The latest enormous update to Hello Games' No Man's Sky is now available. Titled Beyond, the free update is a jam-packed revamp of the space exploration game, with some major new features that people have been asking for since launch.
To summarise, the key new additions to No Man's Sky are:
- Full PlayStation VR support
- PSVR owners can now play the game fully in virtual reality. Anything you can do in the regular game, you can do in VR, and you can even play with others in multiplayer whether they're using a headset or not. We're sure this will be a very popular option for those with Sony's headgear.
- Expanded multiplayer features
- No Man's Sky was updated to include limited multiplayer, but it's now been massively expanded. A new multiplayer hub called the Nexus allows you to meet with friends or strangers, organise missions, show off your bases and ships, and more. Additionally, playing online means you'll always be in a lobby, meaning there's a chance you'll run into other players as you go about your business.
- Countless improvements to the fundamentals
- No Man's Sky Beyond takes the game to version 2.0. This milestone hasn't been taken lightly; Hello Games has overhauled and built upon the game's core features. Base building has been expanded, alien races and creatures are more varied, you can tame, ride, and milk alien animals (of course), there's a new Galactic Map, more varied environments -- the list goes on and on.
The patch, which takes No Man's Sky to version 2.03, is pretty hefty at roughly 11GB, but as you can see, it's one huge update. Will you be hopping back into the game to check out its new features? What are you most excited to try out? Jump to warp speed in the comments below.
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Wow, that was fast....
Damn!! Wish I'd set it going before I went out!! Would have been easily finished when I got back 🤦♂️
Hats off to Hello Games. I love a good redemption story!
NMS is one of those games I''m glad I own, think it's really awesome, so want to love it and then I actually play it for ten minutes, don't really 'get' it and promptly play something else. Repeat cycle every so often.
That’s awesome can’t wait to try the VR. I love this game when it first came out and I still love it.
Love love love
Arggh too many games. I bought it last year on sale to see the Next update and thought I would wait until VR support was patched in and now I have no excuse..
Not played this for over a year. It might be time to get it going again.
Really wish I had VR but alas, nope.
I left my PS4 on standby last night so hopefully it will be downloaded and installed by the time I get home....I can't wait to try NMS out in VR which is something I've wanted to do since the game originally came out
VR alien milking, here I come!
I really enjoyed this when it arrived. Loved it, in fact. I hadn't let my hopes run away with me, and it was exactly what I expected. If you can find my previous comments on articles about it, you'll see as much.
After a while though, the biggest turn-off became the constant need to create items from other resources. Combined with the limited inventory, I just got bored of it. Okay, you need to make fuel for your ship. So you need to combine A, B, and C. But to get A, you need D, E, and F. To get B, you need G, H, and I. To get C, you need J, K, and L. To get D, you need M and N... and so on.
It just seemed a never-ending chore to get anywhere, and it just got in the way of exploring - plus, the need to find everything so frequently... I just gave up. I don't mind putting in a bit of effort, even the occasional grind, but I got to a point where I just couldn't be bothered any more.
I'll download this though, and have a look. Maybe I can get back into it.
@LN78 I believe @Quintumply plans to revisit the game at some point.
LET'S GO!!!!! First time player here.
Already installed the main game on ps4, I’ll try this update later
My mind and body are so ready for this. Gonna be a long day at work today...
@LN78 there's an old thread in the VR forum about it...a lot of awful hot-takes in there that aged horribly :'D
Tried it. Resolution takes a hit as expected... not sure it uses the max of PSVR (I’m on PS4Pro). Still, looked nice and the feeling in the spaceship is very nice! Will try some more tonight and with PSMove this time!
11GB....wow. That's nearly the size of the entire game, I think the entire game is approx. 14GB.
My update was corrupted twice, finally installed itself. Game goes to black screen when VR headset is on, no sound either, crashes when closing application. Works fine in normal/non-VR mode. Guess I'm waiting for a patch.
So much praise for such an anti-consumer game and game model. You all should really be ashamed of yourselves for letting trash like this prosper. A redemption story can be a great one, if it didn't start with deception. Absolutely beyond ridiculous that this game is being praised in any capacity and if you can't understand that and support this game, then you're half the reason this hobby is going down.
@Nintyfan thanks for helping me reevaluate my entire life bro
@Nintyfan I'm ashamed of myself for reading your comment.
This is it. It's time. I really need PSVR.
Its really good with PSVR. Cant wait for my work to end to dive in again.
Does anybody know when we get the retail release?
@Nintyfan you probably couldnt even remake ataris pong in 100 years if you tried. Why should anyone listen to you?
Ps5 is not in production meaning the graphical processing unit will go down in production since it will be produced in millions and in a years time
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