Elite Dangerous update 18.08 adds the new Lakon Type-8 ship to the roster, and you can also now buy the Python Mk2 for in-game currency.

Elite: Dangerous players will soon be able to pay real money for access to in-game ships for the first time, a major change that already has some long-time players raging about a "pay-to-win ...

The Python Mk II has finally taken flight in Elite Dangerous but it'll cost real cash if you want to buy, at least for the next few months.

In Elite you can be a trader, an adventurer, an explorer—or the special kind of explorer who sets out to reach the very edges of the galaxy, setting the record for the furthest distance traveled ...