What's The Excuse For Today?

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What's The Excuse For Today?

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Star Citizen has been in alpha development since 2011. Yes, you read that right. 2011. At this point, it's less of a game and more of a philosophical experiment on how long you can keep promising features while collecting crowdfunding money.

The fans have reached a level of Stockholm syndrome that would make psychologists weep. They've been waiting so long for a beta release that their children will probably inherit their game accounts before it happens. "Sorry son, I'm leaving you my Star Citizen alpha access in my will. Maybe you'll see the full release."

It's basically the Duke Nukem Forever of space sims, except Duke Nukem Forever actually shipped eventually. The devs keep adding new ships to buy for hundreds of dollars while the game remains perpetually "in development." Revolutionary funding model: why finish a game when you can sell virtual spaceships forever?

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