A lot of you have wondered why Hello Games, the devs behind No Man’s Sky, have been so silent after the game’s release which was certainly met with mixed reactions from gamers and press alike. I’d hinted that with PlayStation Experience around the bend (December 3-4), it shouldn’t come as a shocker if we hear from them then and with just a week to go, that’s exactly what’s happened – and from the looks of it, they’ve been busy.

 Hello,

This week Hello Games will be releasing an update to No Man’s Sky. We’re calling it The Foundation Update, because we have added the foundations of base building, and also because this is putting in place a foundation for things to come.

Detailed patch notes will follow, and release will be soon.

Coming from five years of intense development, immediately after No Man’s Sky released the team spent six weeks updating the game with 7 patches across both platforms (the last of these was 1.09 on Sept 24th which you can read about here http://www.no-mans-sky.com/log/). These fixed many of the most common or critical bugs and issues post-release.

In the nine weeks since then our small team has been hard at work on development, testing and certification for the Foundation Update. It won’t be our biggest update, but it is the start of something.

The discussion around No Man’s Sky since release has been intense and dramatic. We have been quiet, but we are listening and focusing on improving the game that our team loves and feels so passionately about.

Positive or negative feedback, you have been heard and that will truly help to make this a better game for everyone.

This update will be the first small step in a longer journey. We hope you can join us.

Thank you,

Hello Games 

More important than base building (which makes sense, seeing how resource collection is a big part of the game) is that the update is meant to set the foundation for something bigger. I wouldn’t be all that surprised that going forward, we’ll see more content for No Man’s Sky on a more regular basis. What would you like to see Hello Games bring to the game?