As we’ve documented many times over now, CIG is not exactly keen on applying release windows for Squadron 42 or Star Citizen, particularly when it comes to final product launches. However, an interview with Chris Roberts from French news site La Presse has actually gotten some projections for the arrival of the two titles out of him. Assuming, of course, his word is taken at face value.
According to the interview, CIG Montreal (formerly known as Turbulent before it was bought out) will put out Squadron 42 by sometime next year, ahead of the launch of GTA 6, followed by the 1.0 version of Star Citizen for sometime in 2027 or 2028. We’ll at this point just refer readers to the context box at the bottom of this article regarding those timings.
Roberts otherwise repeats things that have been said before regarding how the former’s release will enhance the latter’s and also calling SQ42 “probably the most important budget AAA game […] apart from GTA 6.”
In other SC news, several devs came together this past week to answer player questions about ships in Star Citizen Live. Most of what was discussed related to general workflow, confirmation of some release delays such as the Banu Merchantman and ship modules, and the promise that backlog ships aren’t being kicked down the can in favor of making new ships to sell, among other things. The full video is below as well as another summary from YouTuber The Noobifier.
sources: La Presse via Reddit, YouTube (1, 2), thanks to Felix for the tip! Longtime MMORPG gamers will know that Star Citizen was originally Kickstarted for over $2M back in 2012 with a planned launch for 2014. As of 2025, it still lingers in an incomplete but playable alpha, having raised over $800M from gamers over years of continuing crowdfunding and sales of in-game ships and other assets. It is currently the highest-crowdfunded video game ever and has endured both indefatigable loyalty from advocates and immense skepticism from critics. A co-developed single-player title, Squadron 42, has also been repeatedly delayed.
