Press Roundup: Rock, Paper, Shotgun - [Comm-Links](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links) - Press Roundup: Rock, Paper, Shotgun Press Roundup: Rock, Paper, Shotgun =================================== Undefined Undefined None [Previous](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/12903) [Next](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/12905) Content ------- English The team at Rock, Paper, Shotgun has turned out an excellent interview with Chris Roberts that asks the big question… what happens next? Check it out to hear Chris’ thoughts on the next steps for Star Citizen, crowdfunding and the state of games in 2013. Here’s a sample: RPS: So crowdfunding obviously went even better than you’d hoped. What happens now – especially since you’re working with a number of investors and other third-parties? Chris Roberts: It’s actually funny. Everyone I lined up is basically over the moon. Your big risk as an investor is, “I’m backing this thing. Does anyone really want it?” At this point there’s no question that people want it, and maybe a lot more than anyone was expecting. But the actual nice thing about it is that’s allowing me to take less investment, because we’ve done so well. We’re still doing investment, but I’m going to be a bit more picky in choosing it, and I’m getting to dictate the terms better. Whether it’s a publisher or an investor, they’re about making a profit and a return. I care about making a great game. The bad situation we’d be in, if I hadn’t done the crowdfunding and I had to get a bunch of money from a VC, first of all they would get a bigger chunk of the company. Then they’re more about, “Hey, I need my return.” If it were successful they’d be pushing us to sell to EA or something. We may not want to sell – we’d want to keep it private and be like Valve and keep doing our own thing. Read the complete interview. And remember, Thursday morning at 9 AM PST (GMT -8) the Citizen Card shipping forms go down. So lock in any upgrades or changes you’re going to need, this is your absolute last chance! Das Team von Rock, Paper, Shotgun hat ein hervorragendes Interview mit Chris Roberts geführt, das die große Frage stellt.... was passiert dann? Informieren Sie sich über Chris' Gedanken zu den nächsten Schritten für Star Citizen, Crowdfunding und den Stand der Spiele im Jahr 2013. Hier ist ein Beispiel: RPS: So ist die Crowdfunding offensichtlich noch besser gelaufen, als du es dir erhofft hast. Was passiert jetzt - zumal Sie mit einer Reihe von Investoren und anderen Dritten zusammenarbeiten? Chris Roberts: Es ist eigentlich lustig. Jeder, den ich aufgestellt habe, ist im Grunde genommen überglücklich. Ihr großes Risiko als Investor ist: "Ich unterstütze diese Sache. Will es wirklich jemand?" An diesem Punkt steht außer Frage, dass die Leute es wollen, und vielleicht viel mehr, als jeder erwartet hat. Aber das eigentlich Schöne daran ist, dass ich weniger Investitionen tätigen kann, weil wir es so gut gemacht haben. Wir investieren immer noch, aber ich werde bei der Wahl etwas wählerischer sein, und ich werde die Bedingungen besser diktieren. Ob es sich nun um einen Verlag oder einen Investor handelt, es geht darum, einen Gewinn und eine Rendite zu erzielen. Ich interessiere mich dafür, ein großartiges Spiel zu machen. Die schlechte Situation, in der wir uns befinden würden, wenn ich die Crowdfunding nicht gemacht hätte und ich einen Haufen Geld von einem VC bekommen müsste, zuerst würden sie einen größeren Teil der Firma bekommen. Dann geht es um mehr: "Hey, ich brauche meine Rückkehr." Wenn es erfolgreich wäre, würden sie uns drängen, an EA zu verkaufen oder so. Wir wollen vielleicht nicht verkaufen - wir wollen es privat halten und wie Valve sein und weiterhin unser eigenes Ding machen. Lesen Sie das komplette Interview. Und denken Sie daran, Donnerstagmorgen um 9 Uhr PST (GMT -8) gehen die Versandformulare der Bürgerkarte unter. Also sperren Sie alle Upgrades oder Änderungen ein, die Sie benötigen werden, das ist Ihre absolut letzte Chance! The team at Rock, Paper, Shotgun has turned out an excellent interview with Chris Roberts that asks the big question… what happens next? Check it out to hear Chris’ thoughts on the next steps for Star Citizen, crowdfunding and the state of games in 2013. Here’s a sample: RPS: So crowdfunding obviously went even better than you’d hoped. What happens now – especially since you’re working with a number of investors and other third-parties? Chris Roberts: It’s actually funny. Everyone I lined up is basically over the moon. Your big risk as an investor is, “I’m backing this thing. Does anyone really want it?” At this point there’s no question that people want it, and maybe a lot more than anyone was expecting. But the actual nice thing about it is that’s allowing me to take less investment, because we’ve done so well. We’re still doing investment, but I’m going to be a bit more picky in choosing it, and I’m getting to dictate the terms better. Whether it’s a publisher or an investor, they’re about making a profit and a return. I care about making a great game. The bad situation we’d be in, if I hadn’t done the crowdfunding and I had to get a bunch of money from a VC, first of all they would get a bigger chunk of the company. Then they’re more about, “Hey, I need my return.” If it were successful they’d be pushing us to sell to EA or something. We may not want to sell – we’d want to keep it private and be like Valve and keep doing our own thing. Read the complete interview. And remember, Thursday morning at 9 AM PST (GMT -8) the Citizen Card shipping forms go down. So lock in any upgrades or changes you’re going to need, this is your absolute last chance! Links ----- Text URL Rock, Paper, Shotgun [ http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/20/chris-roberts-on-life-after-crowdfunding-games-vs-film/ ](http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/20/chris-roberts-on-life-after-crowdfunding-games-vs-film/) Read the complete interview. 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