Star Citizen video shows desert planets with weather effect (Stranded on Planet! After ship wreck!)

Let's see

• It was announced as a PC game.
• It's been stated multiple times by Chris Roberts and other high ranking C.I.G. staff that it's a PC exclusive and would never go to console.
• It's been funded to the tune of $122 million by people who want the game on PC. How many people do you think would demand their money back as they have not paid for a multiplatform game? Even more so when you take some of the original backers who have contributed $10k+ to the project.
• Not a penny of the crowd funding has come from people wanting it on console.
• It would need to be seriously scaled back for it to be properly optimised to run on any console. It's not even properly optimised to run well on lower end PC's yet

That's only scratching the surface of the furore that would ensue if they announce a console release.

I'm not one of the people who would complain about it, I'm actually expecting to see some form of Squadron 42 released to multiplatform.

Star Citizen is a very different monster from Squadron 42 though, which would cost a hell of a lot of money to keep updated they way that C.I.G. plan to. Additionally they would need to conform to Sony's and MS's rules and let them have overall say on what they can patch and when. None of that will ever happen. It doesn't really have anything to do with hardware that will be available in the future.

You are acting like they are going to give it away for free or something, if you believe they will "never" release it for anything else then you are gullible, unless the game is a total flop and they go bankrupt. I think what Chris meant to say is not on the current consoles, or if he's being funny he will rename the game to something else before releasing it with minor changes.

I think people underestimate how much people like money.

@TheFadeForever: Where are the weather effects?

The wind

They're going to run the risk of having a game so intimidating that people may not understand it. If you can't sum the game up in a sentence or two, then you may have a communication problem.

Online Universe Simulator.

Q-"But what do you do exactly?"

A-"Anything you want."

Online Universe Simulator.

Q-"But what do you do exactly?"

A-"Anything you want."

Pretty much this but I'll elaborate a little

You'll be able to trade, if you own a ship with cargo space all the way up to a massive transport ship

If you have a fighter, you'll be able to take escort missions or bounty hunter missions

A lot of ships are good for exploring. This will go from finding a mineral rich asteroid belt and selling the coordinates, all the way to finding a new uncharted jump point and getting the naming rights to an undiscovered system, if you manage to chart the jump.

You could get yourself a mining ship and pretend you're playing No Man's Sky

None of that is even scratching the surface of piracy, support ships (medical and repair), Salvaging, Ship to ship boarding and capture, small fleet battles (it'll never be first person Eve).

Or you may fancy yourself as a space racer and get yourself a formula one type ship and compete in competitions.

You'll be able to take missions depending on what you want to do. Some of them will be along the lines shown off in the 3.0 demo but the vast majority will be from mission boards. Players will be able to post missions for other people to take as well. For instance a guy playing as trader wants some security for his haul, so he'll post a job for escort pilots. Another who has been hit may post a bounty on the pirates who robbed him last time out.

Essentially though you can do what you want in the ships you own, the more variety of craft you have, the more options will be open to you. Everything they are selling to fund the game, will be available with in game with in game cash, the amount of cash you get is down to you and how you play.

This is the same conpany(purposely spelt it that way) that used backers money to buy a new studio with actual star trek opening doors, $10,000 couches and $5000 coffee machines.

Money well spent right?

This guy has suckered you all into buying him a 5 year long vacation. He is spending your money on a false promise that will never come or deliver.

Just LOL

Sounds pretty cheap considering what it costs to setup any company with more than a handful of employees. But considering there's a fan out there that spend $30k on SC ships, I think they can cover the costs of that coffee machine and couch just fine.

Pretty much this but I'll elaborate a little

You'll be able to trade, if you own a ship with cargo space all the way up to a massive transport ship

If you have a fighter, you'll be able to take escort missions or bounty hunter missions

A lot of ships are good for exploring. This will go from finding a mineral rich asteroid belt and selling the coordinates, all the way to finding a new uncharted jump point and getting the naming rights to an undiscovered system, if you manage to chart the jump.

You could get yourself a mining ship and pretend you're playing No Man's Sky

None of that is even scratching the surface of piracy, support ships (medical and repair), Salvaging, Ship to ship boarding and capture, small fleet battles (it'll never be first person Eve).

Or you may fancy yourself as a space racer and get yourself a formula one type ship and compete in competitions.

You'll be able to take missions depending on what you want to do. Some of them will be along the lines shown off in the 3.0 demo but the vast majority will be from mission boards. Players will be able to post missions for other people to take as well. For instance a guy playing as trader wants some security for his haul, so he'll post a job for escort pilots. Another who has been hit may post a bounty on the pirates who robbed him last time out.

Essentially though you can do what you want in the ships you own, the more variety of craft you have, the more options will be open to you. Everything they are selling to fund the game, will be available with in game with in game cash, the amount of cash you get is down to you and how you play.

They're going to run the risk of having a game so intimidating that people may not understand it. If you can't sum the game up in a sentence or two, then you may have a communication problem.

@GarGx1: The only who still actually would ask such a question is alt @bobrossperm

@CroidX: They will be making up some excuse like always

A game that is actually deep? and not instantly understandable... sounds like a plus, not a risk.

Too many watered down diluted games out there for the "average gamer" already. this was not intended for that audience from day one.

Nah Chris Robert just bought a island everyone else is paid actors

@zeeshanhaider: You forgot game still has no manly beard, hairy chest and sexy man grunts.

Nah Chris Robert just bought a island everyone else is paid actors

Nah Chris Robert just bought a island everyone else is paid actors

This is the same conpany(purposely spelt it that way) that used backers money to buy a new studio with actual star trek opening doors, $10,000 couches and $5000 coffee machines.

Money well spent right?

This guy has suckered you all into buying him a 5 year long vacation. He is spending your money on a false promise that will never come or deliver.

Just LOL

This must be the same company who verbally abused their employees, racially discriminating and all sorts of nasty shit?

Well at least they get to sit on comfortable seats while they drink nice coffee the poor abused souls.