Pearl Abyss rose sharply early on the 13th. After the global official trailer for the new title "Crimson Desert" was released, buying gathered on rising expectations for its launch.
As of 9:56 a.m. on the 13th, Pearl Abyss was trading at 66,500 won, up 6,400 won (10.65%) from the previous session.
The day before, Pearl Abyss released the global official launch trailer for the new open-world action-adventure game "Crimson Desert." The newly released video includes the story unfolding on the continent of Pywel, the game's setting, battles with giant bosses, each character's unique actions, and a combat system using dragons. Pearl Abyss said Crimson Desert has surpassed 3 million wishlist adds across major global platforms combined.
On expectations for the new release, Pearl Abyss shares ended the previous session up 2.44% at 62,900 won.
Choi Seung-ho, an analyst at DS Investment & Securities, said, "If we judge coldly by the current metrics and only by the numbers, it does not meet the market's expectations," but noted, "If Crimson Desert demonstrates good quality and mass appeal, follow-up sales will increase significantly." He raised Pearl Abyss's target price to 65,000 won from 43,000 won.
Pre-downloads for Crimson Desert will begin at 7 a.m. on the 18th on the PlayStation, Xbox, Microsoft Store, and Steam. The official service will be provided on the 20th Korea time via PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X·S, Steam, Apple Mac, the Epic Games, Inc. Store, and the ROG Xbox Ally platform.