Cyberpunk 2077, which received a 50% discount for the first time since the release of the expansion pack ‘Phantom Liberty’ through CDPR’s official Twitch channel on the 7th, topped the Steam World’s Best Selling Rankings for a long time.
At the time of its release, Cyberpunk 2077 was a game that was criticized for betraying gamers due to poor optimization and countless bugs, but it was overhauled with the 1.5 patch conducted in February, and was praised as “It is a game worth buying and playing at a discount.” done.
In addition, on the 7th, the new animation ‘Cyberpunk: Edge Runner’ and the 1.6 update were simultaneously released through Night City Wire, a broadcast related to Cyberpunk 2077, raising interest. The 1.6 update, also called the ‘Edge Runner Update’ because it includes a lot of content inspired by the new animation, improved the combat experience by adding new weapons and quests, and adjusting the weapon balance. In addition, various contents to commemorate Edge Runner were added to add fun.
In addition, it announced that it will support cross-platform updates between consoles/PCs along with various convenience update guides, and it was well received by releasing REDmod, a free mod tool dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077 that integrates and supports the installation and application of mods in the game. In addition, through the official Korean Twitter account, the new expansion pack will also support Korean dubbing with the release, raising expectations.
This year’s top-selling global ranking is expected to be the result of this extensive update and the first 50% discount following the announcement of the news. In addition, it seems that the favorable reviews of the mercenaries who walked through the night city they wanted through the REDmod update also added strength to the sale. In fact, the ‘positive’ evaluation, which has increased since the 7th, was also confirmed through the graph.
On the other hand, in the Top 20 highest concurrent users on Steam, Payday 2 ranked 19th out of the 8th with 53,374 concurrent users, and Lost Arc ranked 5th with 205,722 concurrent users. .