No Man's Sky Will Launch As A "Single-Player Experience" On Switch

One man's sky lol

I'm really only interested in the single player anyways.

Hmm not a deal-breaker but would have been nice to come across other players on your travels.

I don’t play NMS with others so I’m ok with this. Actually this might be my ideal version. I just wanna play the story and build my base. And not get shot up by sentinels.

I was also hoping for cross play and cross save/progression support. Many developers have implemented these features into Switch games.

No Man's sky is a core video game for the NS. I am going to buy this digital and I am going to discover things in outer space.

Wasn’t it difficult to run across other players to begin with?

@Spoony_Tech me very much the same.

It’s not ideal… but without a good friend system and voice chat… I don’t think it’ll be missed

I don't like other people anyway. Not that I'll get it before a half off sale down the line in any case though, so it may have MP by that time that I still won't use.

I'll wait to pick this up if they ever give us a multiplayer patch, otherwise I'll just keep playing on PS4

I'm okay with this! I prefer playing alone anyway.

I was alway playing single player so this is not a blow at all!

“Ongoing development post-launch”?

Ugh...

Even delayed ports are releasing unfinished. Why not hold out until the damn game is complete? (Or at least delay the physical release so that everything is on the cart)

As long as it hasn't got terrible performance issues I'm in. Also this needs Samus' armour and ship for the switch version.

I played the MP on PC, not having it on Switch is not a huge loss to begin with.

The game is a excellent time waster without it.

@andyg1412 Hey, one is better than none

Let's say there's a million players, there's also a billion planets, so your chances of coming across another player is lose to zero anyway

@Silly_G The game has continued development since its launch 6 years ago. It will probably never be complete.

Honestly, the game is huge. Even for one person there is enough to do. However, I am going to wait for the reviews on this one. Especially, I want to know how good the Switch version will run

Fool me once.

Sure there is a low chance of meeting people randomly, but there is a multiplayer hub and you can always party up with friends and play together.

When I played the game a couple of years back, I don't think I would have played it more than a couple of hours if I was playing it alone. I don't see any point in playing a survival game solo that almost has no story.

It is a big omission, I imagine they have trouble getting the performance to an acceptable level when other players are involved. Hopefully they will figure it out soon after launch.

That's actually great news. None of that Switch Online nonsense

@Silly_G I think there is a difference between an unfinished game and a game with live service model/on-going development. A game can be huge in terms of content and polished in terms of gameplay but still get updated regularly.

At least they're being up front about it for this launch rather than the smoke and mirrors double-talk during the original PS launch.

I got so much stick on forums for saying it had no multiplayer at launch. Even Eurogamer got sucked in and couldn't say if it had multiplayer, despite reviewing the game and finding it had no multiplayer.

@KoopaTheGamer @roboshort : I stand corrected in that respect, but it effectively defeats the purpose of issuing a physical release at all.

Either way, I tend to avoid games that expect full payment upfront while still undergoing development.

I bought this game day 1 back in the day and man did it fail to deliver on its promises. After about two weeks of mindless farming and upgrading my ship the game was done for me. I haven't picked it up afterwards and don't intend to. Seeing the Switch release not getting the "full" experience is just another sign for me that I'm never going to play games from this developer anymore. They just can't seem to deliver a complete product.

I played this extensively on the PC, and never really ran into other players. Mostly singleplayer anyway (and that's ok).

It has so much good content now to be immersed on that universe, that I don't know if playing it with others is better or worse. And supposedly it's just for the beginning, they'd update it later on.

What I want to know is if it will run well on Switch...

You have to be realistic and understand that the Nintendo switch is a handheld with limited power. I am already happy to get single player!

Singleplayer suits me fine, i rarely play multiplayer games

I only play single player games so that's fine by me!

While it can be fun with a group of others it can be just as fun on your own if you like exploring. I played it in the early days and it was certainly a bare bones experience, now though there is so much to see and do it could be perfect for playing while travelling as long as the performance isn't too bad that what everyone is wondering as the early build may have run really well on the base PS4 at the time but the latest one has massive drops at times and if it's close to that in overall performance I'll be pleasantly surprised.

It’s a compromise, but couch co-op with the kids is about all the multiplayer I do anyway, so this news isn’t a deal-breaker for me.

I'm a very antisocial gamer anyway who prefers single player. Looking forward to this one dropping as I am a massive fan! Hope it performs.

I just want to be able to play it offline, honestly.

Oh... Not sure I'll buy then...
But the game could still be good in single player

at least we know they will continue expanding the game, they've redeemed themselves that way with other platforms after the terrible launch

I do not need multiple players

@Silly_G While I agree with you in theory - looking at you XC3 - imagine a world where Minecraft doesn't release on any system until it's done. FYI that pretty much means it never released anywhere and you lose 1 of the best selling games in the world. No Man's Sky isn't exactly Minecraft but it's similar in the support and updates, all free so far, unlike ahem XC3. So I'm giving Hello Games a break on this one, they've been updating the game for free for 5 years. Minecraft has probably sold a BILLION $ in skins. Look at these numbers, all for a game that gets updated constantly.

https://www.businessofapps.com/data/minecraft-statistics/

I'm still mad about XC3 though.😝

@SuperCharr Oh, I don't know that.

@rjejr What exactly are you about with XC3?

Aww, that's...
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..... I haven't really played any multiplayer stuff.
Carry on!

Couldn't care less. I'm super curious about this game, the trailer they released this week looks awesome!

I mostly solo player or couch co-op, so this isn't going to put me off. Still looking forward to it very much, and if the reviews are good I may not wait until it goes on sale either!

Multiple or not it's coming that's all that matters they can always update with co-op players that's not hard.

I just hope we get a thorough review that covers everything about the game and what’s in it for those that haven’t followed its development at all.

If I could port my hundreds-of-hours PC save to Switch, this would be a day-one purchase.

My PS4 chugs on this game, Switch doesn't stand of a chance of running well.

That's a massive loss as the game is very MP heavy now even if you choose to ignore MP play, certain areas of the game will feel very lonely now.

@Pillowpants I love it when people judge HG and NMS based on the Day 1 version of the game and just ignore the past 6 years of endless free game changing updates that have completely transformed the game. Clearly the Switch can't handle MP and yeah i'm not shocked, in fact i am shocked though thst the Switch can run it at all.

@BTB20 this game looks like it has been rushed (XC3), i dunno what the situation is because i don't follow it too much, i have no intention on buying this, the second one was a mess too and the developers making the games don't know how to upscale a 12 year old game to play on HD (XC1 remake on the Switch running at 510p is a joke).

This is what Kotaku are saying.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/xenoblade-chronicles-3-nintendo-direct-monolith-soft-jr-1849093481/amp

The story looks more convoluted than before and the combat too.

I've been saying this for years, Monolith are a ***** developing studio, they are using ancient technology to create games, this game looks like a 360 game ffs 😳.

@Low It is actually possible to link up with other people on PC and you don't have to travel manually to them; can't remember how it works but I imagine you'd be able to teleport over to then.

@BTB20 "What exactly are you about with XC3?"

$30 for DLC that comes out spread over the next 18 months.

@rjejr XC2 also has $30 DLC. The main part of the DLC is the new story content, which XC2's case is a completely new game so very likely the same with XC3. The other stuff that comes before that is just bonus. No need to be upset.

I played it on game pass, it's not my type of game. I didn't realize it had multiplayer, tbh.

The game will only be released soon. I can wait for a multiplayer update if it's not the main goal of the game. Besides, it shows the authenticity of the port being prone to updates instead of just running on an online server.

@Silly_G What you on about? The game has been in ongoing development since it was released. They just mean that they will continue to add new features and updates, not that the Switch port won't be ready and will release half done.