The development of ‘Star Citizen‘ started in 2011, and we are still waiting for it to be fully released. Twelve years later, it has become the most expensive game in history, having raised over 600 million dollars through crowdfunding. From August 2013 until now, the game has been gradually revealed, but there is still no definitive version or a date for its release. However, you can certainly spend money on it.
Burn money!
There is no month without a controversy about ‘Star Citizen’ and its, let’s call it, business model. It used to be because you had to pay even to watch the CitizenCon from your home (yes, it has its own annual conference) and now because they have announced how much the new pack with all the game’s ships will cost. All of them. The expensive ones, the cheap ones… all the DLC prepared for you in a possibly infinite game for the modest price of $48,000.
And you might be thinking “Did they miss a zero, right?”. But no. If you’re really interested, go ahead and empty your bank account, you’ll know if it’s worth it. The pack is called Legatus Ship and it contains all the ships (175) and their upgrades: in their defense, it must be said that they have been releasing this pack since 2021, always with the relevant updates, and this year it costs 6000 more than last year. Nothing, just a few bucks.
But if you have decided to make the best of a bad situation and a $60 ship is not enough to start moving around in space, wait: you can’t afford it even if you have the money ready. And that’s because, to get this DLC, you have to be part of the Presidents Club, which can be accessed by paying an additional $1000. For almost $50,000 personally, I can think of many other things to do besides buying fake ships for an unfinished video game, but to each their own…
