Buying Elite Dangerous for XBox One - Disc version

Howie B

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Hi All. I'm new to Elite Dangerous / the Xbox. My son has asked for Elite Dangerous for Christmas. I like to own the physical media for CDs, Blu Rays - and now also for games. It doesn't look like it is possible to buy Elite Dangerous, new, on disc - only digital download.

Can anyone confirm that please?

I've looked on eBay (UK) - there are a few used copies out there, but they seem pricey to me.

Thanks
 

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I'm staying out of this

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Sashamorning

Sashamorning
Howie B said:
Hi All. I'm new to Elite Dangerous / the Xbox. My son has asked for Elite Dangerous for Christmas. I like to own the physical media for CDs, Blu Rays - and now also for games. It doesn't look like it is possible to buy Elite Dangerous, new, on disc - only digital download.

Can anyone confirm that please?

I've looked on eBay (UK) - there are a few used copies out there, but they seem pricey to me.

Thanks
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I used to be like you. I have a disc collection of 1000s of games and films that fills walls. Literally.

I haven't bought a physical game disc in 3 years. I have over 2000 Xbox games available digitally.

Suggestion: avoid the disc, even if you see it out there. The Horizons expansion is about to be free for all Elite owners, so just get the standard game. It usually runs $30 USD... but was $10 in April and $9 only two months ago in the Xbox Store.

Even at full price, it's a steal. Just don't get the deluxe edition right now. Odyssey is about to drop next year, and that'll be another paid expansion.

Price history: https://xbdeals.net/us-store/game/1671/elite-dangerous-standard-edition
 

GraphiteGB

GraphiteGB
All version BD versions require day one of use patches so your still going to have to do the downloads and wait for installs as well before playing...
 

EdzUp

EdzUp
I have the disc version (legendary version) and even though it requires the disc to play (which is annoying as hell) it has to download the game to the Xbox. If you get a digital one you get the same game as I have just without the annoying "insert the disc" requester when ya forgot to put it in.

On the disc is a old version which requires a update so it's a false economy
 

Factabulous

Factabulous
The other think to bear in mind about a physical copy is that it may well limit which next-gen consoles you can switch to - if its like fdev's other games:

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Sashamorning

Sashamorning
Good call. Xbox is backwards compatible. PS5 is not, although games will be added over time. Still, Xbox means day one.

Elite is the reason I'm upgrading. Even if there isn't an actual Series X version, the hardware will run it better. (Also gives me an excuse to actually buy a damn 4K.)
 

Hooplah

Hooplah
If interested here is the PC DVD base version but it is just basic install setup files. The main game and your personal account will be on the Frontier servers which you cannot access other than playing it. With future updates you'll be downloading a lot of files.Welcome to 2020.

I might also suggest going to PC (direct sale or Steam) versus Xbox as there are lots more hardware/software support products. Add in excellent support websites and one can play the game plus have browser windows open on one monitor. With Xbox or PS4 there will be trips to the computer to look up how to do something. This isn't you father's simple Nintendo game! :)

Regards
 

CMDR D Noize

CMDR D Noize
EdzUp said:
Or use a tablet or phone from the comfort of your armchair 😉
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I have my laptop to my left with all my ED tools on it and a little TV to my right to watch movies while I play on my Xbox from the comfort of an armchair.

Almost like having my own little cockpit 😂
 

Bob McBobblehead

Bob McBobblehead
Sashamorning said:
Good call. Xbox is backwards compatible. PS5 is not, although games will be added over time. Still, Xbox means day one.

Elite is the reason I'm upgrading. Even if there isn't an actual Series X version, the hardware will run it better. (Also gives me an excuse to actually buy a damn 4K.)
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Depends how the Xbox One version was done. If it has an uncapped framerate, you should get 60fps locked. Otherwise it will be a locked 30fps.
 
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