The next content update for Elite: Dangerous is being delayed. However, players did not hear it from the developers, but through a financial package.
Elite:Dangerous essentially sold players a season pass with Horizons, promising a lot to be delivered in later patches. The next major content patch within Horizons was supposed to be released with “The Engineers” at the end of April. The content update will focus on crafting and loot.
However, the patch will be delayed by 6 weeks to mid-June.
Interestingly: Players did not hear this from the developers, but a reddit user extracted it from a financial statement issued by the developers. A planned communication of information surely looks different.
David Braben, the mind behind Elite, then commented on reddit and reassured: The delay is about 6 weeks, that is true. But this is good for everyone, as this delay will ensure increased quality and it will turn out to be a good thing for the game. It’s finished when it’s finished. This means you will have to wait a bit longer, but it will be worth it.
