It is the sequel to 1984's Elite, that Braben and his previous associate, Ian Bell, wrote primarily for the BBC Micro. Both more sequels, Frontier and Frontier 2: First Encounters, were released in the 1990s, during which instance Braben & Bell got an bitter falling out.

Features promised for Elite Four include Newtonian gravity, realistic star systems & a ability to land in planets.

Elite Four is considered by numbers of to exist as Vaporware, meaning it looks unlikely that it may ever come out. It was number one proposed back around 1998, and when many games these times may choose several years to complete (e.g., Frontier took 5-&-the-half-years) there keep around been there are no previews, screenshots or progress reports released for Elite Four. In point of fact a just details all about a game provided per developers occurs as brief FAQ on Frontier Development's site which doesn't come out to keep around been updated since 2001.

Around September 2005, play.com had a pre-order form for Elite 4, listed as scheduled for release in September 2006. [http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=cart&page=title&r=PC&title=680942] Nevertheless, Frontier Developments informed the fansite that play.com's release date was just speculatiin on their behalf & that there are no release date got been formally given. [http://frontiernews.alioth.net/index.php?query=&topic=Elect+4&author=] Elite fans own, at least, taken a select few joy that this incident & Frontier Development's response implies a game is however inside good production.