Some may have lost this, David Braben interview for the PS4 launch. Interesting read. Especially the alien bit which i herewith paste:
http://www.gamesradar.com/david-braben-elite-dangerous-ps4-interview/
from the interview:
And there are aliens. That will change the way a lot of people choose to play the game because we will see the rise in the military and we may see people looking at the world differently. There’s a current sort of a cold war, almost, between the Empire and the Federation, which is hotting up a bit at the moment. People don’t really know where the aliens are going to go, but then as that gradually changes... how will that change the game?
guess things are going to get interesting
http://www.gamesradar.com/david-braben-elite-dangerous-ps4-interview/
from the interview:
And there are aliens. That will change the way a lot of people choose to play the game because we will see the rise in the military and we may see people looking at the world differently. There’s a current sort of a cold war, almost, between the Empire and the Federation, which is hotting up a bit at the moment. People don’t really know where the aliens are going to go, but then as that gradually changes... how will that change the game?
guess things are going to get interesting