Crimson Desert is out today after over half a decade in development, and the early reviews aren't especially stellar. That may be why the stock price of the game's developer, Pearl Abyss, has dropped nearly 30% since the Crimson Desert reviews were released.
According to Seoul Economic Daily, Pearl Abyss is currently trading at 46,600 won--approximately $31.11 in USD--which is down 28.96% from the 65,600 won/$43.79 price that it had earlier in the week. The game's performance may be concerning investors because it reportedly cost 200,000,000 won/$133.5 million to develop.
GameSpot's Crimson Desert review gave it 7/10 and praised its open-world environment, combat, and traversal, while criticizing the quest design, the way the narrative unfolds, and the game's inventory system. On our sister-site Metacritic, Crimson Desert currently has a 78 score, which is far from catastrophic. But the Seoul Economic Daily notes that the stock market "expected a score in the mid-to-high 80s."
It's too soon to say if those scores will negatively impact Crimson Desert's sales. Earlier this week, Crimson Desert reportedly hit 400,000 pre-launch copies on Steam and outpaced two of last year's best-selling titles, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, at the same point in their release cycles. The real test, however, will be Crimson Desert's long-term performance with players, especially in the weeks and months after launch.
Crimson Desert is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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According to Seoul Economic Daily, Pearl Abyss is currently trading at 46,600 won--approximately $31.11 in USD--which is down 28.96% from the 65,600 won/$43.79 price that it had earlier in the week. The game's performance may be concerning investors because it reportedly cost 200,000,000 won/$133.5 million to develop.
GameSpot's Crimson Desert review gave it 7/10 and praised its open-world environment, combat, and traversal, while criticizing the quest design, the way the narrative unfolds, and the game's inventory system. On our sister-site Metacritic, Crimson Desert currently has a 78 score, which is far from catastrophic. But the Seoul Economic Daily notes that the stock market "expected a score in the mid-to-high 80s."
It's too soon to say if those scores will negatively impact Crimson Desert's sales. Earlier this week, Crimson Desert reportedly hit 400,000 pre-launch copies on Steam and outpaced two of last year's best-selling titles, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, at the same point in their release cycles. The real test, however, will be Crimson Desert's long-term performance with players, especially in the weeks and months after launch.
Crimson Desert is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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