Speaking of the game "Star Citizen", I believe that the old players must be a little angry.
When the game announced crowdfunding on the Kickstarter platform in 2012, it gained the support of countless players. As of 2021, the game has raised more than $410 million, equivalent to nearly 2.6 billion RMB crowdfunding, but 10 years later, the game has not yet been launched.
Recently, Carl Jones, co-operating officer of developer Cloud Imperium Games, was asked by fans in the latest issue of interviews when he would be able to play Squadron 42.
He said that his studio is currently busy relocating and expanding the team, so the game still needs time to develop. Carl Jones explains: "Yeah, maybe a year or two, I'll spend more time with the 42 Squadron team, I hope we can finish 42 Squadron faster, but when it's ready, it'll be done." ”
In 2020, Chris Roberts announced the postponement of 42 Squadron, and now that 2 years have passed, the only news players have heard is that the studio has not revealed anything other than moving. It seems that the "Star Citizen" studio moving process is like the beta version of the game, encountered unknown bugs, because the studio move is in a state of quantum superposition, temporarily unable to get out.
As of now, "Star Citizen" has been updated to the B version in 2020, the game patch has also hit the 3.16B version, and today's game is not unplayable, but according to the developer's progress, the official release version of the game is still far away.
Star Citizen has attracted more than 3 million players to register worldwide, but attracting and delaying the official release has also caused the anger of countless players. Coupled with the constant disputes within the developers and the frequent turnover of personnel, it is difficult to make people optimistic about the future of this game. The game exudes an air of "you can run at any time", and you can't help but worry that 10 years of waiting may end up with a scam.
Even in 2022, there are still players willing to buy the account of "Star Citizen", but the genre itself is relatively niche, and now it has experienced a long wait, even if the game can be launched this year, how many players can be retained at that time?
I hope that this game will make us players grow up to see it.