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I'd prefer sooner.
Elite on Console is dead - so why are FDev delaying Odyssey improvements for it?
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I'd prefer sooner.
That's a very logical and reasoned conclusion. Heretic!
Given the present circumstances and the lack of further existing game development for old gen consoles......
I am inclined to speculate that FDev may (big may) be working on the next Elite in secret, what what
Or, they may just not give a hoot about the console market at all.
Toodly pipsky and a very stiff upper lip old beans
You sure do.
And i'm also sure if they could launch EDO on consoles on September 1st, along with a native version for PS5 and XB Series, the news would be all over the place.
But since they really have no launch date, not even for Consoles launch except for a generic Autumn release... they "can neither confirm nor deny"
Viajero
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25:55 if time stamp does not work:
"... single galaxy, with a single save game... one data base state... one galaxy, two views..."
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Thanks, then Davids message was really a bit misleading
Viajero
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Thanks, then Davids message was really a bit misleading
I think DB was referring to the "one galaxy, two views" Dav Stott is describing.
Maybe, but he didn't write it that way:
That's what I meant with "misleading". I give them the benefit of the doubt no problem.
There are plans to release on the OG PS4/XBox consoles.
There are no plans to release natively on the current PS5/XSX-S consoles.
That's all there is to it. Limited.
Maybe it's time to start on a fresh game, they learned a lot, and can reuse many of the assets, however the game really need to be rewritten due to all the weird stuff going on.
However to build the game from the ground up in a ED 2.0 would be financially a heavy load and I don't believe they really want that at the moment.
That was the last years message.
The latest message from Zac does not state that. It's more like a Glomar response
There are millions more PCs out there compared to consoles - I wouldn't base your assumption on UI design on any console.
FDEV have trouble getting EDO running on PCs well beyond recommended specs - and you think they are putting last-gen consoles first? RTX 3080/90 graphic cards can barely hold an acceptable frame rate while overheating - you think FDEV wrote that code thinking 'console first?'. I'm saying now, EDO running on XB1/PS4 will not be a pretty sight, not compared to other games that are doing a lot more graphics-wise on those machines.
I'm sure FDEV will be taking consoles more seriously for their other games compared to ED - we already have next-gen console updates for some of FDEV's other games. But for ED, nope. Releasing a DLC only for consoles eight years old, while ignoring the hardware released last year, speaks volumes.
If FDEV do have plans to support PS5 and Xbox Series S|X, why not state that and bury any remaining speculation? Such a statement would be a easy PR win for FDEV, while reassuring the console community, and FDEV need all the PR wins they can get right now for EDO.
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Yep. Actions, or inactions, speak louder than words.
No game is developed forever, eventually they all go into either maintenance mode or cease all development entirely. Except for Minecraft of course, that game won't ever stop development.
I'm sorry, I don't have a blurry stuttering mess.
Of course this could have been phrased that way to convey the information better, but it is still no contradiction to DB's "two sets of servers" statement. You can have distributed databases that - while presenting one single state - still hold the data on many servers, with the obvious need to sync data. Depending on the cloud solution they are running, such a setup would cost more than a single centralized database.
Viajero
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I am no expert but it looks like Dav Stott says "one galaxy", "one database state" (no plural databases) deliberately, and brings up the issue precisely to actively clarify and correct the separate databases misconception.
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Of course.
If you consider the state of the game, it will be fine to run on older hardware.
I got decent FPS on my 1070, people with 2070/80 or 3070/80 have issues. Thus EDO is made for old hardware. PS4 and the Xbone are "old hardware", thus it will run.
Fixing this for the new hardware is... a different kettle of fish.
I assume you've never played Elite in 4K
and having done so, switched over to your PS5 - on the same monitor - and been greeted with a blurry, unstable low-res affair that looks like a PS3 game in comparison and crashes just for fun.
Unlocking resolution limitations, installing finer detailed texture packs, and allowing the game to run natively on current hardware, should be - and is - within the realms of possibility for most developers who're releasing cross platform content these days.
No plans for current-gen hardware
No plans for VR support
No plans for Cross Play
No plans for Cross Save
There is a cumulative effect here of not investing in current and future technologies that are common place in most other MMO's.
Perhaps Development is winding down on this game?