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How a $5,000 Spaceship Helped Star Citizen Cross $1 Billion and Why Players Keep Funding It

Star Citizen crossed the $1 billion mark during the sale of a spaceship players cannot even use yet, revealing how belief, exclusivity, and community identity continue driving one of gaming’s strangest success stories.

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