Squadron 42 delayed to 2027, with Star Citizen dev blaming GTA 6
Cloud Imperium Games has delayed Squadron 42, its long-in-development Star Citizen spin-off, to Q2 2027, with studio boss Chris Roberts arguing the game would be drowned out by GTA 6 .
Cloud Imperium Games has delayed Squadron 42, its long-in-development Star Citizen spin-off, to Q2 2027, with studio boss Chris Roberts arguing the game would be drowned out by GTA 6 .
The short version
- The single-player game had been targeting a 2026 release, as Cloud Imperium reaffirmed as recently as late last year .
- In a new blog post, however, Roberts said launching this autumn would mean going up against Rockstar's blockbuster, something he wasn't willing to risk for a game "that has had twelve years of blood, sweat and tears invested into it".
- "At CitizenCon 2024 we announced we would ship in 2026," Roberts wrote (thanks, IGN ).
What happened
"Our plan was to release in Q4 around IAE. A Q2 window would put the game in spring 2027, assuming no further changes between now and then.
Why it matters
Squadron 42 has been in development for over a decade, nearly as long as Star Citizen itself, and has slipped its release date repeatedly.
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