# Star Citizen is the Future of PC Gaming, and it \[was\] Free to Play this week (Edit: No Longer Free)

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [October 13, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-citizen-is-the-future-of-pc-gaming-and-it-was-free-to-play-this-week-edit-no-longer-free/734528 "2015-10-13T06:29:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-citizen-is-the-future-of-pc-gaming-and-it-was-free-to-play-this-week-edit-no-longer-free/734528/969 "2023-08-25T12:50:57Z")

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I just don’t get it. Why would people keep throwing money at this game?

> **[Star Citizen Has Passed 600 Million in Funding](https://blog.playerauctions.com/star-citizen/star-citizen-has-passed-600-million-in-backer-funding/)**
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> Star Citizen has passed 600 million in funding, increasing its lead as the most expensive video game in history.

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