It’s no secret that Crimson Desert has been a bit of a mega hit for Korean developer Pearl Abyss, selling over 5 million copies since its launch back in March of this year.
But how are those sales actually broken down? That’s what makes the company’s latest financial report so intriguing, because there are some rather unexpected statistics at work here.
For starters, it’s the western market that’s responsible for the vast majority of Crimson Desert’s revenue. Overseas sales — that is, sales outside of Korea — make up 94% of that figure, and 81% of that is down to the US and Europe.
Over the course of this generation, we’ve seen titles like Black Myth: Wukong post insane sales numbers in their home nations, and so there was a suggestion that Crimson Desert’s success may have hinged on it being a blockbuster throughout Asian territories — but that’s simply not the case.
Also interesting is the fact that the game’s sold around the same number of copies across console and PC. The report states that it’s pretty much a 50-50 split.
Again, there were suggestions that potential Crimson Desert buyers would mostly show up on PC given how demanding the title is on a technical level. But no, just as many console enthusiasts have given it a shot.
We think it’ll be fascinating to see how long Crimson Desert’s commercial legs are. After all, the game’s still being updated on a frequent basis, and the experience as a whole has been improved significantly since launch.
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