Another long-standing multiplayer space sim just delayed its promising new mode at the last minute, and it's far from the first time

Turns out Star Citizen isn't the only multiplayer space adventure struggling to ship a first-person shooter mode. Elite Dangerous - the space game that erroneously convinced me that we'd all be gaming in VR every day nearly a decade ago - just delayed its new Operations mode. Again. And if the last gameplay sneak peek was any indication of the experience we almost had this month, I'm shocked the announcement wasn't made earlier. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Elite Dangerous system requirementsPersistent space MMO Elite Dangerous is cheap on Steam, but not for much longerElite Dangerous is such a vast space sim that 99% of it is still unexplored

Apr 26, 2026 - 02:20
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Another long-standing multiplayer space sim just delayed its promising new mode at the last minute, and it's far from the first time
Turns out Star Citizen isn't the only multiplayer space adventure struggling to ship a first-person shooter mode. Elite Dangerous - the space game that erroneously convinced me that we'd all be gaming in VR every day nearly a decade ago - just delayed its new Operations mode. Again. And if the last gameplay sneak peek was any indication of the experience we almost had this month, I'm shocked the announcement wasn't made earlier.

Read the rest of the story...

RELATED LINKS:
Elite Dangerous system requirements
Persistent space MMO Elite Dangerous is cheap on Steam, but not for much longer
Elite Dangerous is such a vast space sim that 99% of it is still unexplored

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