CD Projekt insists Cyberpunk 2077 covered its development and marketing costs before it even came out Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. CD Projekt insists Cyberpunk 2077 covered its development and marketing costs before it even came out Pre-order out of chaos. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 12 Dec 2020 110 comments Cyberpunk 2077 covered all its development and marketing costs before it even came out, CD Projekt has said. In a note titled "Information regarding the estimated return on the Company's investments related to development and promotion of Cyberpunk 2077" published on its website, CD Projekt said licensing royalties received by the company from pre-orders alone exceeded the sum of its development and marketing costs. Earlier this week, CD Projekt said it had shifted an astonishing eight million pre-orders ahead of its 10th December 2020 launch. The game was announced eight years ago, in 2012. Watch on YouTube Cyberpunk 2077 launch issues and the good and bad of The Game Awards - it's the Eurogamer next-gen news cast! In total, 59 per cent of pre-orders were on PC and 41 per cent were on console (Stadia is counted as PC for this). 74 per cent of pre-orders were for digital versions. CD Projekt also said Cyberpunk 2077 exceeded $50m in revenues on Steam over two weeks before the game came out. Clearly, Cyberpunk 2077 was a huge success before it launched - and with launch sales no doubt in the tens of millions, it'll be an even bigger success when the dust has settled. The company said it decided to disclose the fact Cyberpunk had already covered its costs "due to its potential impact on investment-related decisions". This week CD Projekt shares slumped after reviews of the game suggested Cyberpunk may not end up with a sky-high metascore. While the PC version of Cyberpunk has a 90 metascore on Metacritic, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, which have been heavily criticised for performance issues, do not have a metascore. The PS4 version has a user score of 2.4, and the Xbox One version has a user score of 3.0. Watch on YouTube Bloomberg reported CD Projekt bosses told staff they will get their full bonuses despite Cyberpunk 2077's buggy launch. Executives reportedly have taken responsibility for the state of the game at release. CD Projekt has also come under fire for its use of crunch during the development of Cyberpunk. In September 2020, CD Projekt told employees it would require them to work six-day weeks until the game's November launch (it was subsequently delayed to December), breaking a previous promise not to force compulsory overtime to finish the project. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store