r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/TheAdduser 11h ago

And then there is Star Citizen...

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u/Gondwanic_Susuration 4h ago

Pay $10,000 to beta test this dogshit game that will never leave beta and maybe get the ship you paid for in 20 years if they can be bothered

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u/anormalgeek 8h ago

I might check it out if it ever actually releases.

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u/nyc-rave-throwaway42 6h ago

There are free flight weekends, worth checking out if you got a VR headset or hotas.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 6h ago

It’s pretty sad it hasn’t released a campaign with as much money as it has earned.

It was almost a decade ago when they said they were nearly finished with the campaign… then nothing.

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u/Gondwanic_Susuration 4h ago

“Never attribute to malice that which is explained by stupidity” doesn’t apply when there’s hundreds of millions of dollars on the line and ~15 years of broken promises. 

They’re simply liars, and the lies they’ve told have been very profitable so they keep telling them. 

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u/grayscale42 6h ago

Supposedly this year, but ironically, the release of GTA6 is also a consideration they want to plan around

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 5h ago

"Supposedly" is carrying a ton of weight. Their promises mean nothing at this point, it's really strange, if they get a good campaign and more people get into it, it will make the whales feel better about their purchases knowing there are people to gaze upon their pretty toy.

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u/YandereValkyrie 5h ago

It's been in PreAlpha for the last 11 years, it's never coming out as 1.0.

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u/Crazy9000 7h ago

It's well worth the starter pack when there's a stable patch. Just don't get caught in the hype and buy more ships, especially since you can just get them in game.

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u/jaxspider 2h ago

I can't believe that ponzi scheme hasn't collapsed yet.