CD Projekt has announced that the tentatively-titled Cyberpunk 2, the upcoming sequel to the hit RPG Cyberpunk 2077, has officially entered the pre-production phase.
This news comes via CD Projekt’s latest financial presentation, in which it’s also revealed that the company’s profits are down when compared to last year, although sales revenue has remained largely the same and gross profit is actually up.
Last year, CD Projekt raked in around $26.6 million in profits, while this year, that figure fell to about $22.9 million, a drop of roughly 14%. It’s likely not a figure CD Projekt will be losing sleep over, but it’s less than ideal.
Of course, given that the company hasn’t released any major games since Cyberpunk 2077‘s Phantom Liberty DLC back in 2023, it’s essentially coasting on back catalog sales and revenue from its GOG.com digital storefront, so a drop isn’t necessarily unexpected.
Those back catalog sales are still pretty strong, though, it seems. Back in November, CD Projekt revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 sales have passed the 30 million mark, with the game managing to generate $752 million in revenue for its publisher in the 2023 fiscal year alone.
As for the Cyberpunk sequel entering pre-production, it could still be a while before we hear anything more about the game, unfortunately. Pre-production is a pretty early stage; it involves prototyping, conceptualizing, and other tasks necessary to get a game ready for full production.
Still, the fact that the sequel is moving ahead is encouraging in and of itself, and given the extensive problems Cyberpunk 2077 faced at launch, it’s probably a good thing if the sequel has a more protracted development process.
As for what else lies in CD Projekt’s future, the studio is currently working on The Witcher 4, which it officially unveiled in December. The game will star Ciri as its protagonist, although it’s probably a few years off yet, so we don’t know too much else about its setup.
Not only that, but a full remake of the original Witcher is also in the works, with Polish outfit Fool’s Theory (which itself counts several ex-Witcher developers among its staff) handling the game’s development.
