How CD Projekt Red has turned on Microsoft for the good of their newest Creation.
Alexander Morton, the Scottish actor probably best known for starring in British comedy drama Monarch of the Glen - but known to me for being the hilariously foul-mouthed dwarf Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3 - has died aged 81.
The latest revenue report from CD Projekt Group shows Xbox only made up 10% of sales for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 in 2025.
3x less sales than Playstation.
3x less consoles sold than Playstation.
Per captita, it averages out that the same number of users are buying CDP games regardless of platform, no?
The exact same or possibly more because a series S, initial investment and effort to Port to Xbox consoles for a third of the return.
Simply not worth it
A third is a pretty big number to be honest. Like would you rather make 15 million or 20 million? That's the difference that a third makes.
Hey it’s ok. They are really impressed with XBOx’s new CEO so exclusivity is on the way. 😂
Ok but I mean be logical ... modern PC, Switch, PS4 PS5 then you have XBOX, of all of those XBOX is probably only 10 percent... I mean, what do you expect? 10 percent increase in sales is still nothing to sneeze at, remember - this is CD projekt red and they sell a lot of software. 10 percent of their sales is probably what most studios DREAM of selling .... just playing devils advocate..... its easy to say LOL haha XBOX.... but.. I mean we know what it is at this point. I havent bought on since my xbox one X and before that I only used other peoples xboxes since the OG XBOX and stick with PC and Playstation and switch OLED, but .. I mean.... theres nothing WRONG with an xbox considering its just not the best - but they work fine. make no mistake.
Replies(2)CD Projekt announced its financial results for 2025, while the company looks to its future by investing in The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2, and "Hadar."
The author of this artcile obviously didnt know the deal between Microsoft and Projekt Red. It had nothing to do with CD Projekt Red favoring Microsofts console. Microsoft simply wanted the rights to produce the card deck and include it in their LE version of the game, along with a cloth world map, to give gamers incentive to buy the Xbox One version of the game. In return, CD Projekt Red got a monetary sum. That is it. It had nothing to do with advertising or pushing the game on Microsofts console, over any other. No different than the same deals they did with retail partners with comics and other give away items.
CD Projekt Red didnt turn on Microsoft. They are simply showing the game in the best light on consoles. The PS4 version has slightly better visuals, due to the variable resolution used for Microsofts console. Other than that, Im not aware of any other differences. Possibly a more consistent frame rate on the PS4, as seen in other titles. Something we will see when we start getting the head to head videos.
The owner of either console should be incredibly happy how awesome this game looks and plays. It is the best looking game, so far, this generation and one of the best playing RPGs ever made.
What will matter in the end will be that there are alot more ps4s in homes than xbone. The only way microsofts deal will help them is for those who waited to buy a new console for this game. Even then i don't know if they would make a console purchase based on getting a deck of cards and cloth map for one game, i know i wouldn't. Of course those who own both consoles could be tempted to buy the xbone version as well if they are getting the limited edition. I just don't think the money microsoft paid will be worth it in the end. However everone is getting an awesome game in a few days so we can all rejoice.