What is this idiotic thread? What is it even trying to say? As far as I can tell, those numbers are just for whatever day the snapshot was taken of. And it should come to NO surprise to anyone that Cyberpunk is trending right now. For starters, the game has been well received by the PC crowd since launch. It just received a pretty significant update with 1.6. The new expansion was just recently announced, communicating to us that the devs have not abandoned the game and moved on to the next thing (plus they have been steadily fixing major issues since launch, accruing good will on the collective mind). And it just happens to be that a very well received anime was just released on Netflix (I finished watching it yesterday, I really liked it), which I'm sure made some people finally give the game a chance or come back to it after "it was fixed". And finally, on top of it all, the game has a 50% sale going on right now. OP forgot to mention all of that, maybe in a haste to create this thread, or perhaps just to stir some drama. Honestly, if it was not doing better than Elden Ring, then that would be a problem, which is a game that hasn't received any new content since it came out early this year. Heck, if anything, the fact that Elden Ring is so close Cyberpunk speaks a lot about its staying power after all these months. However, it also says a lot about Cyberpunk, that despite the problems and the fact it's been out for close to two years, people are still coming back to it and giving it a chance.
Some of the sentiments in this thread are so puzzling and childish to me.
Whatever you might think about CDPR, they have not abandoned their fan base and are working hard to fix the game and provide more content for it. Yes, they severely damaged their reputation and the trust people had on them, but they have been making an honest effort to fix the situation. This "oh you made a mistake in the past so we will never forgive you and hold you accountable for it FOREVER no matter what you do" BS it's do dumb to me. The people saying such idiotic stuff should live up to their "standards" and NEVER forgive themselves for the dumb shiz they've done in the past. With that said, CDPR still has a lot to prove, and their real test will come when they launch their next game. However, I can only applaud their efforts for genuinely trying to fix the situation and not running away like other developers do.
Also, all you people disregarding the real issues the game has at launch are just delusional. As much as I like Cyberpunk, I cannot disregard the game had serious issues at launch, even on PC. People putting the game on a pedestal saying it's the greatest thing ever and give carte blanche to everything CDPR said or did are just lying to themselves. There were a lot of broken promises, a lot of lies and we didn't get the game that was envisioned or sold to us through advertising.
Finally, my opinion of Cyberpunk 2077 is actually really positive. I was one of the people that bought and played the game at launch on PC. I had crashes throughout my entire play through, and encountered many bugs, one of which kept me from being able to complete all the side missions. Despite all that, I fell in love with the game, the world and its characters. I had a lot of fun playing it! It's a shame the game was released in that state. If they had been able to flesh out some of these ideas I really think it would've been a legendary game for all the good reasons. Instead, I think it's a very solid, very good fun game with some flashes of brilliance here and there.
It would've been far more interesting to have a thread comparing the lifetime numbers of both games, and how they compare over time. I think it's clear to me OP just wanted to elicit a reaction, or maybe they are just lazy. Probably both. Anyway, peace out nerds.