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The Elite: Dangerous beta now "only" costs £50

£50 is a fair wad of cash, yes. But it's significantly less than the £200 Frontier Developments used to ask for.

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Elite: Dangerous has moved into regular beta testing, after a period of "premium" beta for those who shelled out to get in first.

Well, I say "first" - they were actually second, following the breathtakingly expensive alpha test.

Called Beta 1, the new test build can be yours for £50/$75. It's a major milestone in development of the sci-fi sim, and the trailer below runs down its major features.

If you did check out the premium beta (cue "Last of the Big Spenders"), here's what's new: the number of star systems has been increased by a factor of ten to 55. The map now consists of a 38,000 cubic light-year volume.

"The greater volume of Beta 1 space has an increased variety of celestial bodies, trading economies and star ports, and plays host to a large number of additional features and enhancements which together provide a richer gameplay experience over the whole expanded volume of space," Frontier Developments wrote.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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