The Xbox One version of Elite: Dangerous launches today, and with it a new gameplay mode which will also be available in the PC version: Close Quarters Combat. The new mode will allow for players to engage in PvP dogfights with their ships.
”CQC is the ultimate 34th century gladiatorial contest between Elite Dangerous pilots, thrusting players into intense PVP action in custom-built arenas set within the Elite Dangerous galaxy. Equip a unique loadout on your Sidewinder, Eagle or new Federal Fighter spacecraft and unlock new weapons, modules and abilities as you take on the galaxy’s finest,” states developer Frontier Developments.
The new gameplay mode is also the basis for multiplayer tournaments, as Frontier Developments has also announced a new CQC Tournament with a $100,000 purse that will culminate in a grand finale in the UK in 2016.
It’s a radical 180 from the more slow-paced main game, though even that features piracy and pirate hunting. It’ll be interesting to see how players take to the more active space simulation combat mode of CQC Mode.
