Star Citizen is pushing in direction of the “end line”.
That is in line with Cloud Imperium Video games’ CEO, Chris Roberts, who just lately teased {that a} decade and $670m later, Star Citizen might lastly emerge from alpha testing and transfer right into a 1.0 launch.
“After many laborious years of labor in direction of a purpose many thought was not possible, we’re on the cusp of delivering one of many last items of know-how that can allow a linked, shared universe that 1000’s of individuals can expertise collectively on the identical time,” Roberts defined in his newest Letter from the Chairman replace (thanks, PC Gamer).
“Whereas we recognise that there isn’t a definitive end line in a web based MMO, and that we’ll at all times be including new options and content material for a lot of, a few years to return, Star Citizen 1.0 is what we contemplate the options and content material set to characterize ‘business’ launch,” Roberts added.
“Because of this the sport is welcoming to new gamers, secure, and polished with sufficient gameplay and content material to have interaction gamers repeatedly. In different phrases, it’s now not Alpha or Early Entry.
“Very like we deliberate out Squadron 42’s drive to Function Full and the upcoming Content material Full standing, we spent vital time what Star Citizen 1.0 means and what it will take to get there.”
Roberts defined that CI’s new server meshing tech permits gamers to journey between servers and it’s this that’s serving to get Star Citizen to its “end line”, though – as you might maybe count on – fairly when that’ll be precisely stays unclear. Roberts did say, nonetheless, that “2023 marked the start of a transformative chapter for Cloud Imperium”, and “all of this factors in direction of 2024 being our greatest and greatest 12 months but within the universe of Star Citizen”. So watch this area – actually, on this case.
We just lately reported that Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Video games had suffered layoffs amid unrest as a consequence of relocation and accusations of a “extremely poisonous firm”.
Sport director Todd Papy left the studio final month, together with lead producer Jake Ross, degree designer Dane Kubicka, Austin QA lead Vincent Sinatra, and Austin senior QA analyst Andrew Rexroth. Former producer Annie Bouffard shared on LinkedIn that she had resigned from a “extremely poisonous firm” and claimed she was “gaslighted” when she expressed concern about potential layoffs.
Cloud Imperium Video games responded to Eurogamer confirming “some minor staffing modifications” as a consequence of a return to workplace work, citing it was “a part of our regular processes” to “commonly search for methods to make our operations extra environment friendly, which may embody restructuring”.
Apparently, Roberts did touch upon Papy’s departure within the replace. Papy reportedly needed to transfer again to the US from the UK for household causes, and Roberts “decided” that CI “can not afford to have this function distant from the principle Manchester group”.