Cyberpunk 2077 surpassed eight million pre-orders ahead of its global launch today (December 10).For reference, Final Fantasy VII Remake, which is up for Game Of The Year at tonight’s The Game Awards, sold 3.5 million copies on release day, 5 million in total.According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, 8 million pre-orders will amount to around $500 million (£376 million) for Cyberpunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red.
The current record for launch day income is held by Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto V, which made $800 million (£602 million).Cyberpunk 2077 pre-sold 8 million copies prior to launch.
That’s over $500m in revenue prior to release. For reference, GTAV did $800m on its first day including pre orders + day one sales..
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