Updated
Updated · Engadget · Sep 9
Hello Games Launches 10th-Anniversary Cosmos Update, No Man's Sky's Biggest Overhaul in 10 Years
Updated
Updated · Engadget · Sep 9

Hello Games Launches 10th-Anniversary Cosmos Update, No Man's Sky's Biggest Overhaul in 10 Years

3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Sep 9

Summary

  • Cosmos is out now as a free update on all platforms, adding player-run space stations, orbital base building and galactic alliances to No Man's Sky.
  • Hello Games says the release is the game's biggest overhaul in a decade, timed to mark the 10th anniversary of a title that has been repeatedly expanded since its troubled 2016 launch.
  • New content also includes trade-focused space outposts, salvageable space hulks, asteroid belts, milestone-themed Expeditions and an interactive star map for tracking systems and points of interest.
  • The update reaches into VR as well, with SteamVR support for eye-tracked dynamic foveated rendering following an earlier PlayStation VR2 rollout.

Insights

Will the Cosmos update make No Man's Sky the ultimate killer app for Valve's highly anticipated Steam Frame headset?
Can eye-tracked foveated rendering finally solve the notoriously heavy PC performance demands of No Man's Sky's procedural universe?
Beyond revolutionary VR tech, how will player-owned space stations in the Cosmos update completely rewrite the galactic economy?