Cloud Imperium's $1 Billion Star Citizen Demo Collapses in 90 Minutes as Bugs Derail Siege Mission
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Updated · tbreak.com · Aug 18
Cloud Imperium's $1 Billion Star Citizen Demo Collapses in 90 Minutes as Bugs Derail Siege Mission
3 articles · Updated · tbreak.com · Aug 18
Summary
An August 5 Star Citizen Live stream meant to rebuild confidence instead ended abruptly after about 90 minutes of failed gameplay, with host Jared Huckaby telling the stream operator, “It’s your show. Wrap it up.”
Cloud Imperium had switched to an internal build on a private server to show Siege of Orison’s “intended design” after the public test version ran into performance problems, but developers still hit weapon, inventory and mission-breaking bugs before wiping.
Viewer reaction turned sharply negative, with YouTube and Reddit comments calling the broadcast awkward and unusually revealing; some fans said the studio had accidentally shown the most honest picture of the game in months.
The failed showcase adds to pressure on Star Citizen, which has been in development since 2012, raised more than $1 billion through crowdfunding, remains in early access and still has no launch date.