Pearl Abyss shares dropped 29% after Crimson Desert released its benchmark score!

Pearl Abyss's stock recently dropped 29% after the official critics' scores for Crimson Desert were released.

In previously shared reports, shareholders had extremely high expectations for the game's score – they even hoped for a 90/100 rating from critics. However, the game's actual score was slightly lower.

In a recently released financial report on the South Korean financial market, Pearl Abyss shares were trading at 46,600 Won – down 28.9% from the previous trading session (before the rating scores were released).

According to Metacritic, the game currently holds a score of 78/100 from 85 critical reviews. Furthermore, Crimson Desert generally has a wide range of ratings – from perfect 10s to even 4s.

Publisher Pearl Abyss' stock plunges nearly 30% following Crimson Desert reviews

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According to the Seoul Economic Daily (discovered by Shinobi), Pearl Abyss investors are 'selling off shares' after 'disappointing results emerged'.

Currently, Crimson Desert is scheduled to launch today on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), as well as on Mac and ROG Xbox Ally at a price of $70 for the standard edition.

To learn more about the game, you can visit the official website.