I do think these older Space IP’s are of hit & miss value. For every Elite / Fallout there are a dozen others that just no longer have any pulling power.
imho its usually better just to make your own new thing rather than try and resurrect an old IP. I say this because i would have loved to see a new game like starflight by the same developers.
I just think they spent too much effort marketing nostalgia vs why the new game is worth buying for people under the age of 40 ( coincidentally I put Star Control in the same category).