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The Witcher Franchise Soars Past 50 Million Games Sold

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2020/05/29 07:23:37 (permalink)
https://www.techpowerup.com/267833/the-witcher-franchise-soars-past-50-million-games-sold
 
CD Projekt Red announced that the cumulative sale of games in the Witcher franchise has surpassed the 50 million mark. This news comes three years after the developer broke through the 25 million mark on the same franchise, and speaks to the intemporality that can be achieved by games developed during the last gen. While there will always be improvements in graphics technologies (though the diminishing returns equation is already definitely present), it can be said that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt still remains a beautiful game today. This is true even if you don't consider the numerous graphical improvement mods that have been made available since; and that helps games keep their sales momentum for many more years than those developed in previous gens.

Sales of games on The Witcher franchise have obviously increased following Netflix's successful adaptation of the universe for its The Witcher streaming series, with original author of The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski, also enjoying increased book sales in the same period. It's a circular system of sorts - and a well deserved one for CD Projekt Red. Here's hoping the developers can achieve the same level of acclaim (and sales) on their Cyberpunk 2077 project - only four months to go now.
 
I have to say that CD Projekt Red is definitely making great games. 
 
 

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    Re: The Witcher Franchise Soars Past 50 Million Games Sold 2020/05/29 10:00:55 (permalink)
    Well deserved , for sure .

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    Re: The Witcher Franchise Soars Past 50 Million Games Sold 2020/05/29 22:19:36 (permalink)
    IMO, Geralt of Rivia is one of the best protagonists of all time. Glad to see them doing well.
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    Re: The Witcher Franchise Soars Past 50 Million Games Sold 2020/06/01 06:14:28 (permalink)
    I am just going through my first play through of Witcher 3 right now (I know, I know, don't ask) and am astonished at just how beautiful it is.  I almost went and modded it up for my initial playthrough and am glad I did not, the original content is gorgeous on its own and I am glad I gave myself the opportunity to appreciate it.  Mods on my New Game +, but not many for sure.  CDPR definitely deserves every ounce of credit/appreciation that comes their way.


     

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    Re: The Witcher Franchise Soars Past 50 Million Games Sold 2020/06/01 10:01:10 (permalink)
    Congrats to them - 50M games sold

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