Presumably this ball is in Sony’s court, as any console-based patch will have to go through its authentication before release.
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Steam reviews have so far been negative, as fans complain about the frame-rate dropping to as low as 10 FPS.
“If you like the first 5 seconds of the opening screen over and over again, this game is for you”, Rectomb Wrecker stated.
The PC version of No Man’s Sky is available for purchase on Steam, but as Polygon reported, you may not want to buy it just yet – it’s evident in the game’s discussion forum on Steam that it’s not a flawless release.
Hello Games is working frantically on a patch to address No Man’s Sky’s most critical issues, though neither Murray nor any other representative has explicitly defined those issues. No Man’s Sky may well be the largest game ever created, but it’s notably devoid of much to do. Game Informer reports that players have the option to remap the controls which means no more awkwardly running with R3. After initially responding to these issues, developer Hello Games has now provided another update on the subject. The game also suffers from freezing hitches, even without apparent spikes in visible geometry like creatures or spaceships. Luckily for you Microsoft gamers out there, an Xbox One version of the game may be in the works. Incase, your GPU is not OpenGL 4.5 or above then you will face this crashing issue every now and then. This seems to solve this problem in the game.
“We’re tracking a number of issues, bugs and crashes that players are reporting, and working to resolve as soon as possible”.
We imagine some of those interface bits could see an update before long, but we’re surprised to see such usability issues not checked before the game’s launch. No Man’s Sky will need a lot of tender love and care over the coming months to keep it stable and to fix the doubtless quintillion issues that such a big game will conjure up. But there’s no doubt that you’ll absolutely get your money’s worth before that happens.
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For now, Hello Games has not released any details on how to get the netcode for the game, along with guidelines on how players can find each other in the game. The things you do in this game can become repetitive.
