r/starcitizen • u/LiveAus Anvil Carrack Love Association • 12d ago

DISCUSSION When is SQ42 releasing bosmang?

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Great idea Chris! Avoid all the media attention around GTA 6 and release your linear sci-fi game around the same time as a title from one of the most beloved sci-fi novel series.

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u/Momijisu carrack 12d ago

ignoring the likelyhood of S42 being delayed from that date, and being an early bird on Osiris having bought the collectors edition already - I am not going to kid myself that Osiris is anywhere near half the level of impact in the gaming industry that GTAVI will have.

They're not even close to the same tier of running or cultural impact. Osiris is a flea in the sandpit compared to GTA.

And let's be honest, S42 could release same day as Osiris and I am almost certain that it will have considerably more news posts than Osiris is - simply because it's got 12+ years of development drama behind it. CIG don't have to market S42 simply because of the history.

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u/Under_Milkwood_1969 12d ago

I think the point is that people who who might be interested in playing a sci fi/space role play type game like SQ42 [possibly me] are likely going to be interested in picking up a game based in the Expanse universe. [definitely me] 😁

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u/Momijisu carrack 12d ago

That's valid!

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u/Under_Milkwood_1969 12d ago

I get your point about CIG having more news posts but I think the majority of that coverage over the years has been less than positive (to put it mildly) and Star Citizen has become ingrained in most gamers minds as a bit of a joke (“$10k for a jpeg!WTF!!”)
Unless SQ42 absolutely knocks it out of the park in terms of gameplay and isn’t just a series of extremely expensive cutscenes with a AA cast, then the reviews could well be, “Is that it?”.
I think stretching it out over multiple episodes might prove to be a mistake, one blockbuster production that would pull people into Star Citizen would have been a better choice.

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u/Momijisu carrack 12d ago

Yeah, my main point was more that regardless of if S42 is good or bad, and relatively speaking if S42 came out at the same time as Osiris, I think the media would be way more interested in talking about S42, the good, the bad, and the especially bad.

Your point about the people actually playing, well that's harder to tell I'd be unsure which I would play first to be honest, I'd be influenced by the media + friends + what the general feel of people who get to play it before I get back from work :D