Cyberpunk 2077 took the gaming world by storm when it launched in early December. Now, in early January, it appears that their number of players has decreased considerably, at least for PC players.
According to Githyp, the game initially had 1 million simultaneous users. Now, it is struggling to maintain about 225,000. While The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt saw a similar drop after launch, it happened within three months. Cyberpunk 2077’s downturn came at a much faster pace, less than a month since the game hit retail.
Of course, it is not difficult to understand why the game suffered a huge crash. It is probably due to the fact that it has been involved in controversy since it debuted. It was released with a plethora of bugs and other problems, as well as problems running on older consoles, making it almost completely impossible to play. CD Projekt RED even admitted that it did not spend enough time on the console versions and promised to offer refunds to those who do not like the final product.
The developer is working on patches to fix the game and save what’s there, although fans’ confidence in the CD Projekt RED may be lost forever. There is no timeline or magic number to guess when or if the game will improve for PC players, who have been dealing with an absurd amount of bugs, but several fixes have been released in an attempt to stabilize the game as it is.
Perhaps the last title on CD Projekt RED can work to accumulate your previous player count in the near future. For now, the most important thing to do is work to regain the confidence of players and improve a product that fans (and they) can be proud of.