Console Update
- Thread starter David Braben
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ED2 confirmed! All platforms, high-def VR, and BGS updates!
I'd like to keep going on console.
However, transferring the account to PC is not an unwelcome option.
They gave this answer 8+ months ago about console release.
You are asking the right question but the unfortunate answer is they almost certainly will do nothing for us.
So much this.
PC player here, I feel super bad for our console friends, and as a software engineer I can understand some of reasons behind your decision.
I want to believe that this was not taken ligthly, but for the love of everything that is dear, and for the almost 40 years of history of Elite, how come you don't have a plan to move folks over to PC, seamlessly, clearly stated, ready for the public at the same time you post these news.
Come on folks, you have to raise the bar here a bit more.
Console Update
Greetings Commanders, Elite Dangerous is a game close to my heart. It’s no secret that Odyssey’s launch was less than ideal, including the need to split the PC/console player base to focus on a PC-only launch. Since Odyssey’s release in May 2021, we have worked tirelessly to improve the...
It might still have
And in next autumn we might still get Odyssey on XBox Series, then 2 years later on on PS5
history has a bad habit of repeating itself
I'm playing ed on linux using wine since end of 2018. It's steadily gotten better, I have an old i7 2600k and a newish gtx 1660ti. At the moment I run EDH at 1920 ultra with 1.5x ss. It runs really well, but I suspect there is a problem with galactic phenomena as that looks really strange, and I also suspect that some threat indicators on the hub aren't working right (but those are used by the game very seldom). Apart from that it works great. I also run EDO at 1920 high settings no ss, but the fps aren't really there yet. It works, but fps are often a bit sluggish on foot..
That is part of the console communication team workflow. Current timeframe for response is 8-9 months.
Hey, that's an improvement at least.
Elite is coded half with assembler, something no other game studio would use, its the most difficult coding language in the planet, but also super powerful... game development is going more and more to Drag & Drop coding = almost anyone could make a game nowadays AND thats why Frontier has advantage to its competitors... we will see awesome stuff in the future from frontier
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Honestly, I am tired of this excuse. EVERY other game I play does this already. Fdev is just lazy/incompetent/cheap. Or some combination of the three.
They are not beholden to some imaginary and impossible to overcome invisible force that no other game or developer is limited by.
Not trying to bite your head off btw Xzanfr. I know you are just stating something that people say often as food for thought.
Those who are not satisfied with the state of things on consoles can buy the PC version of the odyssey.
If these people don't like playing elite, they can go look for other projects.
You forgot PP!
So you're saying the XboxOne and PS4 logos in the reveal trailer meant "guess we could try, maybe".
Frontier thought they could do it, they couldn't. They didn't expect things to go this way. Simple as that.
The "one codebase" phrase was pretty clear, too.
Yes, meaning that they will maintain a PC Odyssey codebase and a console Horizons codebase.
I knew there was something I missed! @Rubbernuke would be displeased! Oh, just got the imaginary word! PP updates incoming!You forgot PP!
They certainly can. But right now, that essentially means paying for a save-wipe. And that assumes you have the necessary PC hardware to run it in the first place.
Point is, people who are disappointed or frustrated by this news have a right to be, as long as they're reasonable about it.