The fantastic open world of No Man’s Sky has had quite a journey to get to where it is now. This game first debuted at the VGX Awards in 2013 and gained a whole lot of hype up until its release.
This was a title that promised an infinite world to explore, so, naturally, fans of open-world games and space games jumped onto this idea straight away. However, when it was released, there was a major stumbling block that you may already be familiar with…
A Disappointing Initial Release
No Man’s Sky released to a wave of disappointment and negative reviews back in 2016. Hopes were high but the lack of multiplayer and the wealth of repetitive gameplay resulted in an anticlimactic release, to say the least. However, No Man’s Sky has fought back against the bad press and has had a string of updates in recent years.
Saved By Updates
Not wanting No Man’s Sky to go down in history as a massively overhyped release, the team at Hello Games has fed gamers a constant stream of free updates over the last few years which has saved the game’s reputation.
These updates included a real multiplayer aspect which eventually allowed up to 32 players on PC as well as virtual reality support. Recently, we’ve also had the Synthesis update, the Living Ship update, and the Exo Mech to keep us occupied.
Brand New Update Coming Later This Year
In a new blog post on the No Man’s Sky website, Hello Games announced a new update. The post teased that some big updates are coming later on this year.
“We are working up some more ambitious additions to the universe, and have so much more planned for 2020 for us to feel excited about.”
Besides this, the blog post did not go into any detail about what this new update or the new additions to the universe would include. At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess what this could refer to but we know that it’ll be a nice surprise for the No Man’s Sky community.
If we do hear any more updates or rumors surrounding the new No Man’s Sky update, we will definitely keep you in the loop.