The creative and ambitious video game No Man’s Sky is landing on the Nintendo Switch on 7th October and the file-size is listed a measly 3.2GB, which for such a big game, is very impressive. It will be interesting to how No Man’s Sky performs on the Nintendo Switch as it is a huge game with a ridiculous amount of planets to explore and details. We won’t know for sure until the reviews eventually drop nearer to release. You can check out the latest trailer for No Man’s Sky down below and pre-orders for the game start today and it is priced up at $60.
About
In No Man’s Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets filled with life, and you can go to any of them you choose. Fly smoothly from deep space to planetary surfaces, with no loading screens, and no limits. In this infinite procedurally generated universe, you’ll discover places and creatures that no other players have seen before – and perhaps never will again.
Embark on an epic voyage
At the centre of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos. But, facing hostile creatures and fierce pirates, you’ll know that death comes at a cost, and survival will be down to the choices you make over how you upgrade your ship, your weapon and suit.
Find your own destiny
Your voyage through No Man’s Sky is up to you. Will you be a fighter, preying on the weak and taking their riches, or taking out pirates for their bounties? Power is yours if you upgrade your ship for speed and weaponry.
Or a trader? Find rich resources on forgotten worlds and exploit them for the highest prices. Invest in more cargo space and you’ll reap huge rewards.
Or perhaps an explorer? Go beyond the known frontier and discover places and things that no one has ever seen before. Upgrade your engines to jump ever farther, and strengthen your suit for survival in toxic environments that would kill the unwary.
Share your journey
The galaxy is a living, breathing place. Trade convoys travel between stars, factions vie for territory, pirates hunt the unwary, and the police are ever watching. Every other player lives in the same galaxy, and you can choose to share your discoveries with them on a map that spans known space. Perhaps you will see the results of their actions as well as your own…
Get ready to embark on an epic voyage across an infinite procedurally generated universe when No Man’s Sky lands onto #NintendoSwitch on Oct. 7!
Pre-order today: https://t.co/5pTlWaecmn pic.twitter.com/mi2V4tj5RQ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2022
If the video in that tweet is representative of how the game will actually look, and also a file-size of only 3.2 GB, this is really looking like a “miracle port” for the Switch in the same class as ports like The Witcher 3 and Doom. We know Hello Games have form for overpromising and underdelivering, so I’ll reserve judgement until this launches, but the signs are looking extremely good for this one, and this is a game I recommend to any Switch owner if you can’t get it elsewhere.
“Hello Games have form for overpromising and underdelivering” – certainly at launch, yes. But they have worked relentlessly on No Man’s Sky post launch and are still bringing out big new updates to the game in 2022 whereas most other companies would have quietly relegated the project to the sidelines and moved onto their next project.
Agreed, don’t get me wrong, I’m very impressed with the work they’ve done on No Man’s Sky since launch, particularly considering they haven’t charged a penny extra for it so far (no DLC, no microtransactions). But I don’t think that means I suddenly trust every claim they make. There were a lot of flat-out lies told about No Man’s Sky prior to launch and I’m not sure they’d ever win back my trust fully from that, I’ll always treat them with a healthy dose of scepticism, particularly when they’re making claims about a game that is not yet in anyone’s hands. These trailers look like they’re getting fantastic results from the Switch – but I’ll wait to hear from more impartial voices before thinking this is how the game will actually run in practice.
$60. LMAO! Typical scalping of Switch customers. It’s less than half that price on PS4 and other platforms for this old game. Not to mention, this is $60 for a version that will look and run worse on Switch. No thanks!
It runs a whole lot better portably than the PS4 version does…which would rather be the reason you’d get it. That or you don’t own a PS4 or other platform to play it on, which would also invalidate your point. If one doesn’t want to pay $60 for it, then they can wait for a sale. If it’s like other platforms, it’ll be on a sale a lot of the time.
No offense, but that logic really doesn’t make any sense. Clearly a lot of work was done to make it run on Switch, it’s not a simple port, like when they did their next gen upgrades. So pricing will obviously be different. Visuals/performance also have absolutely nothing to do with the pricing of a game.
@megamansurvives
“Visuals/performance also have absolutely nothing to do with the pricing of a game.”
Slams hand on table and points both hands forward Thank you. What people seem to not get is that when porting a game to Switch they have to do both dock and undocked. They also don’t understand that you are basically getting two games in one. i know there are people with Lites so for them it’s a full home console experience on the go.
$60 for a downgraded port of what is basically the Fyre Fest of video games? The Devs have some big balls, I’ll give ’em that—but in no way should a gimmick like NMS should have a price like that.