It has now been about ten years since StarCitizen is in development. Yes, you read that right, ten years already and, it’s no secret, barring a miracle, it could last for quite some time yet.
However, contrary to what one might think, this situation does not seem to slow down the success of the MMO that much since, according to the official site of Robert Space Industries, the game from Cloud Imperium Games crossed a few years ago. days, the milestone of 500 million dollars raised as part of its crowdfunding campaign.
100 million more in the coffers in less than a year
In addition to displaying this amount which is simply mind-boggling for the design of a video game, RSI indicates that this money has been recovered with 4.1 million contributors. In case you forgot, in March 2021, StarCitizen had managed to collect a total of 350 million dollars and register no less than three million user accounts. Figures already colossal at this “time”.
For those who are interested, know that the MMO is still available in alpha version, in early access on PC. The last update 3.17.2 deployed during the summer added, for example, the possibility of exploring shipwrecks and the ruins of abandoned colonies as well as the opportunity to participate in quests asking us to make deliveries deemed illegal. .
Regarding the future of the title, remember that the developers decided at the beginning of the year to further limit the amount of information shared by the roadmap in order to to avoid suffering the wrath of the players during the delays in the design of the various patches.
As for the famous solo campaign Squadron 42 who hasn’t shown up in ages, she’s apparently still in the US studio’s pipeline as he even dared to say “working on several suites” in January 2022. To be continued.