Star Citizen Hits $900 Million in Crowdfunding After a Record-Breaking Year: Why Backers Continue to Support It 13 Years Into its Development - Entertainment Niche
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Star Citizen, the controversial yet massively ambitious space simulation from Cloud Imperium Games, continues to defy expectations, shattering its all-time
  • ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldEnglish
    212·
    1 day ago

    I generally wonder, how the hell can you get almost a billion dollars and still not have a functioning product after 13 years?

    • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      There is a functional product. I played it years ago.

      But it ain’t finished yet, which is the insane bit given the breadth of funds and length of time.

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      62·
      23 hours ago

      Well, if they release it they’ll stop getting money shortly after, so why would they?