When will the console version in maintenance mode and what will happen exactly?

[Nerix]

It's just guesswork, but I just started ED again and all the new GalNet and ingame content (e.g. Salvations voice messages) are still in the game.

I guess the question is, when will Horizons be merged with the Odyssey codebase. Will that be the point when the console version does not get any more content updates and the universe get's static and disconnected from the shared universe it is now (BGS, GalNet etc)?

Just trying to understand what exactly will happen and what are the consequences when FDev pulls the trigger.

 

[GraphiteGB]

Horizons on console allready is merging with EDO servers...
The client is literary called EDO compatibility update on the menu screen...

The console client is being updated to keep it running with the EDO client updated server farms, they are doing the bare minimum to keep the game running on consoles allready... compatibility updates are allready maintenance mode updates.
Junk is showing up on the right-hand panel that is unusable to console clients as they don't have EDO DLC unlock token installed on the console...

The universe server farm is shareable 1s and 0s...

The more important question is when will "Story" content use EDO exclusive assets only on PC EDO DLC clients only... when will a SRV not be able to scan an item and getting out the SRV will be required ...
Fdev have not announced that date as that will be the day they exclude PC users who never paid for the expansion just to please the share holder requirements to push the DLC expansion only...

The current 2 years story running was allready confirmed to not need EDO exclusive game play... but thats all thats been cofirmed not to need the DLC pack.
So as soon as that ends the story content can go EDO exclusive and that is this year...

EDO DLC exclusive story game play can be this year and with the Move to give free copy of your progress to PC looking to be this year. it would point to EDO exclusive story game play arriving in August with the end of the 2 year story...
EDO compatibility updates will continue for a long time on console but expect the Story to go EDO exclusive this year even on PC...

All PC clients are expected to move to a single build in 2023 as they rebuild Key features of the EDO client next year...

(the news section of the forum is not just for PC its required reading for console users)