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Hello Games has confirmed the details behind the enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 edition ofNo Man’s Sky, which will come as a free upgrade to existing players on the day of the console’s launch. The Switch 2’s increased horsepower will allow the game to render a considerably larger amount the game’s procedurally generated universe when compared to the Nintendo Switch, allowing for more graphical quality and higher frame rates inNo Man’s Sky.
No Man’s Skyhas taken yet another big step forwardthis week with the launch of its new Beacon update, which significantly overhauls the game’s settlement mechanics and introduces a few welcome quality-of-life features. Players can now own up to four settlements acrossNo Man’s Sky’s boundless universe, including new settlements populated by the Autophage race. Settlement Overseers now have even further control over their settlement colonies, from the music that plays in the tavern to the resources and components that can be mass-manufactured in settlement factories. A surprising but pretty significant new option introduced with the Beacon update allows players to completely disable their Exosuit’s AI voice if preferred, or change it to a new male voice.
The free Beacon update is another big step forward forNo Man’s Sky, which has dropped mere months after the game’s previous content update, Relics. Leaving the community little time to catch its breath, Hello Games added to the update’s release with the announcement of an enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 version ofNo Man’s Sky, set to launch alongside the console itself on June 5th. Players who already ownNo Man’s Skyon their Nintendo Switch deviceswill be able to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 edition at no additional cost, and will be able to enjoy the game’s multiplayer functionality for the first time on the Nintendo platform.
No Man’s Sky’s Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Will Feature Multiplayer and Cross-Save Functionality From Day One
On top of that, players enjoyingNo Man’s Skyon the Nintendo Switch 2 will be able to take advantage of the game’s cross-play and cross-save features from day one, allowing them to seamlessly jump into their saved games from other platforms. According toNo Man’s Skydeveloper Sean Murray, the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of the game was 12 months in the making, with the team receiving development kits last year.
Hello Games previously impressed handheld enthusiasts with the Nintendo Switch edition ofNo Man’s Skywhen it launched back in 2022, although the version was missing certain features such as settlements and multiplayer functionality.No Man’s Skyhas come an extremely long waysince then, both in terms of content additions and improvements on the technical side, and fans are hopeful that the game’s Switch 2 edition will provide an even more solid experience on par with that offered by other platforms.
