"Rocket has not announced an exact release date, but had originally indicated the desire to see a release by the end of 2012. This has now been moved to early 2013.
"We are still working towards a target for an initial foundation before the end of the year, but we will slip this date if needed. We will not compromise the project for the short-term gain of meeting this date,' stated Hall firmly."
Dayz standalone will utilize a Minecraft-like sales model; this will allow players to pay a much lower price for early access to the alpha/beta releases while helping to fund development toward the final product."