The new package in Star Citizen costs 53,121 euros and 60 cents – more than a German gross annual salary

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The MMORPG Star Citizen has not yet been released, but it has a neat new package on offer: The “Legatus 2953” package is available for 53,121 euros and 60 cents. This contains 175 virtual spaceships.

What can you say about the price?

  • The package is offered annually by Star Citizen and becomes more expensive every year: in 2018 it only cost $27,000 – in 2021 it was already €35,300.
  • But because more and more ships are being added to the package, it now stands at $48,000.
  • By every definition you can think of, that’s a lot of money. Especially since neither Star Citizen nor Squadron 42 currently have any release date. The game is still in alpha.

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    How expensive is that in relation? On Twitter, an American says: The price is three times the annual minimum wage in the USA.

    A Spanish site explains: That’s half as much as the Maseratie Grecale GT sports car costs. A small yacht, the Azimut 36 FLY Boat with a length of 11.2 meters, is also available for €90,000. In Spain you earn an average of 22,781 euros – the price of the package is twice the annual salary.

    In Germany, the average gross salary is around 49,260 euros (via Wirtschaftswoche) if you work full-time. Even then you couldn’t afford the package.

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    Shows that the upward spending options are endless

    How is this discussed? On Reddit, outside of the Star Citizen bubble, you simply notice how much money it is for “virtual pixels”:

  • There are then nasty rumors that this is just one “money laundering operation”.
  • Others, however, say: This simply proves that the top buyers in a game like this have almost limitless resources.
  • Another says: Hey, if you could sell pixels for 50 grand, you would too.

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    This is how fans discuss it: In the Star Citizen reddit itself, the package is discussed with a little more humor:

  • “This will be an explainable expense on my company credit card.”
  • “Tax write-off for streamers”
  • “It’s also called the instant divorce button.”

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