Cyberpunk 2077’s player base has grown in the wake of the game’s Edgerunners update and the release of the Netflix anime. The game’s Twitter account announced that more than 1 million people played Cyberpunk 2077 every day this week, and that includes both new and returning players.
“We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for sticking with us and playing the game,” the studio said.
Night City was visited by 1 million players each day this week, both new and returning.
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for staying with us and playing the game. Thanks, Chooms! 💛 pic.twitter.com/zqggblztF8— Cyberpunk 2077 (@cyberpunkgames) September 21, 2022
Cyberpunk 2077 was Steam’s No. 1 best-selling game last week and reached its highest concurrent player count since January 2021, According to Benji Sales on Twitter. As of today, September 21, Cyberpunk 2077 remains Top 10 Most Played Games on Steam.
Cyberpunk 2077 is currently marked down to just $30 on all platforms.
As mentioned, the new breakthrough for Cyberpunk 2077 came after the launch of the Edgerunners update which added several exciting new features to the game. As for the Edgerunners TV series, all 10 episodes of its first season premiered on September 18. GameSpot’s EdgeRunners review stated that the show was a “fantastic companion piece” to Cyberpunk 2077.
Looking ahead, Cyberpunk 2077 is adding a new expansion, Phantom Liberty, in 2023. This expansion will bring back Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand and take players to a new part of Night City.
Along with this announcement, CD Projekt Red confirmed that future content for Cyberpunk 2077 will not be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game had a rocky launch in December 2020 but has become a huge success selling over 18 million copies and counting.
Recently, CD Projekt Red talked about how they are “fully committed” to the growth of the cyberpunk series.
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