts.
Kiciński talked in regards to the transition to Unreal engine, mentioning that the studio is engaged on the pipeline and a few builders are nonetheless studying the know-how, whereas on the identical time, there are groups working along with Epic Video games on the features wanted by CD Projekt’s open-world story-driven RPGs.
Talking of Undertaking Polaris (a model new mainline Witcher sport that can mark the beginning of a brand new multi-game saga introduced a number of months in the past), this transition “will not decelerate, however will not speed up” the event. However, CD Projekt expects the change to Unreal to make manufacturing smoother for the next initiatives. That is why CD Projekt expects to have the ability to launch three huge Witcher video games in six years beginning with Polaris.
We additionally heard that it is attainable that greater than half of the corporate’s improvement drive will probably be engaged on Polaris by the tip of this yr or the start of subsequent yr.
By the way, Kiciński talked about that each Polaris and Orion (a sequel for Cyberpunk 2077) are on the very core of the studio’s exercise, so it is “arduous to think about” that CD Projekt could determine to not stick with it with their improvement. He does not see a threat of that ever occurring.
Talking of Cyberpunk 2077, the impression of the anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners was “actually seen” within the firm’s gross sales. This autumn was “tremendous intense” and ended up being the second-best This autumn within the historical past of the corporate (following the quarter wherein the sport launched), driving 2022 to be the second-best yr ever for CD Undertaking by way of monetary outcomes.
Stated impression on gross sales was seen for “many weeks” and when gross sales settled down, their quantity was nonetheless higher than earlier than the discharge of the anime.
The advertising and marketing marketing campaign for the growth Phantom Liberty (which begins in June), goes to be “important” as the discharge of the growth goes to be the studio’s greatest occasion of the yr. In fact, it will not be similar to the advertising and marketing marketing campaign for the launch of a totally new AAA sport. Whereas the marketing campaign has been within the planning part for some time, the executives declined to substantiate or deny whether or not they are going to be current at E3 2023 in June.
CD Projekt expects the launch of the growth to assist enhance gross sales of the principle sport in the long term, set up the franchise much more, and make it a long-seller. This occurred up to now with The Witcher 3 and it is the impact the studio is in search of with Cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk 2077 is at the moment obtainable for PC, PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, PS4, and Xbox One.
