ANNOUNCEMENT Elite Dangerous: Odyssey PC Launch Date

[John Stoutbeard]

Everyone seems very excited about this news. I'm just, not...

You'll be missed when you're away, but we're all sensible enough to take breaks now and then. We have ups & downs with games like these. Long running projects, easy to get burned out. I'm still on a break (from Live) since Christmas times, just waiting for Odyssey to hit the live servers.

Have a happy break, I'm sure we will hear you more often a bit further down the road when things have settled a bit.
Fly safe, no more ransoms this spring. o7

 

[Aeorath]

Or do, and buy lots of popcorn and a tinfoil hat.

I don't even want to imagine someone like Yamiks on release day

 

[Taimaru]

Thanks Frontier for the date and all the hard work you've done on Odyssey! I have loved playing the alpha so I'm really looking forward to the release of Odyssey.

I can now go and book some holiday for around the time of release.

 

[Ozric]

They'll need it
No seriously, this doesn't seem right.

Look at the issue tracker. There are sooo many unfixed issues. And you think 19 days after the end of Alpha to release is enough?
Good luck.

Well according to Twitter they think Phase 4 might start next week. So it's not even that long.

 

[ScottGust]

Sooner than expected, cant wait!

 

[zombieapocalypse]

It's not the industry, mate... it's us.

I totally agree. The industry will never change if we keep buying and preordering this shizzle. I stopped preordering games or buying when they first come out many years ago. The exception being Elite because I backed the Kickstarter and bought the LEP, lol.

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Greetings Commanders,

We're delighted to announce that the PC version of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will launch on Steam, Epic Games Store and the Frontier Store on May 19th!

Your feedback during the alpha period has been invaluable and made this release date possible. We'll continue collecting your feedback throughout the upcoming alpha phase 4 and beyond launch as we work on further improvements and content updates.

Console development continues behind the scenes with an Autumn release still on schedule.

There's still time to pre-order Odyssey and get your hands on the exclusive Pioneer suit skin. The Deluxe version of the pre-order is also still available for those who want to hop into the alpha which is expected to end on April 30th.

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We'll see you on foot planet-side!

o7

2 questions...

Console in autumn ... why?

small seismic charges?

 

[zombieapocalypse]

I don't even want to imagine someone like Yamiks on release day

Deep down he'll probably love it because he trades in outrage. Think of all the videos he can make off the back of it!!!

 

[Shanaeri]

I totally agree. The industry will never change if we keep buying and preordering this shizzle. I stopped preordering games or buying when they first come out many years ago. The exception being Elite because I backed the Kickstarter and bought the LEP, lol.

 

[Aeorath]

2 questions...

Console?

small seismic charges?

Consoles - "behind the scenes" like it's some cloak-and-dagger kind of thing... and the charges, well, guess you're outta luck there

 

[Ambaire]

Hmm. I don't really have much interest in Odyssey; think I'll wait a few months and see what everyone else thinks, first.

Also, $40 for 'walking around' seems a mite expensive.

 

[Deleted member 38366]

Less than a month from an ongoing Alpha and plenty of smaller and bigger issues (?)
Wow, either someone hired an extra few hundred Specialists or they'll start selling a Public Beta 1.0 under the title of "Release".

There's no way in heaven or hell they can iron out the Alpha nature in 3 weeks AND optimize the Alpha performance that much.

Anyway, looking forward to that miracle ace they got up their sleeve to make that happen...

 

[WINGBACON]

I'd expect the console version to release in September or October but not later...

 

[zombieapocalypse]

Haha, that's actually a pretty good analogy!

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Consoles - "behind the scenes" like it's some cloak-and-dagger kind of thing... and the charges, well, guess you're outta luck there

they're not going to release it more like.

 

[Aeorath]

I'd expect the console version to release in September or October but not later...

I hope we will not get to hear "it runs surprisingly well on last generation consoles" again...

 

[Barking_Mad]

My knickers are more twisted about what this will mean for Horizons, since I have no choice in whether or not I get that "upgrade". If this were truly a separate DLC, I'd just wait until they ironed everything out before buying it, which will probably this fall when they release the console version. Unfortunately the worst parts of Odyssey (new UI, bad performance, and new lighting) will likely get backported into Horizons, which means I better enjoy it while I can. Not to mention all the bugs that will get backported as well, and you KNOW there will be plenty of bugs.

Well you can't do much about that either. So again, not wort worrying about. Im sure the performance will be significantly better on release, but I dont expect it to be as good as it was for Horizons, but who knows, im not a programmer, and a good job too

 

[Eben Sheti'ya]

Really glad to be reading the announcement. I look forward to playing this with my main character. Testing alpha has been a blast and will no doubt enjoy phase four as much.

Most striking aspect for me has been the transition from non atmospheric to light atmospheric. flying along following the dawn was like flying over desert terrain to mosisly in some strange place a long time ago in a very distant galaxy. FDEV you nailed it Thank you.

 

[Alien]

Greetings Commanders,

We're delighted to announce that the PC version of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will launch on Steam, Epic Games Store and the Frontier Store on May 19th!

 

[WINGBACON]

I hope we will not get to hear "it runs surprisingly well on last generation consoles" again...

I'm sure at least console will get a beta with the alpha and full release patches.