The ambitious space game No Man’s Sky has been delayed, two sources tell Kotaku. 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:

Sony and Hello Games did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.

Source: http://kotaku.com/sources-no-mans-sky-delayed-1778797365

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This and Horizon Zero dawn are why I want a ps4. There's a rumor that Horizon will be delayed til next year. So if this gets pushed back that really sucks.

Yes.

This was one of those games I had high hopes for, but the more information that is released the more it sounds like it'll be a game that will grow stale quickly.

Really, the presentations and such have been the absolute spitting image of those for Spore, and the concepts/reactions are also eerily similar. What I've begun to worry as they've showed gameplay footage is that, much like spore, the overall gameplay appears to be rather lacking. Focusing on scale over content has never once produced a game with any replayability and, to be frank, what they've showed over and over is a game that appears to be lacking in features and excitement.

I've always looooved games in which exploration is key, but there has to be some substance there (which is why Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim, being astronomically smaller than Daggerfall, were superior all the same). Spore basically focused its marketing on its own procedurally generated galaxy, and people quickly found that, while it was indeed expansive, it felt hollow and uninteresting as the game itself was easy and unengaging. I fear this game is at risk for the same.

That they've said it's fairly likely you'll never encounter another person and that there's no way currently to easily reach a friend just hurts it further in my eyes.

I certainly hope I'm wrong of course, but can anyone really watch their videos, put aside the visuals, and see anything outside of mindless repetition with little true gameplay? That's a serious question, as if I'm overlooking features I'd definitely like to know.

Man, we are on the same page today :)

Murray was very patient in not announcing a specific release date too early despite endless requests. The game also has plenty of footage now and seems quite playable. If there is a delay, it shouldn't be a long one. Maybe a few weeks, no more than a few months. We'll definitely get it this year.

I would normally say shit but Overwatch will keep me happy till it comes out

My reaction right now. With all these days, I kind of wish I wasn't so hyped for it xD