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Frontier Developments

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Frontier Developments apologizes for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launch issues

    Company response

    Frontier Developments CEO David Braben apologized to players for the launch state of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, which had ongoing bugs and issues.

    Company response

    • Apology — Frontier Developments

      Braben begins by aplogizing for the launch state of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey

    Source excerpt

    • Braben begins by aplogizing for the launch state of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, which came out on PC on May 19 and has been met with mostly negative reviews due to its ongoing issues.
    • In response to these issues, developer Frontier Developments’ CEO apologized for the terrible launch.
    • In the statement, he explained that the studio is aware of the server outages, bugs, and performance issues and is working to fix these problems.
  2. 2017

    RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 royalty dispute with Atari

    Frontier brought legal action against Atari, alleging that royalties for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 had not been paid at the level Frontier believed its contract required. Frontier said it had attempted to resolve the matter before filing suit.