‘No Man’s Sky’ has been delayed; should we be worried?
No Man’s Sky is seemingly suffering a quiet delay. This comes amid reports that while beautiful, and exploratory, some are concerned that it pushes the idea of what constitutes a “game” as generally conceived. For me? I don’t need no narrative, I don’t need no driving force, I just want to relax and fly around space. But I’m wondering if the general murmurings are getting to Hello Games.
The ambitious space game No Man’s Sky has been delayed, two sources tellKotaku. We don’t know exactly what the new release date is—and it may not be finalized yet—but we’re hearing it’s been bumped until at least July or August.
Developed by a small UK-based team called Hello Games, No Man’s Sky has been much hyped since it was revealed back in 2013, seeing extensive coverage everywhere from the Stephen Colbert show to The New Yorker. Last October, the developers announced that it’d be out in June of 2016, but that appears to have changed.
A reliable Kotaku source was the first to inform us of the delay. A second source, who works at GameStop, said they received marketing materials today for No Man’s Sky with the original June 21 release date. However, stores were informed that the release date is no longer correct and that they should cover it up with a “Coming Soon” label.