Hello Games is preparing to launch the largest No Man's Sky update of the year so far, and it looks like a beauty.
From the outside, the 'Worlds Part I' update might not be the game-changer that we have seen from previous patches, but this one is all about the immersion. That's because this update packs in more fresh details than we have seen in a long time, bringing about "a complete refresh of the universe" — no biggie then, eh?
The latest update adds new flora and fauna to each planet, making environments appear richer than ever before. There are also new creatures to discover, new planetary volumetrics and — hear us out here — a stunning-looking new cloud and wave system. How well each of these will appear on Switch remains to be seen, but there's no denying that things look squeaky clean in the above reveal trailer.
Those after some story-focused space exploration can also blast off in a new community-driven, bug-hunting expedition which Hello Games describes as "something very Starship Troopers inspired". Intriguing...
The full 'Worlds Part I' patch notes can be found on the No Man's Sky website and you can find a deep-dive video into the new additions on the Hello Games YouTube channel.
And in case you're wondering, yes, 'Worlds Part I' is the first part of something bigger so we'll be keeping an eye out over the coming months to see where this one goes.
This update is set to lift off today, but previous patches have taken a little longer to come to Switch than other platforms so keep watching the skies over the next few days.
What do you make of the 'Worlds Part I' update? Let us know in the comments.
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Is this worth getting on Switch? I keep wondering whether to get it or wait and see if it gets a port on Switch 2.
Which platform are those screenshots from? I highly doubt it’s Switch, but if it is, wow…
@AStupidID Personally I think if your interested you might as well grab it on the switch. Its pretty cheap from resellers. Or select stores.
@AStupidID I have played the switch version for over 100 hours and can confidently say it runs great.
I haven’t put any significant time into NMS since the first few months after Switch launch, but these devs keep diligently rolling out updates and they’re eventually going to lure me back in!
Now how did you craft booster fuel and launch your ship again?? 😅
Yea, I don't see this new tech coming to Switch...or if it does it will be heavily paired down.
@Teksetter
what about crashes ?, I heard a lot of constant complain about it, specially after a lot of hours and save-game becoming big, plus You can do nothing with Your freighter (build something on it is out of question only stock use or crash the game) this game looks need a port for nintendo switch 2 to run properly , i did not bought it because of these complains , astroneer as well has the same problem related to crash constantly after reaching tot MB save game size on switch
Look I don't want to toss too much shade on a great game that a lot of people are enjoying, but my personal experience with every bit of DLC has been the same.
Oh wow! Look at all this new stuff! Let me boot this thing up again and check out all the new details!
(Load game)
Wait ... is there like ... anything ... TO DO?
(Crickets)
(Quit game)
There has never been a game with more content and less to actually do. Some people just love the sandbox and power to ya, but man, a bit of direction would go a long way.
@aresius
I’m afraid I can’t address any of your concerns, since when I played it was close to the launch date on Switch, and I wasn’t using any of the newer DLC.
I didn’t experience any crashes, but I was only playing the base Switch game with only a couple beginner spacecraft and one or two very small bases.
I have heard here on NL that some players were having problems with DLC, even save data losses! I guess I’ll have to read up more before investing serious additional time into the game.
@AStupidID I play it on my Switch and love it. Huge visual downgrade compared to the other versions but it's all there and in portable form.
No Man's Sky was the gameplay I originally imagined Destiny to be. Still wish someday we will get a Star Wars / Destiny kind of medieval-in-the-future setting with No Man's Sky kind of gameplay. Ah well.
Loved it on the Switch and sunk many hours into it, but have since got a Steam Deck and my word it's so much better. Pretty sure some of the graphics stuff won't make it to the Switch but sure it'll still be great. Great game but totally get the boredom that can kick in with it, but as a sandbox game it's awesome
@AStupidID If you have any other console then get it for that as the visual hit is huge on Switch, unless you need portable play there's zero reason to get the Switch version.
@AccessibleDaydream It'll presumably be PC. Even if the game is on something much more powerful like the PS5, they still tend to go with PC screenshots unless otherwise stated.
@DennisReynolds Agreed. It's completely acceptable on Switch, if you're looking for portable play. If portability doesn't matter, definitely check the game out on another console.
That said, It's a great game at it's core regardless where you play it.
Update 5.0 is out now on Switch!
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