Frontier announced in this morning’s newsletter that the beta for Elite: Dangerous’Â 2.2 patch, dubbed The Guardians, will kick off next week.
“We’re thrilled to let you know that you’ll be jumping in your ship-launched fighters, taking on passenger missions, piloting the Beluga liner and experiencing the rest of the amazing list of features coming to 2.2 The Guardians this coming Tuesday 20th September,” writes the studio. Here’s how it all shakes out:
“If you’ve got the PC exclusive beta access already you’ll be able to download the beta and select it from the launcher menu as you usually would, and for those who haven’t already taken advantage of beta access, we have some good news. If you already own Horizons, or buy it now, you’ll be able to pick up beta access from the store for only £6.99 you will get beta access for 2.2, and all future updates in the Elite Dangerous: Horizons season of expansions. With Passenger gameplay, the Beluga Liner, ship transfer, new station interiors, route plotter improvements, and many quality of life improvements in 2.2 alone, now is a great time to get playing the beta and contribute to the future of the Elite Dangerous galaxy.”
Players will recall that Elite absolutely killed it at Gamescom last month with a massive series of videos and reveals, so there’s an absurd amount of content on the way!
