Your predictions for Elite V (FIVE!)

[PacalB]

And didn't anyone tell you that the universe is expanding and therefore has boundaries thus making it not infinite

*Tap .. tap ..*

Oi you, stop that ...

I'm not sure where you get that, but it is incorrect. Have a look at the WMAP website at http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_shape.html , we'll find quotes like this:

"If the density of the universe exactly equals the critical density, then the geometry of the universe is flat like a sheet of paper, and infinite in extent. The simplest version of the inflationary theory, an extension of the Big Bang theory, predicts that density of the universe is very close to the critical density, and that the geometry of the universe is flat, like a sheet of paper."

and:

"We now know that the universe is flat with only a 0.5% margin of error. This suggests that the Universe is infinite in extent; however, since the Universe has a finite age, we can only observe a finite volume of the Universe. All we can truly conclude is that the Universe is much larger than the volume we can directly observe."

Which is what I was hinting at.

 

[Zak Gordon]

My doomscrying:

1. Frontier acquired by EA
2. New dev team put to work on game
3. Microtransactions + Day 1 DLC
4. Galaxy size limited to 50 stars
5. Game will bomb
6. Goes F2P

Well that is the current logical thinking from the mainstream AAA business. Don't forget we are already getting 'Microtransactions', so the foot is part way on the path to modern game publishing doom!

 

[sharpshifter]

... room-based projection systems and smarter TVs that can use optical tricks to make your whole living room feel part of the universe.

You just reminded me of the Gadget Show Battlefield 3 reality simulator. Unfortunately I misplaced that spare half million pounds I had laying around.