‘PUBG' Studio Krafton's ‘InZoi' on Track to Break Sales Records
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Krafton Inc. posted a better-than-expected 47% jump in quarterly earnings and revealed the Sims -like InZoi has become its fastest-selling title.
InZoi launched in early access on March 28 and sold a million copies in its first week, Chief Financial Officer Bae Dongkeun said. Krafton hopes the game, which lets players control avatars in a virtual world, will anchor a broader effort to expand beyond its best-known PUBG franchise. The publisher plans to release Subnautica 2 via early access in the second half of this year with 'high expectations' given its predecessor sold about 8 million copies, Bae added on an earnings call.
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