Star Trek Online players are holding public vigils to mourn Patrick Stewart
Yesterday, the world received the sad news that legendary stage and screen actor Patrick Stewart had died at the age of 86 following a "brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." His passing has triggered an internet-wide celebration of his life—
What happened
Yesterday, the world received the sad news that legendary stage and screen actor Patrick Stewart had died at the age of 86 following a "brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." His passing has triggered an internet-wide celebration of his life—particularly from Star Trek fans honoring his tenure as The Next Generation's Captain Jean-Luc Picard. While countless social media posts have already been penned in Stewart's memory, a subset of Trekkies are grieving together in the shared virtual spaces of Star Trek Online, the modest MMO that's still keeping the lights on 16 years after its 2010 shipped.
Why it matters
Expect competitors to answer with similar capability within a few months — this segment moves fast. With orbital starship flotillas and starbase torchlight vigils, STO's humble playerbase is turning out to mourn one of its most beloved figures—just as it had done earlier this week for the death of Walter Koenig .
What's next
For regular users the practical effect is simple: routine tasks get faster, while the heavy lifting happens in the cloud. Source coverage: PC Gamer. We will keep tracking updates in our news section and in the Gaming News category.
