“No Man’s Sky”
Hello Games’ open-world space adventure “No Man’s Sky” has launched a major update. In addition to implementing cross-platform save functions and supporting the PlayStation 5 Pro enhanced experience, it has been linked with BioWare’s “Mass Effect” series in the past. “Return from Normandy” returns for a two-week expedition.
“No Man’s Sky” was first launched on PC and PS4 in August 2016, and has since been launched on PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S, Switch, Steam Deck, VR devices and other platforms. Since 2024, six updates have been released, including 5.0 “World Part 1” has improved environmental special effects, added water activities, and fully upgraded the game experience.
This update adds a new feature “cross-platform archiving” that has been developed for many years. As long as players bind their accounts, they can seamlessly switch between platforms and cross-platform connections. This feature will be partially tested in the Beta version and will be released in the next It will be available to all players over the course of a few weeks.
The developer said that it is very difficult to transfer archives between platforms through a central server, because every time a supported platform is added, the workload will increase exponentially, and the player’s game time is also very long. “For our small team, “Both aspects are huge challenges.”
“No Man’s Sky” allows players to travel across the vast universe, explore and build bases among many planets, interact with space citizens or fight space pirates. The open world often requires thousands of hours of investment, and the archive content is extremely detailed.
“Introducing cross-platform save functionality is like moving for us. The longer people stay in one place, the more complicated the move becomes! There are also players who have played the game since it was released eight years ago and are now playing in a place that was not Read the archive on the existing platform.
For these reasons, Hello Games has secretly prepared technical updates for more than 6 months, and now it has finally officially launched the cross-platform archive function. cloud.nomanssky.com/cross-save Binding different accounts, only some players are invited to this feature at this stage, and it will be fully launched later.
On the other hand, “No Man’s Sky” has launched an enhanced version based on the new console. The development team said that with the powerful performance of PS5 Pro, the unprecedented upgrade of details and image quality is “a miracle.”
PS5 Pro combines advanced light tracing PSSR to provide ultra-high resolution technology, allowing games to run at 4K quality at 60fps, and “No Man’s Sky” will also be the first to provide an 8K resolution experience, and the universe is presented at 8K 30fps with extremely shocking images.
The development team emphasized that players who use PS5 Pro to play “No Man’s Sky” will see “more beautiful light and shadow effects, extremely high-quality reflections and better ambient light occlusion” in all modes. Not only that, PSVR2 will also be upgraded simultaneously with the PS5 Pro enhanced version, and free updates will be provided to players.
Finally, in order to participate in the annual N7 Day celebration, the “No Man’s Sky” team announced the classic return of the expedition event “Beachhead” created in cooperation with “Mass Effect” in May 2021. During this period, players will be able to join the legendary reconnaissance ship SSV Normandie in the fleet, and more More details can be updatedRefer to the official website。