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===On what platforms is and will Elite Dangerous be released?===
[http://www.elitedangerous.com Elite Dangerous] has been released on:
* Microsoft Windows on 16 December 2014. It- is[[Elite currentlyDangerous|Core]] sold+ in[[Horizons]] version+ 2.0 ("Horizons")[[Beyond]]
* Apple Mac OS X on 12 May 2015. It- is[[Elite currently sold in version 1.5 ("Season 1<strong>"</strong>)Dangerous|Core]]
* Xbox One on 6 October 2015. It- is[[Elite currentlyDangerous|Core]] sold+ in[[Horizons]] version+ 1.5 ("Season 1<strong>"</strong>)[[Beyond]]
* Sony PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro on 27 June 2017.<ref>https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/05/16/elite-dangerous-touches-down-on-ps4-june-27/</ref> - [[Elite Dangerous|Core]] + [[Horizons]] + [[Beyond]]
* Xbox One X with 4k resolution support on 7 November 2017.<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-06-13-elite-dangerous-will-get-4k-patch-for-xbox-one-x-launch</ref> - [[Elite Dangerous|Core]] + [[Horizons]] + [[Beyond]]
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===Where can I buy Elite Dangerous?===
Elite Dangerous can be purchased on [https://www.frontierstore.net/ the Frontier Developments Official Store], [http://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/ Steam], [http://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Games/Elite-Dangerous/5d1a6afe-0a59-4121-b23d-aefa0915c90c Microsoft Store for Xbox One] and on the [https://store.playstation.com/en-au/product/EP2377-CUSA05308_00-EDBASEGAME000000 Sony Playstation Store]. It's also available inon the [https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/988773191157765/%7COculus store] for the Oculus Rift store].
 
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===What are the system requirements to run Elite Dangerous?===
 
While theThe full release of Elite Dangerous is available on both Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Apple Mac computers. Everyone who bought Elite Dangerous, will be able tocan download the game such as for Windows and/or Mac computers once it is available, at no extra charge.
PC (Minimum System Requirements)<ref>https://support.frontier.co.uk/kb/faq.php?id=74</ref>
*DirectX 10 hardware GPU with 1GB video RAM
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*A non case-sensitive file system
*Mac OS X 10.11.x "El Capitan" (10.10.03 or higher recommended), Latest version of Mono (will be installed on first run of the launcher)
*'''Note:''' the Apple Mac platform doesn't have [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] due to the lack of high-performance Compute Shaders in the graphics API's supported by OS X.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=191898 Answer From The Devs 15/10/15 - ED Forums]</ref>
 
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