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Elite is a game that is of (sadly) extinct genre geared towards people that when they played that games are now in their earning prime.

Same with the people that threw money at obsidian, Brian Fargo and Tim Schaffer.

It is paying premium price for a product due to supply demand.

//I miss Freelancer so so much.

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// and Wing Commander including Armada, Descent, and Freespace (even Star Wars Tie Fighter). The last Space Sim that I found was Strike Suit Zero (http://store.steampowered.com/app/209540/) which is nice, but not as epic as the WC series.

Descent is still actively being played in a modern incarnation. You can find the info to get started at http://descentchampions.org/new_player.php or the short version at the top of http://descentrangers.com/Home/Index

[disclosure: I'm one of the cofounders of DCL, a junior officer in Rangers, and my wife is the primary developer of D1x-retro.]

I also have friends who actively play and mod Freelancer. Their team is at http://ripteam.com/ [Disclosure: I'm a member of team RIP, though only in their Descent 3 division.]

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