Hello, Sean Murray from Hello Games here, working extremely hard on our game, No Man’s Sky.
The game really has come together, and it’s such an incredible relief. As we sit an play it now, and as I watch playtesters every day, I can finally let myself get excited. We’re actually doing this.
However, as we approached our final deadlines, we realized that some key moments needed extra polish to bring them up to our standards. I have had to make the tough choice to delay the game for a few weeks to allow us to deliver something special.
After a short delay, No Man’s Sky will launch in North America on August 9, in Europe August 10, and in the UK August 12.
We understand that this news is disappointing. Making this game is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but we are so close now, and we’re prepared to make the tough choices to get it right.
The universe of No Man’s Sky is incredibly vast. More than you can imagine. This is a type of game that hasn’t been attempted before, by a smaller team than anyone would expect, under an intense amount of expectation.
And despite all of that, development is genuinely going well. This is the hardest working, most talented team I’ve ever worked with, and I’m so proud of what we’re doing. For all our sakes though, we get one shot to make this game and we can’t mess it up.
To the loyal community who’s stuck by our side since the unveiling of No Man’s Sky years ago, we hope you’ll accept our sincere apology and I am humbly asking that you’ll still look forward to exploring our universe despite the slight delay.
Thank you so much,
Sean
I’m disappointed because it been delayed multiple times making me worry that it will never appear. That said take the time make it good but maybe tell us what is causing the delay? As procedure game it’s essentially graphics and math. So your not designing it world’s just testing and ensuring error correction works?
You guys could ask the Minecraft programmer community if you need extra help as Minecraft generates based on a similar way.
I think the biggest thing is communication help us understand the delay is it a feature that is giving you trouble? Is it the equation?
I don’t mind the delay. It gives me time to catch up on a dew backlogs. What Inwould like to know though – when is this game gonna be available for Asia? I have a HK account and sometimes there are games that do not makenit to the HK PS Store
HA!!!… idiots! Sorry, Hello Games Team, I can’t believe how unappreciative some of these little brats are. You guys are doing your best to bring us something that will stand out, and can potentially be enjoyed for years, and these selfish little pricks want it NOW, like they’re still 6! They must have gotten a parent to type out their little temper tantrums, because there’s no way they used a keyboard, since they’re still writing with crayons. All of us mature individuals can easily understand, and appreciate the fact that you respect us enough to want to bring us a quality product. Thanks a ton, and I hope you guys don’t take any of these foolish comments to heart. Keep up the great work! NANU-NANU!
Yea this sucks I pre-ordered the game, bought a ps4 and worked a few of my vacation days around NMS…you guys should really come out and reinforce the new release day so we have a better idea if the game will really be ready this time around..
Man this kinda sucks but dang what the heck could you be doing to make this freaking awesome game even awesome? I have the slightest idea but gosh I am excited.
This game seems interesting and, from the very limited research I’ve done on it it is huge. Not sure what all the fuss about another delay is about. It happens when you are making something like this. It might bother me more if I was as obsessed as some of these posts sound. Then again some of the posts are extreme over reactions. Delays happen. Now if the game comes out and it bombs I would understand the frustration but, at least play the game before you insult and belittle the developers.
“…at least play the game before you insult and belittle the developers.”
We can’t play it if they don’t release it.