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’ve been looking for a great exploration games and finally found the perfect one! I’m a little disappointed that it won’t come out in june though. But by the gameplay i’ve seen, it looks amazing. A game like this needs some time, just please not so much time. We’ve been waiting for this game for quite some time and a little thing i want to add. I know you’re almost finished om the game and all but can you please add like a squad? Where up to 4 friends can see you on the map and find each other! You can call it the “Universal Squad” or something, all on you Sean. At least I’ll get it for my birthday is august! Thanks for thinking and developing this game!
It IS disappointing that we have to wait another month or so, but the reason it’s disappointing is because the game is such an epic concept that we just can’t wait to play it. But, as some of us older gamers say; it’s better to delay and get it right the first time, than to release something before it’s ready.
I KNOW this game is going to be epic, and worth the wait.
Cancelled my pre order… Not that i lost interest in the game… But i get worried about the quality of a game delayed so many time.
I’ve been waiting for this kind of game for a very long time. Even since the days I started playing so many games back then. I kept wondering when is someone out there going to make something so wonderful that will definitely blow our minds to epic space and beyond. No Man’s Sky was the answer. I’m a sucker for sci-fi stuff and this is the kind of game I’ve been looking for. I don’t mind the delay. Heck, Final Fantasy XV fans had to wait for a very long time and it’s finally coming out this year! I’ll wait as long as you guys work on it wholeheartedly. Make it an awesome well polished game. Thank you and I am very much looking forward to playing the game once it finally comes out!
I really think everyone needs to chill out! Hello games have been working hard enough on this games without people saying to them things like ” omg cancelled my preorder!”.Just why?? If you think a delayed game is going to be bad then why did you preorder it in the first place!
Although, now that there’s an additional two months tacked on to the date, perhaps an open beta is within the realm of possibility.