Highlights
- Fans can expect a new content update for No Man's Sky soon, hinted by creator Sean Murray's shooting star emoji tweets.
- Over the years, free updates have improved No Man's Sky, increasing popularity and player count with multiplayer features.
- Speculation rises as fans await possible features in the upcoming update, including new space stations and expeditions in 2024.
Although No Man's Sky Omega update and expedition launched just over a month ago, creator Sean Murray has already started hinting at the release of yet another new content update for the game via a series of tweets which feature a particular emoji. Following the remarkably long list of free content updates that have been released for No Man's Sky over the past seven years, it can be difficult to predict what Hello Games will add to the game next, but there are a few features that fans can definitely expect to come this year.
The development of No Man's Sky has been going strong throughout the seven years since the game was released, with the plethora of free updates drastically improving the game and transforming public perception of the procedurally generated space exploration title. No Man's Sky's popularity and player count has only snowballed over the past few years alongside the frequent updates that have been released, many of which have featured multiplayer community expeditions and limited-time Twitch campaigns.
New No Man's Sky Ship Features a Funny Reference to a PS3 Game
Some No Man's Sky fans have noticed a goofy detail in the game's new starship model which references a classic title from the game's developer.
Though No Man's Sky's Omega update released midway through February, bringing with it a new expedition, ownable pirate freighters, and more, it seems yet another new content drop is imminent. The first hint came as a simple tweet from No Man's Sky developer Sean Murray, which contained a single shooting star emoji. Many veteran No Man's Sky fans recognize such "emoji tweets" as signs of an incoming content update, with the emoji in question somehow relating to the theme of the update. This creates plenty of room for speculation from the game's community, and excitement has only built after Murray repeated the emoji in further tweets.
What Features Could Come With No Man's Sky's Next Update
A shooting star could mean a lot of things in a space exploration game like No Man's Sky, but a trailer shown last year at The Game Awards celebrating seven years of No Man's Sky did give fans a hint at what's to come in 2024. The trailer ended with a glimpse of what looks like an entirely new space station design, complete with an interior that differs from that which currently exists in the game. Overhauled space stations are a feature that fans have been looking forward to for quite some time, with dataminers initially discovering these new space station assets earlier last year.
Whether this feature will arrive in the upcoming update is entirely unknown, but whatever the case, new space stations are certainly on the list of things to expect from No Man's Sky in 2024. Some fans have also considered this update might deliver a new expedition for the game, though this possibility seems somewhat unlikely considering the previous expedition event ended just recently. While few features have been confirmed, Sean Murray did state that 2024 is set to be a very big year for No Man's Sky, suggesting that fans have much to look forward to as the year unfolds.
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is a space exploration game that is procedurally generated. After a rocky launch, develop Hello Games has spent years adding and adjusting the game to make it the arguable masterpiece it is today.
- Platform(s)
- Switch , PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X , PS4 , PS5
- Released
- August 9, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Hello Games
- Publisher(s)
- Hello Games
