Squadron 42 delayed to 2027, with Star Citizen dev blaming GTA 6
Cloud Imperium Games has delayed Squadron 42, its long-in-development Star Citizen spin-off, to Q2 2027, with studio boss Chris Roberts arguing the game would be drowned out by GTA 6 . Read more
In a recent announcement, the developers of Squadron 42, a long-in-development spin-off of Star Citizen, have delayed the single-player game to Q2 2027. Squadron 42's project lead, Chris Roberts, cited the potential competition from GTA 6 as the reason for the postponement. The game, which has been in development for over a decade, was initially scheduled for a 2026 release but was pushed back to the autumn of 2026 during the CitizenCon 2024 event.
However, Roberts stated that he did not want to risk launching his "spiritual successor to Wing Commander" against the massive buzz of GTA 6. Despite GTA 6 not being released on PC in November, most media outlets and content creators will likely focus on the blockbuster, leaving little room for other games. Cloud Imperium Games plans to preview Squadron 42 to a select group of content creators and early backers in October, with a more definitive release date following shortly after.
The game has a cast of well-known actors, including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Henry Cavill, Andy Serkis, Ben Mendelsohn, and Mark Strong.
Written by urgent.news from Eurogamer's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
