Developer company Frontier Developments announced that console version of Elite Dangerous Odyssey has been cancelled unfortunately. CEO David Braben said that it was a very difficult decision to make, but the team needed to be able to focus on a single platform.
Braben also released a letter for everyone, you can find it below.
“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 Odyssey experience on PC, and whilst we have made great progress there is still more to be done. We have been supporting the pre-Odyssey and post-Odyssey codebases since.
Over the last several months, we have been wrestling with the best way to move forward, and it is with a heavy heart we have decided to cancel all console development. We need to be able to move forward with the story of the game, and in order for us to do this we need to focus on a single codebase. Elite Dangerous will continue on console as it is now together with critical updates, but we will focus on new content updates on PC on the post-Odyssey codebase.
We appreciate this news is not what our console community were hoping for. This was not an easy decision to make, but it was made with the long-term future of Elite Dangerous in mind.
With regards to what is coming next in Elite Dangerous, we look forward to sharing further news in due course.”
Elite Dangerous Odyssey was released last year on PC, and Steam reviews were mostly negative. The expansion was sadly not well-received by players due to a variety of reasons, like performance and design. With these news, while console fans may be sad, at least PC fans might have a chance to enjoy their favorite game much better in the future.
