It would appear that the console release will be delayed beyond Autumn 2021

[tafkabb]

No release date forthcoming anytime soon.

Odyssey Going Forwards

Greetings Commanders. With the release of Update 5 on 1st July plus a few smaller server updates since, and Update 6 currently in development, I wanted to take a moment of your time to talk about the next steps for Elite Dangerous. We are aware and fully accept the frustration that many of our...

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[Torrigwynt174]

Yeah just read that.
I hope they take their time and get it right for us, and maybe get it optimised for new generation console in addition.
Looking at how horizons played when released on xbone to how it plays now, I'm convinced that they'll get it working (even with a few short cuts; looking at you asteroid density)

 

[Chaparral]

That's a good thing. Postpone breaking Horizons for as long as possible.

 

[amigacooke]

As a CMDR on the plastform that fell behind, from which support then inevitably drifted and then finally got the chop, this seems a bit familiar.

 

[stormyuk]

Ultimately the right thing to do, now about XS and PS5 upgrades....

 

[amigacooke]

Ultimately the right thing to do, now about XS and PS5 upgrades....

Are you sure you're not going to be thrown under the bus later on?

 

[stormyuk]

Are you sure you're not going to be thrown under the bus later on?

The game is clearly in a pretty bad place on PC. I was watching CMDR Plater earlier and he was getting sometimes sub 15fps in ground CZs on a really pretty good PC, that is worse than pretty much every console game I have played in the last PS4 generation. (I am sure there are some terrible games there but, not that I've played, I think even CP2077 on PS4 runs at more than 15fps, especially now after many patches).

If it can be fixed on PC, and then ported over to consoles that's ultimately go to be better for console players in the long run.

I obviously have no idea if console players will be thrown under the bus later....

 

[STAR O You NO]

No release date forthcoming anytime soon.

Odyssey Going Forwards

Greetings Commanders. With the release of Update 5 on 1st July plus a few smaller server updates since, and Update 6 currently in development, I wanted to take a moment of your time to talk about the next steps for Elite Dangerous. We are aware and fully accept the frustration that many of our...

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That's fine, maybe you can get a reply from fdev as I get ignored.

Is console bugs being fixed whilst we wait for oddyysey?

 

[SCiARA]

I genuinely believe we wont see any further development on consoles
the fact that he mentions this:
It means that we will see more game updates over the coming months. We will continue to work through Issue Tracker, fix bugs and improve performance, but we will also be able to explore and add additional features, content and improvements into the game.

so they are stopping console development not just to fix, but to add features and content

 

[tafkabb]

I genuinely believe we wont see any further development on consoles
the fact that he mentions this:
It means that we will see more game updates over the coming months. We will continue to work through Issue Tracker, fix bugs and improve performance, but we will also be able to explore and add additional features, content and improvements into the game.

so they are stopping console development not just to fix, but to add features and content

I don't know. It's my own personal feeling that Xbox One will be Horizons only, going forwards. As to the X/S, I'd expect to see Oddysey on those next year. I don't have any insider knowledge, this is just what I think. Pure guess.

 

[stormyuk]

That's fine, maybe you can get a reply from fdev as I get ignored.

Is console bugs being fixed whilst we wait for oddyysey?

If its any consolation, its probably not but, the PS5 hard crashing Elite to the desktop has not been fixed since the PS5 was launched (so its months and months of an actual game breaking bug, although it looks like a terrible bug to troubleshoot especially when working from home. I have no idea what access they have to PS5 dev kits or if they are even looking to fix it, or acknowledge it).

I think FDev's priority is elsewhere, see OP.

 

[STAR O You NO]

If its any consolation, its probably not but, the PS5 hard crashing Elite to the desktop has not been fixed since the PS5 was launched (so its months and months of an actual game breaking bug, although it looks like a terrible bug to troubleshoot especially when working from home. I have no idea what access they have to PS5 dev kits or if they are even looking to fix it, or acknowledge it).

I think FDev's priority is elsewhere, see OP.

Wow that sucks. I know they are thinking about oddyysey but they could still atleast repair console bugs. We can't even report anything via issue tracker anymore

 

[stormyuk]

Wow that sucks. I know they are thinking about oddyysey but they could still atleast repair console bugs. We can't even report anything via issue tracker anymore

Pick Elite Dangerous: Horizons (PC & Console 3.8). That's still working for me.

 

[Northpin]

It was to be expected since Patch 5 failed to fix EDO (how could it?)

So if not Autumn? Spring?
Winter and Summer do not make good launch times.

 

[Guywired]

I'm old enough to remember FDev saying that every release from Horizons on was going to have parity in it's release dates between consoles and PC.

Every release at the same time, all platforms.

I've seen so many releases delayed and not happen concurrently... that at this point that if you expected something else you need to accept the blame for expecting FDev to keep that promise.

When they tell you a release date you need to always add 9 months to it. When they update 6 months out, add 3 months to that. This trend line holds true going back 6 years now.

It's not sad, disappointing, maddening.. It's just funny. Funny to see the community get all up in arms about it.. Funny to see FDev play the victim (AGAIN).

This stuff is entertaining and IMO a part of the purchase price all of us paid for the privilege of playing their game.

I cannot wait to see how everyone reacts when we get to Dec and FDev lays out a "Some time in 22Q1" post.

All this has happened before and all of this will happen again.

 

[Vayporz]

...will remain true to my pledge.

 

[Godnamedthor]

Who's surprised? Must be new....

 

[SgtMajRaz]

Incompetence. And people continue with the "...it's for the best" like it's the first time. Some of you guys are very complacent about being second rate.

 

[GODofDUTY83]

I'll accept no Odessy in exchange for the mission system to be rolled back to 2.0.

 

[Guywired]

Incompetence. And people continue with the "...it's for the best" like it's the first time. Some of you guys are very complacent about being second rate.

It's not just that though, right?

It's this army of content creators at war with each other over "The game is dying" or "This is for the best" with battlelines being drawn along predictable sides made up of black sheep to one side and butt kissers on the other.

Yamicks hates the game and thinks FDev is terrible.

Flintlock thinks FDev walks on water and will mute/block/talk down to any dissent.

Both are just singular examples of one side or the other but both will happily harpoon your beliefs just to get more views or advance their careers.

I'm way to entertained by all this. I mean.. in the last 7years of Xbox play I must have dumped a couple hundred dollars across two platforms in content for friends and family while playing it for nearly 2000 hours.. I had no idea the endless laughs I also purchased thanks to content delays and the gullible tools in the community.