Pearl Abyss
Crimson Desert surpasses 3 million sales after rocky launch
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Pearl Abyss announced that its single-player RPG Crimson Desert has now sold over 3 million copies worldwide, just a week after launch. The studio pledged continued fixes for launch issues including Intel Arc GPU compatibility and control problems. User reviews have improved amid rapid patch deployments.
Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young announced at a shareholders meeting that the company has begun research and development for a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert, acknowledging necessary compromises due to the console's lower specifications. The open-world RPG, which launched on March 19, has already sold three million copies in four days. Jin-young noted internal interest in the project amid the game's strong sales performance.
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Pearl Abyss shares have climbed 27.76% amid renewed investor confidence after Crimson Desert sold 3 million copies in under a week. Patches addressing launch issues have boosted Steam user reviews from Mixed to Very Positive, reversing an earlier stock dip.
Pearl Abyss Corp's stock price fell by nearly 30 percent following the release of reviews for its action RPG Crimson Desert. The game holds Metacritic and OpenCritic scores of 78 and 80, respectively, below market expectations of the mid-to-high 80s. This drop came after significant pre-release hype that had driven the stock to record highs.
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Pearl Abyss released Crimson Desert, an open-world action RPG, on March 19 for Windows, Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and MacOS at 6 pm EST. The game follows mercenary Kliff as he rebuilds his Greymanes clan in Pywel after an ambush by the Black Bears. Early coverage highlights its combat and visuals alongside critiques of repetitive quests.
Developer Pearl Abyss has revealed new information about the open world size in Crimson Desert and how the game will utilize PlayStation 5 hardware. The action RPG's map is described as significantly larger than that of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and potentially bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2. These details come ahead of the game's scheduled launch on March 19, 2026.
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Pearl Abyss has confirmed that its upcoming open-world action game Crimson Desert will incorporate Sony's updated PSSR AI upscaling technology on the PS5 Pro. This update enables 4K resolutions at higher frame rates while supporting ray tracing. The announcement highlights advancements in console performance for the title.
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