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Falcon 9 1.0 was announced in 2005, launched in 2010 and cost about US$300 million [0]. Star Citizen was announced in 2010 and has raised over US$300 million [
by zerd 5y ago
Falcon 9 1.0 was announced in 2005, launched in 2010 and cost about US$300 million [0].
Star Citizen was announced in 2010 and has raised over US$300 million [1].
It's wild to me that it takes twice as long and similar amount of money to make a game launch than a rocket launch.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen
- Sebguer 5y agoJohn Carmack once said that launching a rocket is actually easier than modern game development.