This is what he's done throughout his career - the only thing that's notable about Star Citizen really is the scale of it and thus the opportunities he has to find ever more things to obsessively tinker with.

It's entirely possible that if Microsoft hadn't bought out Digital Anvil and given him the boot, this wouldn't even be Star Citizen - it would be Freelancer, coming into its 25th year of delays.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Chris Roberts is still rich, and could probably retire right now without worrying about anything. He could tank the company, and he wouldn't care.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 24 points 2 months ago (3 children)

When has any really rich person ever gone "you know what? I actually have enough now..."?

[–] manmachine@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MySpace guy comes to mind.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 2 months ago

How could you forget about your first and only friend Tom?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wozniak is probably the most famous example. He recognized the corrupting nature of money, decided he had enough, and stopped to live in comfort and occasionally work towards causes he finds important

Lots of people have done the same... But if they're rich and still chasing after money? They'll never stop

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess Notch as well. Sold Minecraft for an obscene amount of money and got into indefensible right wing views instead.

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I heard he got better after leaving twitter for years and coming back.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That's the majority of them, but ragebait articles aren't written about them, so you have no idea who they are.

Don't be so easily manipulated by media.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't, what else has he procrastinated on?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the wing commander series was famous for inflated development costs, freelancer was repeatedly delayed and eventually released like five years after it's announcement, and since then... he's been working on star citizen

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Keep in mind Freelancer was released after Microsoft acquired Roberts' company, kicked him out of a leadership role, and drastically slashed the scope.

Star Citizen is what happens when there is nobody above Roberts to say no, and now after years plenty of people under him with an interest in keeping the development churning.

[–] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Probably the same needs to happen here but I don't see how it could happen in this occasion.

[–] Shadywack@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I mean, some people called this back in fucking 2012, but the dreamers bought into his vision. He's always been real great about vision and lofty ambitions, but shit on execution. He sells dreams, but doesn't know how to finish anything. Every project he was attached to that executed on deliverables, was due to control being outside of his purview and accountability enforced.