Console Update
- Thread starter David Braben
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Well Doctor Freud, you have certainly put me in my place by making me think about what I have done. Obviously despite my friendship with Sasa, you have analyzed it better than I can, and I thank you for opening my eyes to my terrible attitude towards friends.
How much do you charge per hour? I’m feeling so good about myself right now that I feel obliged to pay you for your time.
I hope you accept payment in Razzles?
I know console players won't want to hear this but this but Frontier will have not made this decision lightly. I am sure they would have run some analysis of the number of active console players and if the numbers had been greater, would have continued to try and fix it for at least current gen consoles. Assuming that was done, there were probably just not enough active players to justify the cost.
I actually feel this is positive for ED. Code management will be simplified on to the single code base, allowing the team to focus and not having to release via a certification process, more frequent updates will be possible.
I actually feel this is positive for ED. Code management will be simplified on to the single code base, allowing the team to focus and not having to release via a certification process, more frequent updates will be possible.
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Shh. It's all he has.
I am only a old gamer, no experience with programming but I put the following suggestions up for others more informed than myself can educate me.
1. Dump the Cobra engine and go for something like Unreal 4 or 5 to drive the game. As it is the graphics engine that is causing the problem, revamp the game entirely. Call it Elite Dangerous Resurrection
2. Make a new version of the current game powered by Vulcan engine
Sorry if this makes me sound stupid but would like to hear what others think
1. Dump the Cobra engine and go for something like Unreal 4 or 5 to drive the game. As it is the graphics engine that is causing the problem, revamp the game entirely. Call it Elite Dangerous Resurrection
2. Make a new version of the current game powered by Vulcan engine
Sorry if this makes me sound stupid but would like to hear what others think
I've seen this coming a long time ago and it is such a shame that costs are being saved by chopping the player base they have kept as "we have nothing to announce at this time" for nearly an year just to punch them with here's the announcement: we're done with you. Many users I interact with are console-based so this is extremely dividing.
I really hope this is re-considered as at least a next-gen console announcement, but a lot of damage will already be done by then.
I really hope this is re-considered as at least a next-gen console announcement, but a lot of damage will already be done by then.
For once, we agree.
A severe understatement. Feeling of betrayal for being sucker punched into buying Odyssey, and to string the console players along for "so long" is just plain wrong. Elite has gone from a game I loved to something I loath, was very disappointed to hear this from Obsidiant Ant's Youtube today.
RIP Console players. And the way communication from Elite is, I dont hold out much hope on PC for the future to be honest.
And by the way I'd like to add that those comments aren't even funny, it's just raw cringe
Fdev once again never fail to fall short and let people down. If I had to sum up my experience with Elite and Fdev since odyssey came out in one word it would be; disappointment.
Damn bruh you got the whole squad laughing right now
Factually incorrect. The original plan was an initial PC release and then I believe it was about a three month cycle to port to consoles. Unfortunately, the whole thing crashed into the ground on arrival and clearly has needed a lot more work to pull out of that impact crater than expected.
It's disappointing that the console release has been cancelled, but it's FDev's right to cancel the release if it just wasn't going to work (the console version of EDO wasn't being sold, so there wasn't an obligation attached, just an expectation). Regardless, the expectation set by FDev was that a console version of Elite Dangerous Odyssey was going to come, and that expectation has now been gone back on (by necessity, it seems). While it's good to finally have an answer at least, console players who are disappointed are well within their rights to be.
After all the hours I put into playing on the Xbox, Unless they allow a full account transfer to PC thats it I'm gone.
Its been a fun ride, but what can yah do, I guess its time to commit fully to No Man's Sky
Its been a fun ride, but what can yah do, I guess its time to commit fully to No Man's Sky
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Actually two times, if you only consider the Online part.
And if EDO would have been released on current gen as full price game (no reason to release Horizons on current gen), with a cheaper upgrade option for last gen owners, don't you think console commanders would have take that offer?
So not to attack you or anyone but given the weight of the announcement, how was this not already part of the communication plan?
Sigh…help us help you all here please.
Many of us are hopeful to continue supporting the game on PC if that opportunity exists but only having credits transfer is not a meaningful solution.
FYI Can we learn the options for this with an existing PC account and separately for those without a PC account.
But they did though. It was originally scheduled for release on all platforms in Dec 2020. Then there was a delay because of COVID 19.
Damn, that's cold.
I had a Deja Vu; it were DUST 514 in EvE Online cancelled for the consoles (it were never available for PC) about 10 years ago, because consoles just could not handle it well and there were not enough player base, forum rage was awesome after that (with popcorns).