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Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, citing GTA 6 buzz

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Squadron 42, the single-player component of Star Citizen, has experienced another delay. Developer Chris Roberts cited the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI as a primary reason for pushing back the launch to avoid competing for player attention. This marks yet another postponement for the highly anticipated space combat game, which was initially slated for a 2015 release. AI

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Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, citing GTA 6 buzz

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed yet again, citing everyone going gaga for GTA 6, even if it isn't coming to PC yet There is a big part of me

    📰 Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed yet again, citing everyone going gaga for GTA 6, even if it isn't coming to PC yet There is a big part of me that doesn't really believe any aspect of Star Citizen is real. It's never really a game I've given all that much of my…

    LINKS rockpapershotgun.com/star-citizen-spinoff…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, this time to avoid 'the attention buzz saw of GTA 6' says Chris Roberts The star-packed singleplayer space FPS, firs

    🎮 Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, this time to avoid 'the attention buzz saw of GTA 6' says Chris Roberts The star-packed singleplayer space FPS, first planned for 2015, has missed another release window. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/ga…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/star-citizens-squadron-42-d…

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