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The '''release date''' for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen|''Star Citizen'']] and [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42|''Squadron 42'']] has been announced and changed several times.

== Star Citizen ==
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{{Main|Star Citizen}}
''Star Citizen'' was first revealed at [[StarCitizen:GDC Online 2012|GDC]] on October 10th 2012, which is also the start of the [[StarCitizen:crowdfunding campaign]] and the game production.

=== 2014, Initial release date ===
The original golden ticket mentioned that the development would take 24 months, putting the release at October 2014.

==== Community votes ====
In September 2013, a first Community poll on what to do after the crowfdfunding goal was reached was held, with 21510 people participating and with 87% votes to keep the crowdfunding up through development and continue to offer [[StarCitizen:Stretch Goals|stretch goal rewards]] in addition to extra features and development milestones.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/13266-Letter-From-The-Chairman-19-Million|text=Letter from the Chairman: $19 Million!|accessdate=2013-09-17}}</ref>

In June 2014 a second Community vote on whether to continue to offer stretch goals was held, with 55% of 35243 participating people voting yes.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/13944-Letter-From-The-Chairman-46-Million|text=Letter from the Chairman: $46 Million|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>

Those community votes meant increased scope, and therefore increased delay. There exists criticism over the low percentage of voters compared to the amount of backers.

After the implementation of more stretch goals (the last stretch goal was achieved 2014-11-10) the release was subsequently postponed.

=== 2016, second release date ===
At BAFTA LA in January 2015 Chris Roberts talked about a fall 2016 commercial launch.<ref name=":0" />

== Squadron 42 ==
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{{Main|Squadron 42}}
''Squadron 42'' was announced on October 10th 2012 together with ''Star Citizen'' at [[StarCitizen:GDC Online 2012]].

=== 2014, first release date ===

=== 2015, second release date ===
At at BAFTA LA in January 2015 Chris Roberts talked about a fall 2015 release.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/8ej6u1h7ZEg?feature=shared&t=5573 Star Citizen Chris Roberts at BAFTA LA Januari 2015], Youtube, Arne Pols, 21 January 2015</ref>

=== 2016, third release date ===
[[File:SQ42-AnswerTheCall.png|thumb|Answer The Call, 2016.]]
After [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2015]], a new homepage "Answer the Call" showed the date 2016, including an 'Opening Cinematic' speech of Admiral Bishop.<ref>[https://youtu.be/8EC4WHPxnrk Squadron 42: Bishop Senate Speech] (2015-10-10), acc. 2022-10-22</ref>

At [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2016]] Roberts confirmed it would be delayed.<ref>[https://youtu.be/XuDj5v81Nd0?t=1h7m18s YouTube - Citizen Con 2016 Presentation - Timecode 1h7m]</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=squadron42|text=Squadron42 - Answer the Call}}</ref>

After the 2016 delay, CIG has avoided giving any fixed release dates. In a Letter from the Chairman, Roberts reiterated that 'it is too early to discuss release or finish dates on ''Squadron 42.''<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17936-Letter-From-The-Chairman|text=Letter from the Chairman (2020-12-23)|accessdate=2022-10-22}}</ref>

=== 2023, Feature complete ===
''Squadron 42'' was announced as feature complete at [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon]] on October 22, 2023.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/19453-Squadron-42-I-Held-The-Line|accessdate=2023-10-22}}</ref>

=== 2026, fourth release date ===
[[File:CitizenCon 2024 Event - Squadron 42 4.jpg|thumb|280x280px|Squadron 42 annnonced for 2026 at [[CitizenCon 2024]].]]
During [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]], the release date was announced to be 2026.<ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eHBhHsrm4 <nowiki>CitizenCon 2954: Day One [Full Broadcast]</nowiki>], Star Citizen, YouTube, 2024-10-19</ref> The [[StarCitizen::Category:Financials|CIG financials]] for the year ended 2024 name ''Squadron 42'' as the "nearest term priority, with a targeted release in 2026, followed by the 1.0 multiplayer version of ''Star Citizen'' thereafter."<ref>[https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/P-8K4kviHH18u4CWdKky3pdln4ll74pf6rXwLPXzBig/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3LXQHUMOA%2F20250824%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250824T071059Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEOb%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIGIrHdSXYVneKdpqEgtHh0hCx0oa9dTZ803Jx1WIzKZiAiEAkQgL3Ye5ABZdN8tpzpR898RYV%2F73qaDv1mockfbipWEquwUIPxAFGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDCyWBtRh3bvfXx0WwyqYBY45n%2FU2oMlPPeKCW%2BYpK3dt8Xp1V1Ny8s%2BO%2FVGhvdAKF7LoPv4wVBoC7mmxVS0UwHsZX38tgGf8q%2BHoIb54OPLTs3tdnm1Xag%2FLayPfz8TTyqc9xdoG3PGdQfFUiB1GO1p2NrAPE5Qhsw%2FbIEKXOzPMslMoaxyDbOXkAdsEyqIRtQ3N99dwJm9UwawRby%2FhRiyRelsQ82rHXiaimIaeogAP4F6AO%2BffCpBDm%2BkFS6BWYyfxbSRc2B85RSq8QWK9t6Ln6cAgH4GIn%2FClDVBxlNlQC6iYA6%2Fx1Ri4NKh1SHwnENpKDJojj3Fl3wflBOprdPZcyQchbpXJMP7q1OnW6Xz3kG9FiaIz1gBNkKzroYxiM3SX1vHjDaE6fBVAnxreA%2B3EA9i77FxKMiDTWUi2mzSrbC84V9vHMDel%2F6jHqN2qzP2RRJSg3%2Br%2F87Ctfr75u2u9L8dz8wxnBW2s1EQUXUeq%2FAFQQhlybAZj8jGuQUb%2Fw%2F3%2FGdICNGBSoN067IWxLT0CUvJrCRaynMQU7y2LVsGhA7EDueYhCJdJkeap9K90KQszNXQHdsAB%2FoKOLwaz9ZMXC4Vf%2FSbGVprMXL8adCvQ5l8PNUU0oZhzDQ9NUzRwWgM1mRT%2BZESzEQLYQH0F4agojmNc3j5uI%2BI1OkmDURrrKyOKwVAcCPYB8nnYJYxZ33IaS00s0rh9tIjjtBV6SDFoV4BuiSgWH%2BiyC5OauEoEhuZvsC3AG%2FabkosN2KZZjMA8E9j7q92ufLG0jyUgIyW9%2BB6xfOIe6eiXvw4Z2iEKZwrSurTZ%2FE7mNBRNoXHU4Q%2BbbeFjB7uUtBrQPRM9UuJVqQsNAkd3Wvto7vVeFs0f7EzS0uvTuZcHeKkYHRHo3q4rjk06Qegw%2B8OqxQY6sQH9c0Jrwkyx0dyXEhfsSsBdWuh%2BiLez3XEytIg3F6XYayiYnx8qy0gyhnnszUwnJqC%2FI2lQXOyitsAwzBEU%2B2rWtjSkORX3IDA3njidITgyNTExvuLa8edWDunjGlwOC8O93MtGbQwe7LdALJmFGg3hULH7%2FBic6Nd7Q2f4ZxLaEgkSuLHBbf3FMb4lGxOU8HHJe5R%2BDKx05WXF6EdMEUc4a1qmsaqapqzRWWyZN65Vx4E%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=8c3e3898d0f6b00dc7dd11a9f363f21745fa6d30a75c45ecea8fbd2209a7070b Cloud Imperium Games Limited, Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024], UK companies house, 20 Aug 2025</ref>

== Memes ==
The delays, and more importantly the actual amount of time involved, have given birth to a number of [[StarCitizen::Category:Memes|memes]] among players.

== See also ==

* [[StarCitizen:Development timeline]]

== References ==

[[Category:Development]]
{{Short description|Release date history}}

StarCitizen:Release date - Revision history

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