CD Projekt Red introduced that the cumulative sale of video games within the Witcher franchise has surpassed the 50 million mark. This information comes three years after the developer broke by the 25 million mark on the identical franchise, and speaks to the intemporality that may be achieved by video games developed over the last gen. While there’ll at all times be enhancements in graphics applied sciences (although the diminishing returns equation is already positively current), it may be mentioned that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt nonetheless stays a ravishing sport at this time. This is true even for those who do not take into account the quite a few graphical enchancment mods which have been made accessible since; and that helps video games maintain their gross sales momentum for a lot of extra years than these developed in earlier gens.
Sales of video games on The Witcher franchise have clearly elevated following Netflix’s profitable adaptation of the universe for its The Witcher streaming collection, with authentic writer of The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski, additionally having fun with elevated e-book gross sales in the identical interval. It’s a round system of types – and a properly deserved one for CD Projekt Red. Here’s hoping the builders can obtain the identical degree of acclaim (and gross sales) on their Cyberpunk 2077 venture – solely 4 months to go now.
