The Prime Minister of South Korea has heaped praise on Crimson Desert and commended Pearl Abyss for massively boosting the nation's video game industry. The head of the state Offered in response to yet another Crimson Desert commercial milestone
Pearl Abyss's open-world action adventure hit the digital and physical store shelves on March 19. By the 20th, Crimson Desert had already surpassed 2 million sales, thus immediately establishing itself as one of the biggest success stories of 2026 so far. Pearl Abyss largely managed to maintain that momentum in the five weeks since then, averaging 1 million additional sales per week. According to the studio's latest update, Crimson Desert sold north of 5 million copies as of April 15.
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In the latest testament to this snowballing momentum, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has heaped praise on the game, as well as Pearl Abyss itself. Taking to X on April 24, Kim publicly admired Crimson Desert's latest sales milestone, while positing that the hit open-world game represents an important turning point for Korea's domestic games industry and its ability to expand across platforms...
