{"id":1933521,"date":"2026-05-13T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933521"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:43:50","slug":"as-smash-success-crimson-desert-boosts-pearl-abyss-revenue-by-a-whopping-419-company-confirms-its-thinking-about-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933521","title":{"rendered":"As smash success Crimson Desert boosts Pearl Abyss revenue by a whopping 419%, company confirms it&#8217;s thinking about DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Crimson Desert<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">As smash success Crimson Desert boosts Pearl Abyss revenue by a whopping 419%, company confirms it&#8217;s thinking about DLC<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Sales evenly split between console and PC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_07.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Crimson Desert screenshot showing close up of main male hero\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_07.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T15:43:50+00:00\">May 13, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-so-popular-419-percent-dlc?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"10cf2e53-bea5-44e6-bc6c-98d8a341d473\" data-name=\"Crimson Desert\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" title=\"Follow Crimson Desert\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crimson Desert<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret Crimson Desert was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-smashes-another-sales-milestone-less-than-two-weeks-since-its-release\">an incredibly popular release this March<\/a>. However, it has proven such a success that Pearl Abyss has just announced a 419 percent increase in operating revenue compared to this time last year. And that, it says, means DLC could be on the way.<\/p>\n<p>This information comes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlabyss.com\/en-US\/Board\/Detail?_boardNo=14789\">Pearl Abyss&#8217; Q12026 earnings letter<\/a>, which is full of plenty of business insight into the company (as well as a lovely little drawing of a deep sea diver looking at a big pearl).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Crimson Desert - Official Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Asum3wN668?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1Asum3wN668\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Crimson Desert &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Crimson Desert reveal trailer!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Asum3wN668\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crimson Desert&#8217;s success is big enough news that it makes the report&#8217;s first page, the company saying outright that &#8220;operating revenue and profit increased substantially, thanks to the successful launch of Crimson Desert.&#8221; More specifically, its operating revenue came in at posted \u20a9328.5bn (~ $220m), an increase of 419.8 percent year-on-year, and 382.4 percent quarter-on-quarter. Of that revenue, operating profit came in at \u20a9212.1bn (~ $142m).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pearl Abyss goes on to break down the performance of both Crimson Desert and its MMO Black Desert. Black Desert&#8217;s revenue remains stable year-on-year, which Pearl Abyss credits to continued support for the PC version, the launch of a new PC client, and the remaster update on mobile.<\/p>\n<p>As for Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss&#8217;s sales have been split 50:50 between consoles and PC, showing a nice balance of popularity between the pair. The regional breakdown for the company&#8217;s revenue is especially interesting though, as North America and Europe accounted for 81 percent of this surge in income.<\/p>\n<p>Digging a little deeper, the North America and European share increased by 25 percent quarter-over-quarter in large part due to Crimson Desert, as more than 80 percent of that game&#8217;s sales were made in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>As for Pearl Abyss&#8217; 2026 outlook, revenue for Black Desert is expected to soften, and the same goes for Crimson Desert due to the nature of single-player premium games. Still, the company has its eyes set on two titles that are still in development &#8211; DokeV and Plan 8 &#8211; with hopes of releasing a new game every two to three years. The company is also looking into Crimson Desert DLC, which is certainly something to look forward to.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret Crimson Desert was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-smashes-another-sales-milestone-less-than-two-weeks-since-its-release\">an incredibly popular release this March<\/a>. However, it has proven such a success that Pearl Abyss has just announced a 419 percent increase in operating revenue compared to this time last year. And that, it says, means DLC could be on the way.<\/p>\n<p>This information comes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlabyss.com\/en-US\/Board\/Detail?_boardNo=14789\">Pearl Abyss&#8217; Q12026 earnings letter<\/a>, which is full of plenty of business insight into the company (as well as a lovely little drawing of a deep sea diver looking at a big pearl).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Crimson Desert - Official Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Asum3wN668?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1Asum3wN668\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Crimson Desert &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Crimson Desert reveal trailer!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Asum3wN668\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crimson Desert&#8217;s success is big enough news that it makes the report&#8217;s first page, the company saying outright that &#8220;operating revenue and profit increased substantially, thanks to the successful launch of Crimson Desert.&#8221; More specifically, its operating revenue came in at posted \u20a9328.5bn (~ $220m), an increase of 419.8 percent year-on-year, and 382.4 percent quarter-on-quarter. Of that revenue, operating profit came in at \u20a9212.1bn (~ $142m).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pearl Abyss goes on to break down the performance of both Crimson Desert and its MMO Black Desert. Black Desert&#8217;s revenue remains stable year-on-year, which Pearl Abyss credits to continued support for the PC version, the launch of a new PC client, and the remaster update on mobile.<\/p>\n<p>As for Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss&#8217;s sales have been split 50:50 between consoles and PC, showing a nice balance of popularity between the pair. The regional breakdown for the company&#8217;s revenue is especially interesting though, as North America and Europe accounted for 81 percent of this surge in income.<\/p>\n<p>Digging a little deeper, the North America and European share increased by 25 percent quarter-over-quarter in large part due to Crimson Desert, as more than 80 percent of that game&#8217;s sales were made in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>As for Pearl Abyss&#8217; 2026 outlook, revenue for Black Desert is expected to soften, and the same goes for Crimson Desert due to the nature of single-player premium games. Still, the company has its eyes set on two titles that are still in development &#8211; DokeV and Plan 8 &#8211; with hopes of releasing a new game every two to three years. The company is also looking into Crimson Desert DLC, which is certainly something to look forward to.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Crimson Desert As smash success Crimson Desert boosts Pearl Abyss revenue by a whopping 419%, company confirms it&#8217;s thinking about DLC Sales evenly split between console and PC. 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