Hello Games is now working on the PC version of the game and as explained by the developers, the team is rather small for a game of this caliber, hence their PS4 patch might take some time to be released. At the very least, it’s not coop play because Hello Games has already stressed that the game does not support the multiplayer experience. “If you’ve had trouble with the game, please know we are aware of some issues and will be working towards a patch for the PS4 version as soon as possible for the most common ones”, the developer stated. Eurogamer has now brought up exactly when the game will unlock for PC players, and even includes the times at various other locations around the world.
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This week’s anonymously distributed photographs reveal that the No Man’s Sky’s limited edition box in Europe initially featured a Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating of 12, with a content warning for mild violence (PEGI is an Entertainment Software Rating Board equivalent).
Apparently, a sticker was used to hide a small part of the original box, which shows an age rating of PEGI 12 instead of the current PEGI 7 and has an online play logo.
Murray also reminds players that “No Man’s Sky” is a single-player game in a post on Twitter.
By starting the game with the pre-order ship, “the player ends up starting the game without the ability to build the essential item that allows you to get around and progress in the game”, says McBlurry. Alongside these two indicators is a separate icon reserved for games that offer online options when players connect to the PlayStation Network.
“If a planet was discovered every second in the game by players then it would take 584 billion years to discover them all”, he said in an interview.
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It lets players name their finds and register them on the game’s servers. The worldwide release date for PC is on august 12.
