It may be divisive, but Crimson Desert is a commercial hit. Pearl Abyss has just released the latest sales figures for the game, revealing that it has already shifted five million copies.
Thanks to this success, Pearl Abyss pledges to continue supporting Crimson Desert with updates and patches, addressing the concerns of players and adding new content. But even in its current state, Crimson Desert has clearly found its audience, as it has reached this sales milestone less than a month on from launch.
This is a wild milestone to reach so early on, but it shows that all of the attention on Crimson Desert is working in its favour, even if the conversation can veer a little negative every so often.
While reviews from critics and fans are mostly positive, Crimson Desert often faces complaints about its story, lack of identity, and lacklustre main character. But those who are currently sinking hundreds of hours into it clearly don't mind, and have found plenty of other aspects of the game that they like. Which probably isn't hard, considering how much is going on in Crimson Desert.
We already know that improvements are on the way, too. Just the other day,...
