How do you follow up one of the biggest titles in video game history? If you’re CD Projekt Red, with an even more hyped game, of course. Despite The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s staggering sales and accolades, recent findings indicate that Cyberpunk 2077 may surpass its predecessor.

In their Q3 2018 financial report, CD Projekt Red revealed that the hype for Cyberpunk 2077 exceeds that of Wild Hunt at a similar point in time. Joint CEO Adam Kicinski explained the visual images, which represented the amount of attention both games received. As excited as fans were for The Witcher 3, it looks like the company’s next game may shatter sales records.

“As you can see, interest in Cyberpunk 2077, or at least in its trailers, is many times greater than in the case of The Witcher.”

Logically speaking, all of these numbers make sense. Players expected The Witcher 3 to be excellent soon after they saw gameplay. But faith in CD Projekt Red still needed time to reach its full potential. Wild Hunt followed Assassins of Kings, a very good but not great title. Wild Hunt, on the other hand, stands as an all-time great, so it only makes sense that players would get pumped for the follow-up. They’ve seen how high the developer can reach and now hope for something even better. Based on what we’ve seen and played so far, they just might have topped themselves with Cyberpunk 2077.

Kicinski, however, warned to not extrapolate too far into these numbers. Doing so would make Cyberpunk 2077 one of the highest selling games in history on day one.

“Of course I do not encourage you to draw far-reaching conclusions; however at this early stage of the campaign the most important question from our perspective was whether Cyberpunk…will take hold, whether it will be as well received as we would expect…. These viewership figures answer our initial question in the positive: gamers are indeed interested in Cyberpunk 2077 and are eagerly awaiting its release. Of course, the bulk of the campaign still lies ahead. This is merely the beginning; the game has to be completed and there’s a lot of development work in store. We are, however, convinced, that this product has the potential to meet our expectations.”

“Meeting expectations” may be an understatement. Cyberpunk 2077 just won Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards. Cosplayers show off their unique takes on the game’s world without having stepped foot in it. And all that hype is leading CD Projekt Red to open a dedicated store. The company’s Q3 hype report indicates that all the future quarterlies should make investors extremely happy.

We continue to wait for a Cyberpunk 2077 release date, though rumors indicate it will launch next year. As soon as CD Projekt Red reveals the day, we will be sure to keep you updated. To make sure you don’t miss it, follow DFTG on Facebook and Twitter!