New to Elite on PC, buy now it wait for next update?

o7 commanders!

I just put together a new PC for the first time since highschool around 2007. Up to now I've been using a mac and playing Elite on Xbox but there's graphics issues on console that PCs are far superior at so here we are. Now i'm left with the question, should I buy elite again (via Steam unless theres some notable benefit elsewhere) or since I can't transfer my console progress anyway, should I save the money and wait until the next update since it's expected to be a paid update (which would likely include the full game like Horizons did)?
 
I don't think anyone can answer that. We have no solid details on when the next update is arriving, cost, or even if it will include the base game.
 
o7 commanders!

I just put together a new PC for the first time since highschool around 2007. Up to now I've been using a mac and playing Elite on Xbox but there's graphics issues on console that PCs are far superior at so here we are. Now i'm left with the question, should I buy elite again (via Steam unless theres some notable benefit elsewhere) or since I can't transfer my console progress anyway, should I save the money and wait until the next update since it's expected to be a paid update (which would likely include the full game like Horizons did)?

First off - Horizons does not and did not include the base game. I would expect that the next paid expansion will be an expansion that requires you to already have the game.

There is a "bundle" which includes the original Elite Dangerous plus the Horizons expansion with some repaints thrown-in - this is called the Commander DeLuxe Edition.

You can buy the game direct from Frontier Store at: https://www.frontierstore.net/games/elite-dangerous-cat.html - this avoids using Steam and the issues people report doing so (I can attest to occasional Steam issues and verification problems). Note that you need to buy direct from frontierstore.net not the elitedangerous.com site as the latter links to a Steam purchase.

There is not a sale price available via Steam or the Frontier store at the moment so there is no benefit to buying from Steam, plus buying direct from Frontier Store means there is no percentage of your purchases being syphoned from Frontier to Valve.

BTW - the next paid expansion is not due until at least late this year. The next update is a free one which will introduce Fleet Carriers.
 
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