is unique among videogames. It's been in development for well over a decade—hell, it was a decade ago that got on board—yet still has no release date. It's also raised more than in crowdfunding (yeah, you read that right), yet the money is still flooding in: It only in April of this year. Some people are adamant that the whole thing is some sort of scam, but plenty of others are playing the alpha and seemingly enjoying it.
A recent interview () with Star Citizen director Chris Roberts doesn't shed a whole lot more light on what exactly is 
going on over there, but it does provide a hint—very vague and unspecific, but a hint—of when this unique beast will finally hit the 1.0 finish line. The report says Star Citizen is now set for a full release sometime in 2027 or 2028 (I told you it was vague), preceded by , the singleplayer part of the game, which is targeting a launch sometime in 2026.
When in 2026 remains an open question, but it will apparently be timed to avoid the launch of . That's not super helpful given that the next GTA is coming in the middle of the year—May 26, 2026—but I would imagine that the second half of the year is the better bet, if it actually happens.
Regardless of that, Roberts clearly has great expectations. "We're hoping it'll be almost as big an event [as Grand Theft Auto 6]," he said. "Other than GTA 6, it's probably the biggest-budget AAA game."
That much, at least, is no doubt true, but all of this should be taken with a grain of salt. The 2026 release date for Squadron 42 looks relatively solid-ish, because it was in 2024: The fact that it's still the target a year 
later, and with 2026 edging ever closer, is about [[link]] as close to firm on launch timing as Star Citizen has ever been. The 2027 or 2028 window for Star Citizen 1.0 is obviously less reliable: Notwithstanding the game's drawn-out development thus [[link]] far, a two-year window that's still well over a year away from even opening is pretty much meaningless.
But, as I said, those who like Star Citizen like it a lot, and if you're 
curious you can give it a try for free over the next week: Star Citizen is holding another , enabling the curious but uncommitted to sign up and give it a try at no cost. The current free fly week is live now and runs until September 2.
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