In terms of the reputation of a video game doing a 180, No Man's Sky is pretty much the poster child for titles that have managed to turned things around from being an utter disaster, to being a beloved IP with a dedicated community. It's a good thing, as well. As one of the biggest open world games in terms of its map size, so many people were excited about what it had to offer and, as such, felt let down when it was originally launched in 2016. Now that Hello Games has committed itself to releasing a ton of free updates, the studio's own Sean Murray says that this isn't the end.
In a recent interview with IGN, Murray has said that, as far as continuing to add new content to No Man's Sky goes, the team is not done "by a long shot" with the updates, saying that there are still a load of ideas being thrown around the team, which strongly suggests that Hello Games will continue to add new features and improve the game for the foreseeable future. Having said that, Murray was quite tight-lipped about what exactly is in store for the galaxy exploration game.
His comments come straight off the back of the recent No Man's Sky "Sentinel" patch, which comes with some revisions to the combat, adds new missions, and gives players the ability to build robot companions. Similar to all the major updates that the studio has released over the years, "Sentinel" is completely free. Currently, there are 17 major updates for the game which all make significant changes and improvements. Now that it, and the studio, is in good standing, Murray has said that the team has "learned our lesson," particularly about over hyping products.
For those who didn't play from the beginning, it's hard to imagine just how much of a disappointment it was at the time. However, the studio has worked hard to undo all the negative feedback that came at the team shortly after launch day. In fact, the game's become so popular that the Nintendo Switch is getting its own port of No Man's Sky.
Right now is probably the best time to start playing No Man's Sky. It's been a few years since its release, and given the amount of patches that have been coming out, the game has pretty much surpassed what it originally promised all those years ago. Many have truly forgiven Hello Games for its initial blunder.
No Man's Sky is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and is in development for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: IGN
