Frontier CEO and founder David Braben apologized for the state of Elite Dangerous Odyssey at launch, saying that current bugs are the studio's "top priority and focus."

The latest expansion launched last week and has been slammed with negative reviews, mostly centered on poor performance and numerous bugs. Braven posted an apology on the official Elite Dangerous forums, saying, "First and foremost, we sincerely apologize to those who have suffered from these issues. We take these issues very seriously and would like to reiterate that they are our top priority and focus."

Braben said a second hotfix will be released "very soon" in hopes of fixing more bugs and "bringing more stability improvements to the game." He also said more updates will be released in the future to make Odyssey more stable. He also said that random performance on older machines is being investigated and that Frontier is "trying to get to the bottom of it."

Braben closed his post with a thank you to the community, saying, "Thank you all for your patience and support, the Elite Dangerous community has always been at the heart of this game, and we will continue to work with you to make it better.

"We understand that there are many players who are having issues accessing and playing the game, and we are committed to making improvements for those affected, and open and regular communication about how these issues are being addressed. and that they are communicating openly and regularly about how these issues are being addressed.

It is unfortunate, but perhaps not surprising to some, that an expansion to such a beloved game would bomb. Our Nat was cautiously optimistic when he checked this out and said, "This expansion seems somewhat undercooked." Andy K. was similarly skeptical, especially of Odyssey's strange plastic people.