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CIG significantly expands its EU operations

Following the earlier (April 2021) announcement of the move / expansion (in 2022) of its Frankfurt studio in a brand new 3000 sqm office, CIG posted its latest plan to significantly scale up its UK base. After its move to the new office, the UK team should then expand from 400 to 700 devs by 2023 and "over 1000" by 2026.

So: 1) more devs, more content, long-term prospects and stability for the team - thumbs up! 2) peak after 2026, meaning more glacial development and releases - thumbs down.

Expect 6 new concept ships for sale shortly to finance the expansion  :#

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  • BabuinixBabuinix Member EpicPosts: 4,502
    90 Days Top
    Running on Fumes
    This year will make or break CIG
    Elite will be everything SC wants to be by then
    Etc..
    :D

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,564
    How many developers does it take to make Star Citizen, anyway?

    It sounds like struggling to find a good punch line, they've just settled on "more".
    KyleranTheocritus
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,261
    edited November 2021
    Babuinix said:
    90 Days Top
    Running on Fumes
    This year will make or break CIG
    Elite will be everything SC wants to be by then
    Etc..
    :D

    Released in 2030. (Optimistic view)

     :D 

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  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,064
    edited November 2021
    Following the earlier (April 2021) announcement of the move / expansion (in 2022) of its Frankfurt studio in a brand new 3000 sqm office, CIG posted its latest plan to significantly scale up its UK base. After its move to the new office, the UK team should then expand from 400 to 700 devs by 2023 and "over 1000" by 2026.

    So: 1) more devs, more content, long-term prospects and stability for the team - thumbs up! 2) peak after 2026, meaning more glacial development and releases - thumbs down.

    Expect 6 new concept ships for sale shortly to finance the expansion  :#


    If this is true, that tells me they have no plans on releasing...IF they planned on releasing in say 2025, then they would be downsizing not hiring more....To me the whole thing is ridiculous.....If this all pans out, they will msot likely need 10 million subs a month to break even wit this large scale of a game.....No way this game releases.
  • BabuinixBabuinix Member EpicPosts: 4,502
    They also moved their Frankfurt studio to a bigger office (3,000 sqm) in a brand new building.


    :)

  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,261
    Following the earlier (April 2021) announcement of the move / expansion (in 2022) of its Frankfurt studio in a brand new 3000 sqm office, CIG posted its latest plan to significantly scale up its UK base. After its move to the new office, the UK team should then expand from 400 to 700 devs by 2023 and "over 1000" by 2026.

    So: 1) more devs, more content, long-term prospects and stability for the team - thumbs up! 2) peak after 2026, meaning more glacial development and releases - thumbs down.

    Expect 6 new concept ships for sale shortly to finance the expansion  :#


    If this is true, that tells me they have no plans on releasing...IF they planned on releasing in say 2025, then they would be downsizing not hiring more....To me the whole thing is ridiculous.....If this all pans out, they will msot likely need 10 million subs a month to break even wit this large scale of a game.....No way this game releases.
    Not really, most of the development is being covered by the backers who don't have to be paid back, heck they could pay off their actual investors with backer money.

    Oh wait, they have already starting doing that, nevermind.

    ;)

    "True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde 

    "I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant

    Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm

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    Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™

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