Overview
- Chris Roberts says all chapters are playable from beginning to end, with the team conducting regular full playthroughs.
- The single-player campaign is over 40 hours long, with polishing, optimization, and bug fixing in progress ahead of Beta.
- Cloud Imperium reiterates a 2026 release target for Squadron 42 but has not provided a firm date.
- The studio plans a brief marketing window, indicating broader reveals will come near launch.
- Star Citizen logged 64 million hours of play in 2025 as CIG maps 2026 upgrades including dynamic server meshing that reconfigures in real time and next-generation planetary technology.