14 Mar 2016 07:00
14 March 2016
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Frontier Developments plc
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Frontier AddsΒ Oculus VR Store Distribution Channel for Elite Dangerous
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Frontier hasΒ announced that Elite Dangerous willΒ support Facebook'sΒ Oculus Rift Virtual Reality (VR) headsetΒ from its consumerΒ launch on 28 March.
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In addition to delivering an update toΒ all existing EliteΒ Dangerous and Horizons players,Β Frontier will distribute the Elite Dangerous Deluxe Edition,Β including Elite Dangerous and the Horizons season of expansions, via the Oculus Store.
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Elite Dangerous is one of the first top quality games to showcase the possibilities of VR, which differentiates the title and will provide sales opportunities as uptake of VR devices grows.
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Commenting on this David Braben, CEO said
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"I'm delighted toΒ officiallyΒ announce our support for Oculus Rift. VR is a technology with significant long term potential. HavingΒ support for and distribution byΒ the currentΒ two major VR players, Oculus and Steam VR / HTC Vive, in placeΒ as they start to ship their first consumerΒ headsets in the coming weeksΒ means we areΒ well placed toΒ reinforceΒ Elite Dangerous' position as a leading VRΒ experienceΒ with theΒ new VRΒ audience."
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About Frontier DevelopmentsΒ plcΒ
Frontier Developments plc, quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: FDEV), is a leading independent game developer founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal 'Elite' game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary 'COBRA' game development technology to create innovative games across videogame consoles, computers, smartphones and tablets.
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