Roberts: Star Citizen Will "Probably" Pass $100M; Release Schedule Expanded

Roberts: Star Citizen Will "Probably" Pass $100M; Release Schedule Expanded
[Jan 22, 2015, 10:08 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Chris Roberts gave a BAFTA Masterclass presentation last night, talking with an audience of film and games professionals about the crowdfunding success of Star Citizen, Cloud Imperium's upcoming space combat game. The talk is recapped in detail on Polygon, where they quote him envisioning the game's fundraising topping out at about $100 million, almost 50% more than its current total, which stands at just under $70 million. But he also actually says this is not about the money. "We're now close to $70 million, and it's likely the carry-on will probably be over $100 by the time the game is close to public release. But the crowdfunding isn't really about the money," Roberts explains. "Yes, the money is nice. Yes the money enables you to do some of these things you do, but it's really about bringing people in to create this community and have them sort of share that experience with you as you're building it." The talk also included an outline of release plans going forward, here are the bullet points from a presentation slide, and a bit more of Polygon's write-up of the proceedings:

THE LAST STAGE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Spring 2015

Beta Release of FPS

Planetside/Social beta

Summer 2015

Arena Commander 2.0 MultiCrew ships

Fall 2015

First episode of Squadron 42 released

End of 2015

Persistent Universe Alpha for Backers

2016

Star Citizen commercial launch

The beta for the Star Citizen FPS will release in Spring 2015, along with the beta of the "planetside" product. Then, that same summer, the Arena Commander product will be upgraded to a 2.0 version, complete with ships that allow for multiplayer crews. Then, in the fall, the first episode of Squadron 42 will be released. By the end of 2015 backers can expect to play the alpha of the persistent universe, leading up to an eventual 2016 commercial launch of the game.

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Jan 22, 2015, 14:34

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Re: Roberts: Star Citizen Will Jan 22, 2015, 14:34

Jan 22, 2015, 14:34

Beelzebud

Here is my honest opinion of Star Citizen at the moment:

I remain skeptical, but I wish them all the luck in the world, because the concept sounds amazing. It just seems like a very tall order to fill.

That being said, I'm completely done with "early access", and will not be giving them a dime until they have a game to play. That goes for pretty much all games at this point.

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Roberts: Star Citizen Will "Probably" Pass $100M; Release Schedule Expanded [Jan 22, 2015, 10:08 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Roberts: Star Citizen Will "Probably" Pass $100M; Release Schedule Expanded
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